We make plane out of iron!

http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html

Some fantastic images from Igor113's journal.  Imagine the noise that came from those engines...

FD Lens resource

FD Lenses, at least the Canon ones that I have, are cheap and potentially of beautiful vintage quality.  I usually use this website as a cross reference to check the specifications.

This, ebay, youtube and vimeo are a great way to research a lens I think :)

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/index.htm

Bokeh effects - petzval lenses

Interesting bokeh effects. Great for pulling the foreground off the background whilst keeping things interesting and engaging. Thanks Benjamin for this link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shima11/4358980031/in/set-72157613161961540/


Looks like the Petzval lens used for these great images is pretty intriguing in itself.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petzval_lens