Short Break

I've taken a short break this last month or so to work on my health and fitness issues. This break will continue for awhile, but I'll try to get things caught up for the month and the fall season.

I apologize for taking recent breaks, but with a Siatic nerve problems with the still lingering right leg numbness and the digestive system still reacting to foods and itself, it's been hard to focus on anything else, whether its my photography, my Mt. Rainier NP photo guide and history projects, my business, and the rest of my life. They've all suffered.

Anyway, you'll likely see small incremental updates over the next few weeks as I'm over medical appointments and tests for awhile and can focus on my walking (running still out because the right leg doesn't work that well) and the Website and photography equipment sale.

Thanks for being patient, and I'll keep ya'll posted when things are on-line.

Arsat 80mm f2.8 T-S

This is an Arsat 80mm f2.8 tilt-shift lens. It shifts +/- 11mm and tilt +/- 8mm which is the standard amount. The lens has 30-degree click stops to rotate the lens 360 degrees. It comes with a case. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $250. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

50mm f3.5 Macro

This is a MD 50mm f3.5 macro lens with 1:1 adaptor. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $100. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

50mm f1.2

This is a MD 50mm f1.2 lens. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $300. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

45mm f2

This is a MD 45mm f2 lens with a lens shade. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $75. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

35mm f2.8 CA-VFC

This is a 35mm f2.8 CA-VFC ROKKOR lens. The VFC is for variable focus control, see 24mm f2.8 VFC lens for a description. he asking price, shipping included in the US, is $800. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

35mm f1.8

This is a MD 35mm f1.8 lens. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $200. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

35mm f4

This is a 35mm f4 W-ROKKOR lens. This is a preset lens where you adjust the aperture for the light meter reading, open it (with the lever) for focusing and close it for taking the shot. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $50. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

28mm f3.5

This is a W-ROKKOR 28mm f3.5 lens. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $50. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

28mm f2.5

This is a MD 28mm f2.5 lens. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $100. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

28mm f2

This is a MD 28mm f2 lens. The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $100. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.

24mm f2.8 VFC

This is a MC 24mm f2.8 VFC lens. The VFC stands for Variable Field Curvature which changes the plane of focus, often called focus plane, from convex to straight (parallel to the lens plane and film plane) to concave.

With most lenses the focus plane isn't flat as commonly described in photography books but takes the shape of the outer lens element extended out to an infinite distance within the viewing angle of the lens. At some distance this essentially becomes a flat plane, but many lenses have been or are produced to have a flat focus plane.

This ensures what's in focus in the center of the lens is equally in focus at the edges. This is a necessity in macro and micro lenses where you want or need a flat field for the subject with wide apertures and narrow depths of field. The bulk of regular lenses are made with the curved focal plane with only some made with flat focus planes

The VFC technology, which was also adapted in the Minolta 35mm f2.8 CA-VFC lens, allows you to control the shape of the focus plane. This doesn't really change the large center area of the focus plane but changes in the outer edges to move the field of focus toward or away from the camera.

The asking price, shipping included in the US, is $500. You can get the full description of the whole Minolta system for sale.