So I realized that I’m actually never home / have free time while it’s still light outside. So while I had a couple of hours this president’s day, Harry and I trouped out to the backyard so I could play around w/ my Jag lens adapter a little more.
I do have this little spot on the screen I have to clean up… but that’s irrelevant to the rest of this post.
I’m getting better at aiming and shooting with the adapter in place, although it’s still tough! Even harder is holding the camera still, especially while throwing harry’s ball. I would pick up the ball, stick it between my legs, focus on harry, then throw the ball and quickly try to follow the focus as he ran across the yard.
You’ll notice some vignetting on certain shots, and then some hotspots on some other shots. I played around a bit with different lens apertures. The camera compensated for light loss with the aperture, so I locked the camera exposure.
I also realized how difficult it was to try to keep things in focus in bright daylight because I could hardly see the LCD screen. That was kinda too bad.
But all in all, I had fun, daylight looks pretty good through these lenses, and I think Harry had a good time too.
Music: Earth & Venus - Andy Davis.
P.S. I also really enjoy watching these tests. It’s amazing how good a (comparatively) cheap consumer camera can look when you’re able to attach real glass. I even like the vignette effect—though I can see how it’d be troublesome for an entire video.