Another Industrial Morning

Another industrial ugly morning
The factory belches filth into the sky

The Police, Synchronicity, 1983

Spewing 24/7 on Amelia Island.

Two paper mills operate 24/7 on Amelia Island. This is just one of them.

Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida.
Fujifilm X-T2
Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f4.5
35mm Equivalent 450mm

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pics at a starbuck$

in a row
standing sticks
plastic bubbles
she only has eyes for you

Random pics at the local Starbuck$.

dog tired

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Vivitar Series 1 24-70mm f/3.8-4.8 Lens Test

It’s no secret that I enjoy using classic (vintage) lenses on modern mirrorless digital cameras. It’s a fantastic way to test an older lens and “see” things differently. Many of the older film camera lenses were designed to produce a specific look, given the era in which they were made. I believe that lenses from the 1950s have a different look to the images made compared to a more modern lens made in the 1980s.

This Vivitar lens was released in 1988 and was made by the Japanese lens maker Cosina from a design by Vivitar. I’ve attached the lens to my Fujifilm X-T2, which has a crop factor of 1.5. At 70mm, the lens has an equivalent focal length of 105mm.

It does make a handsome combo mounted on the Fuji. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy my X-T2?
The lens has lots of metal and glass; compact wouldn’t be how I’d describe it compared to a similar zoom lens from today. It has 11 elements in 10 groups and a large 67mm filter ring.
It was cloudy and late afternoon when I shot this plant outside my studio window. I believe it is at f/11 ISO 400, 105mm equivalent.
My garden gate at about 24mm (36mm equivalent).
Bald cypress tree in its late autumn blaze. 105mm equivalent (70mm).

I checked on eBay, and there isn’t another one of these lenses for sale currently or recently sold. It’s actually relatively uncommon. I like the images it produces. I have it in my Etsy shop if you are interested. Canon FD mount. Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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