Recent content by Pythagoras

Has anybody got any experience of M42 adaptors for F-mount cameras, or of converting M42 lenses to F-mount? I have some really nice Takumar lenses (in particular a 55mm f.2) which I would love to be able to use on my D70S. Manual focus and aperture are not a problem, as I would probably only...

Thanks, Roly and Les. I look forward to uploading some photos, when I have taken some that I consider reasonable. I am still at the "idiot mode" stage with my Nikon. :) By golly, there's a lot to learn about these new-fangled contraptions! By contrast, the old Pentax was a piece of cake -...

AFAIR light reflected from a plane surface is plane-polarised in the plane of the surface. This means that the orientation of the CPL filter for maximum reduction of reflections will depend on he surface that is producing the reflections. If you turn it so you reduce the reflections from a...

Just a note to say hello all. I am coming up to retirement age (working part-time at the moment) and used to be a keen amateur photographer, but life got in the way. Now looking to restart my hobby in the digital age. I currently have a Nikon D70S with 18-70mm kit zoom, plus a Sigma 70-300mm...