The gratification and satisfaction of using a low-end vintage and legacy DSLR set for closed-cropped images and close-up photography.
<< Click on image for enlarged Lightbox display >>
Crops and close-ups are compositional techniques by photo enthusiasts to bring subjects closer to the viewer's eye, to bring more intimacy to the subject, or to emphasize specific details. While crops, or cropping the image for a tighter composition, are done in the post-processing stages of the image development, close-ups are done during the shoot with lenses with a short minimum focusing distance.
There is no hard-and-fast rule for the enthusiast to stick to for this development, the adage that a lens with a close focusing distance is highly recommended, same with a desktop image editor that is up to the task of what you want to do, applies.
For the vintage enthusiast on the lookout for alternative avenues of the photography genres to try out or experiment on, getting into the groove with a legacy Nikon Series E 35mm 1:2.5, and an equally vintage digital SLR camera, the Canon EOS 300D, might just be the right tonic for to get exited with. Nikon Series E lenses are easily adaptable to Canon's EF lens mount with an Ai-EOS adapter.
Nikon Series E 35mm 1:2.5m
The lightweight and extremely compact Nikon Series E 35mm 1:2.5, was produced in the early 1970s for the EM, FG, and FG20 series 35mm SLR film cameras. The prime lens, with 5 elements in 6 groups, and a mainly plastic body, was most liked for its price point and noted for its performance when stopped down from its widest aperture.
On a Canon EOS 300D, the lens is equivalent to a 52.5mm lens of a 35mm full frame, a couple of millimeters and a half longer than the 'standard normal' focal range of between 35 and 50mm. When mounted, the lens, with an angle of view around 50 to 55 degrees diagonally, mimics the natural field of view of what the eye sees, allowing for image perspectives that appear normal without distortion.
Crops And Close-Ups Image Album
Canon EOS 300D
The Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel in North America, EOS Kiss Digital in Japan), launched in 2003, was the first digital SLR camera manufactured for the amateur market, priced with a kit lens, the EF-S 18–55mm, for under US $1000.
Canon EOS 300D
The robustly built camera is fitted with a 6.3MP CMOS sensor, has an ISO range from 100–1600, shoots up to 2.5 frames per second (fps) for a maximum of four frames, an optical pentamirror with 95% frame coverage, and a 118,000 dots 1.8-inches LCD. Images are stored on CompactFlash (Type I and II), and the camera is lightweight at 560 grams body only. As a testament to its built quality, a good working copy of the camera, as mine is, still works flawlessly with no inhibitions to the gratification and satisfaction of the photographer.
Malaysia's Online Marketplace for Vintage Film and Digital Cameras, Lenses,
and Camera Accessories. Follow
ImagingPixel on
Facebook,
Pinterest, and
X.
No comments:
Post a Comment