Your approach is certainly much more elegant than what I tried. The
Raynox on the 06 telephoto zoom retains the compactness of the overall Q
kit. Do you have any sample images taken through the Raynox? I had
initially considered this approach but was concerned about the Q's AF
and the 06 zoom - it was pretty slow without a closeup diopter and I
worried it it would be too slow with one. I tested the Q and 0y with a
reverse mounted 50mm and had major problems getting AF to work, but when
it did the results were great. The v 1.11 firmware seems to address the
AF issue with the original Q and the 06 telephoto - it is quite fast
even in dim light - so the Raynox is looking appealing. Your flash
diffuser is a great idea as well! A Q sized P-TTL flash would also be great.
The Bolt Ring Light and M 50mm macro has potential, but clearly not for
flying insects. I am also looking forward to using the Bolt on the K-5
for general macro shooting, more int he area of fill light than anything
else.
- Mark
On 3/30/2013 3:04 PM, Toine wrote:
Funny effect on the wings.
Pentax has a telephoto macro on the lens road map. For now I'm happy
with the raynox 250 in front of the 06 zoom. The internal flash works
with this setup (no shadow from the lens). I "build" a flash diffuser.
http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/248-q-macro
Tried the AF200FG with a diffusor on the Q. It's better but heavy
compared to the camera/lens. maybe a flash bracket helps but it all
adds volume. Let's hope Pentax designs a little PTTL flash for the Q
which works with the future macro lens.
Toine
On 29 March 2013 23:54, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote:
Yesterday I tested the nifty Q Macro outfit I had cobbled together on some
bees and found a surprising new wrinkle - rolling shutter distortion! I put
my earlier comments (posted here on the list) and the latest developments
into a blog post that you can find here:
http://markcassino.com/b2evolution/
Permalink:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/more-pentax-q-macro-experiments-1
I guess I still have some work to do...
Mark
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