Recent content by didgit

my new (old) lens arrived yesterday and wow am i impressed it is the Helios 44 M , the apature blades are gorgeous so smooth but i had to work so some sample shots to follow after a day off work tommorrow

Thats a superb shot , it is a 44-M that i have my eye on .

Thanks for the responses , got me quite looking forward to getting going now , i dont mind the manual focus as it takes me back to the old days with my AE1 and to be honest i quite prefer it i seem to be able to get better results .

I am toying with the idea of trying some M42 lenses on my Canon 350D , i have some still life ideas i want to do and the older glass can be really good , i just dont know if the adaptors give the full infinity focus or not so if anyone has experience of these would you advise and maybe post some...

Could you explain a little bit more how this is done , not sure i can with my 350d but worth a try i guess As for my focus , mainly centre spot

well here i am yet another new member ive been into photography for many years , now in the digital age at last i own two canon digitals and still have my old AE1 although this now resides on my bookshelf i am by no means a brilliant photographer i just enjoy it and keep trying to get the...