{"id":831,"date":"2007-03-21T03:24:43","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T03:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2015-08-09T08:11:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T08:11:45","slug":"mmm-donuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":"MMM Donuts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGuess what lens this was shot with. (1\/50s)<\/p>\n


\nHomer J. Simpson would love this. (1\/15s)<\/p>\n


\nThere is something mysteriously alluring about the Sony 500mm F8 auto-focus<\/b> catasdioptric mirror lens. (Yes, it’s the only mirror SLR lens that can auto-focus.) It’s very, very light, with a rubber grip to focus, and looks deceivingly shaped like a wide-angle lens. However, when you look down the front you are greeted with a hollow chamber of reflecting light. (1\/8s)<\/p>\n


\nNote the out-of-focus double-lines, especially around “FFEE”. (1\/20s)<\/p>\n

It is also constantly at F8<\/b>. No, you can’t stop down. You can, however, unlock a little tray at its back and pull out a transparent filter, to replace it with a 2-stop Neutral Density filter (which does not give you more depth of field… just 4x slower shutter speeds.)<\/p>\n

With Super SteadyShot on, I’d theoretically be able to get 1\/50th of a second sharp. The second shot at 1\/15s was probably a fluke in crispness, while the out-of-focus-ness of the third picture at 1\/8s hides possible handshake.<\/p>\n


\nAre the donuts really, really, honestly ugly? I don’t know. I found it more pleasant than expected. It would make for great effects, if properly used. I can imagine lights lining a road leading to the horizon… and you’d see donuts growing larger and larger. (1\/80s)<\/p>\n

Maybe, the thirst haunts me because I did not buy that 500mm F8 for M39 mount (for RM50!) back in Buy Sell Trade, Old Town, and returned to find it gone.<\/p>\n

Also, I have been eating donuts more often, after not eating donuts for 5 years since college. What’s happening to me?<\/p>\n

Anyway, while on the subject of photo geek:<\/p>\n

Question on 1.4XII converter and D60 (forum post)<\/a>
\nRead through the replies, and you’d find little golden nuggets, like how a camera’s auto-focus works, and how to tape over the contacts on your lens.<\/p>\n

Canon EF-S 18-55mm to EF mount<\/a>
\nThis guy changed his Canon EF-S 18-55mm to a Canon EF mount! I someday inspire to do Dr. Frankenstein with other lenses!<\/p>\n

Third Party Lenses with Cult Followings<\/a>
\nOld-timer stories of third-party lens makers including Tokina, formed by former Nikon engineers!<\/p>\n

Oh, in case you’re wondering; I didn’t buy the 500mm F8. I just asked to try it. I love the Sony KLCC staff! (And yes, you don’t even have to waltz in with a Sony A100 to get to try it.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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