LBA: my latest toy

richard64 · 09-10-2008, 03:59 PM

SMC-M Macro 50/4, there's not a scratch on this, it cannot have been used.

and the first shot:

1/90 f22 ISO200 with body flash at -2.0

The spider is 5mm across.

I'm gonna have to get used to getting close to things!

Richard

*bruloup* · 09-10-2008, 04:34 PM

oh man i have been neglecting mine cause of my "tak period" but it is the lens that i realized i can take some striking pictures. Your are in for some fun and great pic! You need to revise the M club thread with more beauties!!!

*k100d* · 09-10-2008, 04:49 PM

ewww that's an ugly looking spider. why does it have such a huge body?
i used to have a Super Macro Tak 50 which I believe was the same and all the shots were sharp, but i think the M model is easier to use because of the wide open focusing. hope you enjoy the lens

jsherman999 · 09-10-2008, 07:59 PM

richard64 · 09-11-2008, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by k100d

ewww that's an ugly looking spider. why does it have such a huge body?

LOL! it is a common English garden spider, they are everywhere here!

i used to have a Super Macro Tak 50 which I believe was the same and all the shots were sharp, but i think the M model is easier to use because of the wide open focusing. hope you enjoy the lens

Thanks I will.

Richard

*cardinal43* · 09-11-2008, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by jsherman999

With all those lenses shown in your signature and you're showing not 1, but 4 frowns???? man, if I had 1/3 of the stuff you have listed, I would have a dozen of these:

*séamuis* · 09-11-2008, 07:17 AM

holy crap, I think that lens is as mint as it gets concerning cosmetics... damn thats a fine piece of glass.

Nesster · 09-11-2008, 08:12 AM

So the onboard flash choke works with M lenses... that's good to know, this is one of the limitations with shooting with the Takumars, you don't get any flash automation / control on the K100D at least.

I'm amazed at how close I have to get with the Tamron 90 (and extension tubed Tak 50) so I can see you were right there for the spider. They see us too.

procyon · 09-11-2008, 10:32 AM

I'm pretty sure my K10D fires the flash full strength with M lenses. Must recheck.
Checked - I can shoot -2.0 or +1.0 the exposure is identical.

jsherman999 · 09-11-2008, 11:07 AM

means I used to have a very nice copy of one of these, but I sold it to bruloup when I was freeing up lens capital for the DA 35ltd.. It's a great little largely-unheralded lens, one of the sharpest 50s I've shot.

*Blue* · 09-11-2008, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by jsherman999

means I used to have a very nice copy of one of these, but I sold it to bruloup when I was freeing up lens capital for the DA 35ltd.. It's a great little largely-unheralded lens, one of the sharpest 50s I've shot.

yeah, but the DA 35ltd is a great lens on our dslr bodies.

richard64 · 09-12-2008, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Nesster

So the onboard flash choke works with M lenses... that's good to know,

Unfortunately, no. When I was photographing the spider I kept looking at the preview and the histogram and twiddling the compensation (and other settings) until I got the illumination right, but it must be a coincidence that -2.0 gave me the right level. I've just taken shots in a more controlled test (+1, 0, -1, -2, camera on a tripod) and they all look the same, so the flash must be firing full power on all of them

Oh well, it looks like I will have to resort to putting tissue paper over the flash to reduce it.

so I can see you were right there for the spider. They see us too.

LOL, and from a search on the internet I see that some people have had allergic reactions from being bitten by one of those. This one didn't seem too worried by me.

Richard

*Igilligan* · 09-12-2008, 09:39 AM

That lens positively makes my old copy look like it was dropped in a toilet then drug thru the desert behind a camel.....
Of course if I ever sell it the condition will be listed as 9+

Nice find!