Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
These are fantastically detailed. I've come to the conclusion that the F 1.7x adapter pretty much goes with any good lens. On 6/25/2011 4:46 PM, Toine wrote: Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the test with good results: http://www.repiu

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-26 Thread Mark Cassino
Nice job, Tione! That fly in particular is really great. - Original Message From: Toine To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Sat, June 25, 2011 4:46:30 PM Subject: GESO 1.7x F100macro Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow!!! Combo definitely yielded great results. That fly--Wow! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Toine" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 3:46 PM Subject: GESO 1.7x F100macro Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-26 Thread Toine
Thanks eryone for watching. Joseph: Move slowly and hide your face behind a big camera. A ringflash also helps. I set the output power to 1/16 and the camera on drive mode. It takes app 20 shots for one sharp shot. The difficult part is getting a background properly exposed with a ringflash. Somet

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-06-25 4:46 PM, Toine wrote: Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the test with good results: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/194 So far I used a raynox 250 on the F100 resulting in a very short working distance. The ray

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
The flowers are lovely but the fly is amazing. On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > I need to know how you can talk an insect into holding still, to not be > spooked by the big eye that obviously belongs to an insect hungry monster, > then lighting it flawlessly? Refriger

Re: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
I need to know how you can talk an insect into holding still, to not be spooked by the big eye that obviously belongs to an insect hungry monster, then lighting it flawlessly? Refrigerator? Or Freezer? Middle crop. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know to

RE: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Jeffery Johnson
, June 25, 2011 3:47 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO 1.7x F100macro Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the test with good results: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/194 So far I used a raynox 250 on the F100 resu

RE: GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Bob W
> Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro > I put this combo to the test with good results: > > http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/194 > > So far I used a raynox 250 on the F100 resulting in a very short > working distance. The raynox F100 combo is a li

GESO 1.7x F100macro

2011-06-25 Thread Toine
Inspired by Mark Cassino's idea of combining the 1.7x and a 100m macro I put this combo to the test with good results: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/194 So far I used a raynox 250 on the F100 resulting in a very short working distance. The raynox F100 combo is a little sharper a