God's Palette

So Xia Xun changed the word "Old Mage". If you have to say it, this is the most humiliating word in the photography circle-at least for those young people who hold Sony cameras and claim to be literary and artistic. Rolling his eyes and scolding "Old Mage" in disdain, he will definitely jump his feet in a hurry...

But the old monster doesn't like this.

"Old mage? It's not bad... People who play photography will become old mages when they grow old. Moreover, the lotus flower is pure and beautiful, so suitable for being photographed. If you want to be angry with it, it is so pitiful."

"I won't raise the price anymore, just the market price."

Xia Xun restrained the bitterness in his stomach so that it would no longer affect his thinking ability and rationality.

But the old shopkeeper's wife didn't buy it, and her tone was still calm: "Then I'll donate to this newly built museum by the way. Selling or giving it away is up to me. Anyway, at my age, I won't pay for that little money." And toss."

"Then you can give it away, let the poor lens die completely, and only end up eating ashes in the museum... I will go to the sea to buy one, and this lens does not have to be bought from your old place."

"Hopefully you can find one with all the teleconverters in place."

Xia Xun pursed his lips, feeling bad, why does this old lady know everything?Yes, the biggest reason that hinders Xia Xun from buying this Contax 300 2.8 is its accessories—that is, the problem of the teleconverter.

At that time, the production quantity of this lens was very rare. The general version of the Contax 300 2.8 was only equipped with a 2.0x teleconverter...but Xia Xun hoped to get the 1.4x teleconverter together, because Their effects are very strong, they can greatly enrich the focal length, and there are even ways to stack them...

As long as the two teleconverters are in place, this is a super monster that can go from shooting people, to secretly shooting people, and then to shooting those pits on the moon... Generally speaking, it is difficult for photographers to buy a focal length of more than 700 , but also guarantees a fairly good telephoto lens.

This kind of telephoto lens is either extremely expensive-such as Sigma's super giant gun.Either the image quality is poor - such as various super telephoto lenses made in China, but such things are usually bought by private detectives or paparazzi to secretly take pictures of various things...

In comparison, these two teleconverters from Contax can even be called cost-effective.

But it is a pity that the dual teleconverter version, which was very rare back then, is now mostly in the hands of collectors, and even fewer are willing to sell it.

After a very intense inner struggle, Xia Xun picked up the phone, turned off the loudspeaker, and quietly retreated to a corner by himself: "Would you like... How much will the price increase... Tell me first, I will ask this time, your asking price It's too much, I'll go buy something else right away."

"One hundred thousand."

"Damn it's too expensive."

"I can help you perfectly change it to a Sony port, or... make it autofocus."

Xia Xun was stunned. The old manual lens of the last century, and it is still this kind of monster-level telephoto cannon, can it be changed to auto focus?But an idea was immediately recalled by her. Manual lenses can automatically focus in this era. This is not without examples...

Some powerful photography enthusiasts embed the adapter ring into the screwdriver focusing system. I don’t know what other black technology is used to achieve a very good manual lens autofocus, which has revived many Leica and Zeiss super bull lenses of the last century. .

It is estimated that this old monster is thinking of a similar method.

However, Xia Xun felt that he could do these things—even if he couldn’t, he had to be able to do it now: “I can change it myself. The C/Y port is not difficult to change, and I don’t need autofocus.”

"Condition: New."

"...You're always lying. Didn't you take a lotus flower? It's brand new?"

"Oh..." The old shopkeeper's wife was silent for a while, and then smiled again, like an old cat who is usually lazy but can still go to the roof tiles, "I haven't taken it out yet, I'm here Participating in the event, I haven't found time to go to the park to take pictures of lotus flowers."

"One hundred thousand is really expensive."

"How about [-] yuan? You can take his sister away with me, and I will give you a cheap price together."

The sudden price cut caught Xia Xun off guard, and the magnitude was huge, saving 85 yuan, which can even be used to buy an extra modern top-level fixed-focus lens, such as Sony's current portrait king, 1.4 24 GM, or It is the privately owned long-legged eye 1.4 [-] GM that has just been launched recently.

But there must be a trap lurking here.

"Is there a sister here?"

"Yes, and it's the focal length you just lack, 55."

Xia Xun's scalp immediately went numb, and just hearing the two numbers 55, a terrible and wonderful nightmare haunted Xia Xun.If the 300 2.8 she wants now is the dark side of the old German lens era, then another brilliant lens must be the glory of that era.

55 1.2 mmg.

It is the god of standard lenses and the ultimate lens that countless people dream of.

But mostly, it's also incredibly expensive...

"This one doesn't work." Xia Xun immediately yelled, "It's not that I haven't used it before. I heard magazines and colleagues brag about how explosive and incredible this lens is. You know how much money I saved just to buy it. After I bought it Do you feel disappointed?"

Xia Xun really wanted to make a long speech about the tragic history back then.

This only represents the optical accumulation of Carl Zeiss for a century. It was born to commemorate, exhausted all the strength of Zeiss, and built it regardless of cost. It can almost represent the ultimate 55mm lens of an era. In fact, it is a bleak out-of-focus lens with weird colors. I'm really sorry for the price...

But Xia Xun was not bad. She was extremely disappointed at the time, and she used the pseudonym of vest to submit an article about her experience, boasting of its weird color as a unique sense of atmosphere and great artistry; explaining its bleak out-of-focus performance Become a peerless avenue to simplicity.

Not long after, the shot was immediately bullish, and she took advantage of the trend to sell it and made some money.

As for now... Xia Xun doesn't plan to take over the offer anymore.

"I really want to buy 55, but I want to buy Sony's 55 1.8 ZA... This modern lens only sells for more than [-] yuan. How about it, [-] yuan, I will cover both of them?"

Xia Xun tried to bargain. The expense was a bit beyond expectation, but it was not too much, and it was acceptable.

I guess the old monster still has to bargain some more?When she was thinking like this, a soft sigh came from the other end of the phone: "That's a deal, alas."

"what?"

"I can't sell it on ebay for more than half a year, so I can only withdraw this thing, and finally someone takes it... It's great."

These extremely valuable old lenses are actually very particular about fate. They are also collectibles, works of art, and antiques.What can give them value is not only the market price, but also whether there are people who can appreciate them.

When the old shop owner's wife put it up for sale, Xia Xun hadn't been placed in that gloomy alley by God. Until now, she has only recently had a rich wallet and the confidence to look at such expensive old lenses everywhere. Therefore, Missed it - but didn't miss it either.

It's just that in order to buy it... I did pay a little more.Xia Xunmo acquiesced to this loss. Although he was full of displeasure, he had nothing to say...

"Remember to change the Sony port for me, and the autofocus will be unnecessary."