(noun) - A vanitas painting was a particular type of still life immensely popular in the Netherlands (and Paris, to a lesser extent), beginning in the 17th century.The phrase comes to us courtesy of a Biblical passage in Ecclesiastes, in which the Hebrew word hevel was incorrectly taken to mean vanity of vanities. vanitas painting, while possibly containing lovely objects, always included some reference to man's mortality-most often a human skull (with or without other bones), but also by way of burning candles, soap bubbles or decaying flowers.
Turn the camera off and remove the cap that covers the lens mount on the front of the camera. Remove the cap that covers the back of the lens. Hold the lens in front of the camera so that the little white dot on the lens aligns with the matching dot on the camera body.
Apply scratch remover to your lenses. There are a wide variety of products that can be used to remove scratches to your lenses. Begin by dabbing a non-abrasive toothpaste on the lens. Rub it on the scratch in a circular motion with a cotton ball and rinse it with cool water.If the scratch is deep, you may need to repeat the process a few times.1  If you don't have non-abrasive toothpaste you can make a paste from baking soda and water.ub it on the scratch in a circular motion with a cotton ball and rinse it with cool water. If the scratch is deep, you may need to repeat the process a few times. 1  If you don't have non-abrasive toothpaste you can make a paste from baking soda and water.