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This ends up being more of a metal working video than a photography video, but I thought it was interesting.

This video shows how to machine the rear element of a Minolta 58/1.2 to allow it to work in a Canon full frame body like and EOS 5D Mark II without having the mirror strike the rear element.

He gives a good explanation of what he is doing and you can see how he does the process on his mini lathe.

One other nice thing about this video: It’s an example of shooting video using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a 42mm adapter to use other classic glass. He used a Kiron 24mm f/2 and Pentax Super Takumar 55/1.8. I’ll have more examples of 42mm adapter video in another post.

Click here for Adapters for Minolta lens mounts to Canon EOS cameras
Click here for Adapters for 42mm lens mounts (like Pentax) to Canon EOS cameras
Click here for Canon EOS 5D Mark II Cameras

Full-Frame ∞ Focus w/Minolta MC-Rokkor PF 58/1.4 lens. from motleypixel on Vimeo.

Some of these images are really cool. They aren’t exactly what I gravitate toward in photography, but I like these a lot: X-Ray Photography

“So to capture human forms, Veasey works with either skeletons in rubber suits (normally used to train radiologists) or cadavers that have been donated to science. When a corpse becomes available, he has at most eight hours to pose and shoot before rigor mortis sets in.”

I like the Boeing 777.

In this blurb on Yahoo, it looks like Steve McCurry was given the last roll of Kodachrome. Since he’s a personal favorite, I’ll be looking forward to seeing the documentary that will cover this.

If you have any Kodachrome, feel free to send it to me. If you haven’t shot it yet or if you have any that needs to be developed, it must be at Dwayne’s Photo by noon on December 30th, 2010 if you want the chance to have it developed. Dwayne’s is the LAST lab remaining that can develop this film. So, as I said above, Smoke ‘Em If You’ve Got ‘Em. Be sure you shoot and have it developed. This is the end of a great era in photography. Too bad nobody will make the economics work.