So it was a wasted weekend. Work killed my travel plans.
So, I consoled myself by buying new toys. A pair of new/used lenses for the camera: a Vivitar 50mm f1.7 and a Takumar 135mm f2.0 (I think…could be 2.8). Both are older manual focus lenses, but with some adjustments to the camera settings, both work beautifully in manual mode. In fact, I’m actually learning how to use aperture and shutter speed to compose and expose photos. AND the lenses still talk to the camera to an extent, so if the camera is in autofocus mode I can’t take a shot without the subject being in focus, and in either mode pointing the camera at the subject and working the focus ring results in the camera flashing a light at me when the subject is in focus.
So, I spent Saturday at the zoo, exploring depths of zoom I had been missing and the new clarity of shot produced by the dedicated focal length lenses. Sunday saw me all over the place, getting shots of architecture around town before zipping off to a state park to get some exercise and nature shots. My hobby is turning into quite the obsession, but it keeps me occupied and happy. Again, shots to come, just as soon as my computer finishes loading the frames. Should be sometime next week. Sigh.
