Dragonfruit [Leica M3 | 50mm f/2 Summicron DR with goggles | Kodak 500T]

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acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Goggles?

jwiggler@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah. So the 50mm Summicron DR (I believe it stands for "dual range") lens from the mid '50s into the late '60s has a minimum focus distance of 1m, but there are these attachable "goggles" that you can pop on the top of the lens that allow you to focus from ~0.5m to 1m. They look like this:

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y

Oh neat!

Hatshepsut@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Tasty

burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

No, sadly. The dragonfruit is the most disappointing fruit in the world. It looks really cool, like a thick pomegranate giving way to a white kiwi that's going to explode with a similar flavor... and then it has the texture of kiwi... and the flavor of kiwi if you had covid.

Auster@thebrainbin.org · 5 pts · 1y

The purple ones are much sweeter than the white ones (even if still a bit bland). Maybe they'd go well in a sweet salad?

mannycalavera@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y

That babybell doesn't look safe to eat...