#free-lensing

The Vizsla twins, Luca on the left and Gida, aka: “The Killer”, on the right. Brother and sister in crime. Now 13 years old. Elkridge, Maryland. Pentax 645, 45mm Free-Lensed. Kodak TRI-X. NIK Silver Efex Pro

Morning espresso

Luc, and the Gida, Patapsco Woods, Maryland. Pentax 645, 45mm Free-Lens. Kodak Portra 400. NIK 

Luca hunting in Patapsco Woods, Maryland. Pentax 645, 45mm, Free-Lens. 10 year out of date Kodak Portra 400. NIK 

Free-Lensing on a Pentax 645 with some way, way, out of date Kodak Portra 400NC 220. I’m using a chopped up Pentax 645 45mm lens, with a piece of a thick rubber mouse pad to block the light from getting around the lens barrel when I tell and shift. The Portra is 16 years out of date. Did a neg exposure test first, and it clocked in at 100 ISO. Pumped up the color and contrast in my fav plug-in, NIK Analogue Efex Pro, and the results are fab! (For free film and photo, thank you Mr Paul, my Covid hiking buddy) 

Mr Paul hiking in Patapsco Woods, Maryland. New Chovid series. Pentax 645, 45mm Free-Lensed. 10 year out of date Kodak Portra 400. NIK 

Jahi Di’Allo Winston on the set of Charm City Kings, West Side of Baltimore. Pentax 645, 45mm Free-Lensed. Kodak Portra 400. NIK Analogue Efex Pro. 

A better look at my “free-lensing” setup on my Pentax 645, 120 film camera. I took a Dremel tool to my 45mm and cut the outer housing off, added some neoprene to the back of the lens and then hand hold the lens with parts of the image sharp and others not. Much in the way of a LensBaby. Photo: Paul Giordano.