What Mark said. Amazing detail. Cheers, Christine
On Jul 16, 2012, at 7:52 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > That's excellent - your setup worked well and you captured a great moment. > > Mark > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Jostein Øksne <p...@alunfoto.no> wrote: >>> There was some exchange on the list about macro photography and extension a >>> few days ago. Personally I prefer to use stacked lenses for magnification >>> beyond 1X. Here's one I took today, using the 645D, and a 150mm lens stacked >>> with a reversed 75mm. The magnification of this combo is 2X. That's about as >>> much as I can cope with when working handheld. >>> >>> The image is severely cropped, but the motif gives you an idea of the >>> possibilities in the field with this kind of setup. >>> >>> Image only: http://turl.no/kz3 >>> In blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.no/2012/07/feeding-kiss.html >>> >>> One reason why I prefer stacking over other solutions is that exposure >>> automation keeps working. So you don't have to stop down the lens manually. >>> >>> Another reason is that P-TTL keeps working. Well, sort of; you have to >>> diffuse the flash to avoid overexposure because of the short working >>> distance, but that's okay because you really don't want specular highlights >>> and sharp shadows anyway. >>> >>> And if you're patient, you might actually make AF working. But you have to >>> keep the camera very steady. :-) >>> >>> The knack is to find to lenses that go well together. According to John Shaw >>> (Book; "closeups in nature"), lenses in the normal range are best for >>> reversing, and moderate tele lenses best for attaching to the camera. >>> >>> Personally I recommend using a tele lens with IF because it makes working >>> distance more predictable. >>> >>> Jostein >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
