You did nice work with it. I especially like the guy with the cakes(?) On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Timber <tim...@clancode.hu> wrote: > Hi List, > > Since a while now I had a Tamron Adaptall SP f2.5 24mm (01BB) that I > didn't really use. Lately the only thing I did with this lens is > freelensing, but after 10-15 freelensing photos my sensor just got too > dirty :D So I've decided to modify the lens into a permanent freelensing > solution, something like the Lensbaby is. Took the lens and totally > shaved off everything from it except what's the base of the lens > (literally the metal parts around the glass parts) so I will have a bit > more room to play with without any collision. Also took the Tamron > Adaptall PK mount and removed all the parts except the mount itself. The > two is linked together with some high precision super bending mechanics > made out of extra high level special elastic material (*coughs* a piece > of a bike inner tube) and voila, here's my own better-than-lensbaby > super new lens system: Zie Zelektor 24mm! :) > > As we had a street party at Tottenham I took the lens for a walk and I > just loved playing around with it. Mastering the use of it still needs > LOADS of practice but I am already loving the results I've got. So > here's the flickr set dedicated my new toy (including a picture of the > Zelektor mounted on my Pentax K-r): > http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/sets/72157626609950862/with/5670879686/ > > Comments and critiques are always welcomed! > > Best Regards, > .timber > > Ps.: Since the tube is a bit longer than it has to be I can use it as a > macro lens as well :) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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