FunctionallyUnfunctional

If you're wondering why I keep attaching Nikon lenses to my Canon 7D,  let me explain. Is because I can a sufficient answer? Probably not. And while that's part of the answer, there's more. In an earlier post I explained that I'd been given a Canon 7D camera that, by all rights, was fatally broken. The shutter and sensor still work but the electronics that couple any Canon EF lens to the body are fried. Try to put a Canon lens on it and it locks up completely. However, without a lens the shutter fires just fine. So I tried putting a reversing ring onto it so that I could use it for macro photography. And it works great for that purpose as my previous snowflake post proves. When no electronics coupling the lens to the body, newer electronic aperture lenses will shoot only wide open. However, older manual aperture lenses afford the ability to shoot at any f-stop the lens provides. Depth of field is super shallow in macro photography so gaining any edge, albeit ti...

No... not me. I'm certainly no snowflake! I'd been playing around with different options using my broken gear. The macro capabilities of reverse mounting lenses has me intrigued to say the least. Achieving perfect focus at extreme magnification isn't easy but it sure is fun to play with.   Yesterday it snowed a little bit. It wasn't the first snow we've had but yesterday was very cold. That meant snowflakes would maintain their shape for a bit once grounded. And it meant that I could go play with the super magnification reverse mounted lenses combined with extension tubes provide.  I was pleased with this particular capture and decided it was a keeper for sure.  I will be posting more macro along with other images captured with various pieces of equipment I rescue and repurpose. Stay tuned...

Due to the experience with my gifted 60D and rescued Sigma lens I'd gotten a bit of a bug for what might be capable with other "junk" gear. The answer came when a gentleman came into our store with a broken Canon 7D. He'd done his research online. He was pretty certain his camera was beyond cost effective repair. But he needed confirmation. He was correct. His camera wasn't worth repairing. It was a "fatal" error. Our customer left the store with a new Canon 7Dii and the broken camera was left for disposal.  I own a 7D and know what a fabulous camera it is so I wasn't immediately inclined to toss the broken 7D. Maybe I would need parts or something. I took the camera home and then one day decided to play with it. I put a battery in it and fired off a few shots. It seemed to work perfectly. Until I mounted a lens on it. Locked up and dead. After removal of lens and battery I tried again. Sure enough camera worked seemingly perfectly without a ...