Macro lens club

normhead · 06-21-2020, 04:39 AM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Nice shots, Norm. I’d not thought of adding the F1.7xAF to my macro lenses. Having just got my 100 back with a new aperture assembly, I must try some of my own.

If it's a walk around, the TC means less bending and crawling around on your knees. And ƒ4.5 isn't bad for a macro lens.

edom31 · 06-21-2020, 10:56 AM - **4 Likes**

K 50/4 Macro

Unregistered User · 06-22-2020, 04:08 PM

100mm macro:
S&W 64-3
Ruger SP-101 (.22LR)
S&W 10-14

timw4mail · 06-25-2020, 07:13 AM

Nikon Nikkormat FT2
Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5
Kodak Ektachrome 100

**WPRESTO** · 06-25-2020, 10:06 AM

Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro, Canon mount, via Metabones 0.71X Ultra adapter on a Panasonic GX8. Katydid nymph on the left, ant slight beyond the zone of sharpness down on the right.

**aslyfox** · 06-26-2020, 09:31 AM - **1 Like**

trying out my newly acquired D FA 50mm F2.8 Macro

**onlineflyer** · 06-28-2020, 07:07 PM

Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm f4.5 flat field macro + K-5iis, crosspost from Vivitar lens club

**ivanvernon** · 06-29-2020, 12:11 AM - **1 Like**

Garden flowers with K-1 and adapted Mamiya C 645 120mm f 4.0 macro.

**RobA_Oz** · 07-03-2020, 01:02 AM

Taking up Norm's theme of combining the DFA 100 Macro with the Pentax F 1.7x AF converter, I took a walk around our local Botanical Gardens with the combination, the other day. Serious work would require a tripod and stacked focus, but this was just intended to be a trial.

This everlasting daisy was only about 25mm across, and it was difficult to capture with the right focal plane, but this seems to have worked reasonably well. It also shows the ability of the K-1's sensor and firmware to capture and reproduce a variety of reds: something that a Nikon-owning friend of mine envies.

**Shedking** · 07-07-2020, 07:12 AM

Our local fishing lake is ringed with a strip of untreated grassland. The stream that feeds it is similarly distanced from the arable farmland that surrounds the lake. Butterflies and other insects are therefore concentrated in quite a small (though waist high) area.

Small Skipper, KP and 100WR.

HoutHans · 07-07-2020, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by Shedking

Our local fishing lake is ringed with a strip of untreated grassland. The stream that feeds it is similarly distanced from the arable farmland that surrounds the lake. Butterflies and other insects are therefore concentrated in quite a small (though waist high) area.

Small Skipper, KP and 100WR.

That's a very nice image and a good reminder of how you can find these miniature reserves, if you know what to look for. Thanks for sharing.

**Shedking** · 07-08-2020, 01:28 AM

Originally posted by HoutHans

That's a very nice image and a good reminder of how you can find these miniature reserves, if you know what to look for. Thanks for sharing.

A recent Dutch/German study found 75% reduction in flying insects over 27 years. And that was in protected areas!

More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

**aslyfox** · 07-08-2020, 08:15 AM - **5 Likes**

I am enjoying this lens

K 3 II + SMC PENTAX-D FA 50mm F2.8 Macro

**steamloco76** · 07-08-2020, 04:13 PM - **2 Likes**

DFA 100/2.8 WR on my KP. Lantana flowers and an ant dining on Queen Anne’s Lace nectar.

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-08-2020, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by steamloco76

DFA 100/2.8 WR on my KP. Lantana flowers and an ant dining on Queen Anne’s Lace nectar.

Nice group!

06-22-2020, 04:08 PM	#3888
Unregistered User Guest	100mm macro: S&W 64-3 Ruger SP-101 (.22LR) S&W 10-14 Last edited by Unregistered User; 10-22-2020 at 08:44 AM.

06-25-2020, 07:13 AM	#3889
timw4mail Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,670	Nikon Nikkormat FT2 Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 Kodak Ektachrome 100

07-03-2020, 01:02 AM	#3894
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	DFA 100 Macro with the F 1.7x AF Taking up Norm's theme of combining the DFA 100 Macro with the Pentax F 1.7x AF converter, I took a walk around our local Botanical Gardens with the combination, the other day. Serious work would require a tripod and stacked focus, but this was just intended to be a trial. This everlasting daisy was only about 25mm across, and it was difficult to capture with the right focal plane, but this seems to have worked reasonably well. It also shows the ability of the K-1's sensor and firmware to capture and reproduce a variety of reds: something that a Nikon-owning friend of mine envies.

07-08-2020, 04:13 PM - 2 Likes	#3899
steamloco76 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,710	DFA 100/2.8 WR on my KP. Lantana flowers and an ant dining on Queen Anne’s Lace nectar. Attached Images Last edited by steamloco76; 07-08-2020 at 04:24 PM.

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06-21-2020, 04:39 AM	#3886
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Nice shots, Norm. I’d not thought of adding the F1.7xAF to my macro lenses. Having just got my 100 back with a new aperture assembly, I must try some of my own. If it's a walk around, the TC means less bending and crawling around on your knees. And ƒ4.5 isn't bad for a macro lens.

06-21-2020, 10:56 AM - 4 Likes	#3887
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	K 50/4 Macro

06-28-2020, 07:07 PM	#3892
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,092	Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm f4.5 flat field macro + K-5iis, crosspost from Vivitar lens club

07-07-2020, 10:29 PM	#3896
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Originally posted by Shedking Our local fishing lake is ringed with a strip of untreated grassland. The stream that feeds it is similarly distanced from the arable farmland that surrounds the lake. Butterflies and other insects are therefore concentrated in quite a small (though waist high) area. Small Skipper, KP and 100WR. That's a very nice image and a good reminder of how you can find these miniature reserves, if you know what to look for. Thanks for sharing.

07-08-2020, 01:28 AM	#3897
Shedking Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Silverstone Photos: Gallery Posts: 331	Originally posted by HoutHans That's a very nice image and a good reminder of how you can find these miniature reserves, if you know what to look for. Thanks for sharing. A recent Dutch/German study found 75% reduction in flying insects over 27 years. And that was in protected areas! More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

07-08-2020, 08:08 PM	#3900
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by steamloco76 DFA 100/2.8 WR on my KP. Lantana flowers and an ant dining on Queen Anne’s Lace nectar. Nice group!

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