My very first Soviet lens collection piece, the Industar-61 L/Z MC 50mm f/2.8, is back in action. I took it for a walk around the National Taiwan University campus to soak up some sunshine. Under bright sunlight, using the sparkling highlights filtering through the leaves as the background, this lens can produce its signature “star-shaped bokeh” effect.
Over the past few years, NTU has been undergoing constant redevelopment. Old buildings have been demolished one after another, while new buildings funded by alumni donations continue to rise. Even NTU Xiao-Fu, where I used to bring my kids on weekends, has been torn down. Over these past two decades, my photos of the NTU campus have gradually evolved from Fujifilm slide film and peel-apart film to digital photography and Instax film.
我收藏的第一顆蘇聯鏡頭 Industar-61-L/Z MC 50mm f2.8 又出動了，帶它來台灣大學校園走走，曬曬太陽。在大太陽下，以樹葉的點狀反光作為背景，就可拍出這顆鏡頭特有的「星狀散景」效果。
這幾年台大持續大興土木，老舊建築一棟一棟的拆，校友捐贈的新大樓一棟一棟的蓋，以前週末溜小孩的台大小福也拆掉了。這二十幾年來，我拍台大校景的照片也從富士正片、撕拉片，漸漸得變成數位相片、Instax底片。不變的就是手上的四十幾棵手動對焦老鏡頭，拜各種轉接環之賜，得以在數位相機和拍立得相機上復活，使得一些傳統優質老鏡的價格也水漲船高。
Industar-61-L/Z MC 50mm f2.8
Industar-61-L/Z MC 50mm f2.8
Star-shaped bokeh, Industar-61-L/Z MC 50mm f2.8
Industar-61-L/Z MC 50mm f2.8