welcome to my gear thread

This is my secondary hobby! My favorite subjects are dolls, Ryan, flowers, and baby animals, and also grown animals. I'm always trying to find a way to make my camera fit safely in my purse so I go through thrift store camera bags like crazy trying to find the smallest padded bag I can fit my camera in.

I don't try to remove the exif data on most photos if you're curious about what I used. Sometimes mogrify removes it without asking. You're not likely to learn much since I use vintage lenses 99% of the time.

Current:

  1. Sony a7 II
  2. I like this camera a lot! The body is small and lightweight (relatively). It was my college graduation present from my mom! I chose it because it was the cheapest FF (at the time) and I didn't want to upgrade from APS-C to FF in the future.

  3. iPhone XS
  4. It's okay I guess. HEIC is the bane of my existence. Portrait mode can make some funny AI choices. I don't post pictures taken with this much because they suck.

  5. Game Boy Camera
  6. Canon PowerShot G2
  7. I don't play with this one very much because the battery lasts around 2 minutes. I can still used it while connected to the wall though.

  8. instax mini 7+
  9. my bestie bought it for me ;u; thank you!

  10. instax mini 8
  11. Possibly the best version of the instax mini? Mine has seen better days, but it was $1.

Lenses

I am using the basic Fotodiox FD-NEX adapter and K/AR-NEX adapter. I prefer prime to zoom but who am I to say no to a deal?

Maker Mount Focal length Aperture Filter size
Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 49mm
The first lens I got with my camera body. There's not a lot of times that I use autofocus, but if I need it, I'll bring this lens. I'm very thankful I did not buy a zoom kit lens.
Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 52mm
This is my favorite lens and I will not apologize for abusing f/1.4 Most of my photos are shot with this lens.
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 52mm
I have no reason to use this lens and I can't recall if I have at all.
Canon FL 35mm f/2.5 58mm
The aperture ring design is unlike any other lens I have. It's not super sharp on the edges of the shot. This works with the FD adapter if the aperture lever pin is removed from the adapter. It's a pain to unscrew and rescrew so I don't like swapping to it.
CIMKO FD 28-105mm f/3.5-4.9 67mm
Full title: CIMKO MT-X 28-105mm f/3.5-4.9 Macro. I haven't found much info on this lens or even the brand. The minimum focus distance is 2.5m, which is way too large for me. It doesn't seem to focus in macro mode. I have no idea if it can't focus in macro mode, if it's broken, or if I just can't figure it out. help
Canon FD 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 52mm
I haven't used this one much because I'd rather use a prime in this range.
Canon FD 75-200mm f/4.5 52mm
If you carry this lens, people will approach you as if you are a photographer. The minimum focal distance is larger on this one at 1.8m, but I have a set of 52mm close up filters so I can still use for close ups. There's a ring to change to macro mode, but it only can be turned at a focal length of 75mm. To focus in macro mode, you turn the macro ring instead of the usual focus ring.
Konica AR 57mm f/1.4 55mm
No adapter yet.
Seikanon MC FD 28mm f/2.8 55mm
I have no idea how to stop down this one. Please, mysterious camera fairy, tell me the secret!! It's probably just broken.

Accessories:

  1. Manfrotto MKC3-H01 tripod
  2. Sony NP-FW50 battery x2
  3. Watson B-4228 battery pack
  4. it worked fine for the first few months but was unreliable a year later

  5. Xit Pro Series 2.2x HD AF Telephoto lens 52mm
  6. this is laughably bad!!

  7. Xit Pro Series 0.43x HD AF wide angle lens 52mm
  8. Xit Pro Series Digital CPL Filter 52mm
  9. Xit Pro Series Digital ND8 Filter 52mm
  10. Tiffen 52mm Polarizer
  11. Quantaray 52mm Close-Up Lens Set +1, +2, +4
  12. Hoya 52mm 85 Filter
  13. Hoya gradual color blue 49mm
  14. Sears 52mm K-2 Filter
  15. Vivitar MC teleconverter 2x-4 FL-FD

Past:

  1. Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  2. At some point the motor stopped focusing and dust moved inside the lens. These photos were very iconic.

  3. Google Nexus 5
  4. I have good memories of this phone!!

  5. Canon Powershot SD13000 IS
  6. I used this one until my phone produced better quality images. It was a black friday deal.

  7. Kodak Easyshare C613
  8. My uncle bought this one for me after my fuji died. It was pink.

  9. Fujifilm FinePix A400
  10. My first xD card gave out early and the lens stopped retracting. I loved the photos it took, but you couldn't tell if they were blurry from the tiny screen.

  11. Digital Blue
  12. My first camera. I saved the software disc thankfully! The UI is miserable to get photos off this thing.

Never used, but owned:

  1. Canon A-1
  2. Takes a 6V PX28L battery. Where do you even find these things

  3. Canon T50
  4. This one looks like junk next to the A-1

  5. Konica Autoreflex T