Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The Leica Lens


Not a great photograph, actually, but beautiful in its way and interesting because it is a bit soft in it's sharpness, and the edges of the image are out of focus.  This is that old lens from my old Leica that I adapted with a couple of lens adapters to my modern SONY a7 III.  The last time you saw that lens on the camera, it was fastened with gaffer tape!  The adapter is more professional looking now.  So the above photo is interesting but not great.  I will continue to photograph with it and will only show you photographs where the soft focus lens really adds something to the image.



So here are two photographs of the Leica lens on my SONY.  These images show a more professional job of temporarily adapting this old lens to the new camera.  I am proud of the job I did putting this all together so it looks professional.






 

2 comments:

Betsey said...

I have a difficult time looking at the photo of the blue vase because it seems blurry. But I understand the “softness” of the photo.

Ken Spencer said...

I understand that. We all want to see photographs that are sharp and clear, so it is natural, I think, not to like a kind of flat, blurry photograph. But sometimes that effect can be used to create a mood. I have done that often. But here, I think it just doesn't work! It doesn't create a mood, it is just a blurry photo. Bad decision on my part...