Originally posted by barondla Excellent images and cool subjects. Makes me think of things to shoot.
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Congratulations! Love this lens. Had a difficult time removing the lens from the security camera. Apparently some have the lens "glued" in. Finally using WD40 and heat and cold it came loose - but it was a struggle. Totally worth it.
Here is a question about macro relay lenses. Is there an advantage to this setup with all the reversed lenses, tubes, etc to put it on an APS-c or FF camera vs putting it on the Q? Obviously the larger formats should have greater image quality, but will they, after going thru 2 lenses and extension tubes? I shot a similar photo below with a Pentax Q7. With a focal lenth of 2.7mm it doesn't take much extension to get very close to the subject. The lens was merely unscrewed from the C mount adapter about 1.5 -2 mm. The spider is on a white wall which turns totally curvy. Similar view to relay lens photos.
Thanks,
barondla
I'm looking forward to playing with it. There are two ways of setting up to try: Fujinon>reversed w/a lens> extension>camera, and Fujinon>Raynoxes>Tamron 90 2.8> extension> camera. I'm wondering if a reversed cine lens might work in one of these relays, too. I'll try it for both circular and frame-filling images: I'm guessing the former requires less extension/magnification than the latter, both of which would make for a slightly smaller set-up. focusing and composing with a dim(?), inverted image will be challenging! I'll try it for non-macro shooting, too.
From what I've read and seen, relay rigs like this are not for pixel-peeping results, but it should still be fun to play with. I've got an actual Q fisheye and a cine D-mount 6mm f1.9 lens I can try, too. If it gives me unique, interesting images, I'll be happy. Assuming I can put all of these parts together to produce something that actually works!