It's always sad to see the fall going away, along with the beautiful and vibrant colours.  The temperature is getting colder  I can already feel the chill in the air.  Better get used to it.  I think it's going to be a long and cold winter.

End of Autumn - Sony NEX-5N & Rodenstock Rogonar 50mm f2.8 Enlarging Lens

Leaf on Fence

Dead leaf - NEX-5N & Schneider-Kreuznach Componon [Durst] 50mm f4 Enlarging Lens. Click for larger.

Of all the enlarging lenses I have, the Schneider-kreuznach Componon (Dusrt) 50mm f4 is the most elaborately built.  The entire lens barrel was made of brass and chrome plated.  It also sports a 15-blade aperture.  Interestingly, at maximum aperture of f4, the aperture blades are not hidden.  I suspect the lens is capable of f2.8, but is restricted to f4 as the maximum.  It came with both the front and rear lens hoods.  Very beautiful and heavy, with excellent optics to match.

Fence

Fence -- NEX-5N & Angenieux Speciale Cine 210mm f2.8 @ f2.8. 

There is something special about some cine lenses that drive so many people to snap them up at increasingly unacceptable high prices.  Angenieux cine lenses are some of the most sought after lenses for the beautiful rendering of pictures.  I was fortunately to have acquired the Speciale Cine 210mm f2.8 at a relatively affordable price compared to the mark value, and it has become one of the favourite lenses.  Very difficult to use on the NEX-5N as the angle of view is very narrow.  It's much more usable on the Canon DSLRs that I used it on before, as it balances better than the NEX-5N.  It takes some practice to get acceptable results, but it is well worth the time and frustration.