Two posts ago I referenced an article on dearsusan.net by my friend Pascal, where he discussed his recent platform switch to the estimable [and uber-expensive] Hasselblad.
As I sat house-bound and cabin-feverish his discussions had me thinking of past loves. The quirky primes of my misspent youth. The Leicas, Zeiss T*'s, Bronica-mounted Nikkors, the Schneiders on Koni-Omega Rapid bodies. The list is goes too far back in the mists of time to recall.
So as I said, I did the obvious. I re-purchased a Voigtlander 20mm lens I'd loved in a past life. I've posted about this. I'd owned it, loved it, sold it in a purge, and missed it.
How did it go? Not well. The lens was great at first, and there was a lovely reunion. Then the aperture blades started sticking, error codes popped up, and that was that.
Buying and selling through Amazon is bittersweet. As a seller you accept predatory pricing; and unwarranted, at times, returns. OTOH as a buyer you have the full faith and credit of the corp. That's what happened here. The lens failure was within their 30-day window, and I returned the lens and received a full refund.
Full. As in Full Stop. Done.
Repeat after me. The. Lens. Doesn't. Matter.
The photos above were taken with a 30-yr old Canon 20-35 zoom. Film era. No longer supported on their site, nor recognized in Lightroom. I love it. It's fine. More than fine. It's perfect.
Get out and shoot. Practically any lens and camera you have up to your eye will produce a good image if the scene is worthy.
That's where you come in. Get out there, and put yourself in front of some great images. The hardware will take care of the rest.
As I sat house-bound and cabin-feverish his discussions had me thinking of past loves. The quirky primes of my misspent youth. The Leicas, Zeiss T*'s, Bronica-mounted Nikkors, the Schneiders on Koni-Omega Rapid bodies. The list is goes too far back in the mists of time to recall.
So as I said, I did the obvious. I re-purchased a Voigtlander 20mm lens I'd loved in a past life. I've posted about this. I'd owned it, loved it, sold it in a purge, and missed it.
How did it go? Not well. The lens was great at first, and there was a lovely reunion. Then the aperture blades started sticking, error codes popped up, and that was that.
Buying and selling through Amazon is bittersweet. As a seller you accept predatory pricing; and unwarranted, at times, returns. OTOH as a buyer you have the full faith and credit of the corp. That's what happened here. The lens failure was within their 30-day window, and I returned the lens and received a full refund.
Full. As in Full Stop. Done.
Repeat after me. The. Lens. Doesn't. Matter.
The photos above were taken with a 30-yr old Canon 20-35 zoom. Film era. No longer supported on their site, nor recognized in Lightroom. I love it. It's fine. More than fine. It's perfect.
Get out and shoot. Practically any lens and camera you have up to your eye will produce a good image if the scene is worthy.
That's where you come in. Get out there, and put yourself in front of some great images. The hardware will take care of the rest.
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