I was lucky enough to snag one of these off eBay for a whopping $14.99 (4.99 for the lens, 10 for shipping). I’ve taken soooo many photos since my last post (aboot 80GB worth), but since I got this in the mail today I figured I’d show off my new toy first.

It’s an odd looking lens… (see below), but it sure does take perrrty pictures.

I’d say this lens is a winner. I also scooped up a perspective correction lens on the cheap (about $150, which is extremely cheap for TS/PC lenses). Hopefully that baby’ll come in sometime next week…

Speaking of shiny stuffs, I’ve also engineered and machined a dolly out of aluminum, steel, and rollerskate wheels, but I’ll write about that later. It’s a step up from the K’nex model posted earlier.

Anyway, more photos from the Nikkor-Q 135mm f/3.5 Non AI after the jump:

The lens itself: (taken with haste with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8)



Nice DOF:



Cool bokeh:



Good DOF at f/3.5:



Pretty sharp at f/32:



Still sharp at f/3.5:



Fast enough to catch an angsty fly:



Plays well with light: (No backdrop, just me, the camera, the flower, the yard, and the sun)

For $14.99 it can’t be beat. Er… yeah, the camera body was a couple grand, but hey, this is a pretty decent lens.

I’ll definitely post more of the adventures I’ve had over the last few weeks, but I need to catch up with everything else first.

Cheers,
Andrew