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Looking it up. Oddly, this old dictionary does not seem to contain the definition of “look up” that I had in mind—to look something up, as in a dictionary.

Corn dogs.

Yes. It appears that @Catherder knows how to turn it off.

Right. On the G lenses, the aperture is mechanically controlled via that lever on the back of the lens, which was originally just to allow the camera to hold the aperture open for viewing through the viewfinder, but in the later AI-S lenses, was calibrated to allow accurate control of the...

Not at all a problem for someone who is used to old, fully-manual film cameras anyway. In fact, less of a problem than with the old fully-manual film cameras, because at least you can start out with a guess, see the result right away, and make adjustments for the next shot. Can't do that with...

I guess this doesn't count as a “Better Beamer”. Perhaps it was, once, but if so, then that was long before it came to my notice.

What you probably want is a set of macro extension tubes, such as that at this link. This essentially turns your existing lens into a macro lens, by moving it farther from the focal plane, allowing it to focus much closer. I have a similar set, and I've been getting some spectacular results...

I picked this up at a thrift store yesterday, and am now trying to make mathematical sense of it. I think that I understand the original application of this device, in connection with stone-aged chemical-based photography, on an enlarger, to be to measure the color of the light being...

I've managed to get some spectacular macro shots using my 18-55, and a set of extension tubes similar to that second set.

“All that glitters is not gold.”, but since the subject isn't “Diamonds”, I've left the diamonds in my wife's engagement, wedding, and anniversary rings in the bokeh.

This model is a bit anachronistic. By the time trucks existed, such as this model depicts, the company that had been known as the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company had come to be known by its more modern name, The Campbell's Soup Company. This is a relic from the Campbell's Soup factory where...