Old stuff



I decided to spend some more time with my newly acquired but severely broken Canon 35 1.4. (See previous post - a very broken lens)

I thought it might be fun to concentrate on shooting some old things I have around the house.



Since it's preset to its closest focus point of about 11 inches I can only do close up photography with it. But boy is it sharp at that spot. What a sweet lens. I'm having fun!



Can you identify the subject matter of all three images?


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