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| 06-27-2018, 08:40 AM | #2611 |
 Originally posted by LensBeginner  A nice clean rendering from the 18-55mm WR in Santiago de Chile Did you dip your 18-55 in Good Stuff or something?, can you bottle it? | |
| 06-27-2018, 08:43 AM - 3 Likes | #2612 |
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Some nice kit lens work lately! From Dallas TX in January, 2015 - DA18-55 on *ist D:  | |
| 06-27-2018, 09:12 AM | #2613 |
| Originally posted by paulh From Dallas TX in January, 2015 - DA18-55 on *ist D: ---------- Post added 06-27-18 at 10:14 AM ---------- Originally posted by Kevin B123 Agreed, and fine compositions too. | |
| 06-27-2018, 11:06 AM | #2614 |
| Originally posted by Kevin B123 Agreed, and fine compositions too. Did you dip your 18-55 in Good Stuff or something?, can you bottle it? The closely-guarded secret is to bring it along as your only lens. That way, shooting 500+ images each trip, you're bound to get some keepers!  | |
| 06-27-2018, 11:07 AM | #2615 |
| Originally posted by paulh Some nice kit lens work lately! From Dallas TX in January, 2015 - DA18-55 on *ist D:  | |
| 06-27-2018, 11:51 AM - 1 Like | #2616 |
| Originally posted by LensBeginner The closely-guarded secret is to bring it along as your only lens.  .
Last edited by Kevin B123; 06-27-2018 at 11:51 AM. Reason: typo. | |
| 06-27-2018, 12:01 PM | #2617 |
| Originally posted by LensBeginner The closely-guarded secret is to bring it along as your only lens. Thanks for the comments, LensBeginner and Jorgario | |
| 06-27-2018, 01:27 PM | #2618 |
| Originally posted by Kevin B123 That is a tough one, but I can see the truth in it. I do that with the 18-135 with lesser results .Or maybe I'm just good enough at presenting ordinary snapshots, fitting them into galleries and passing them as "photographs"...  | |
| 06-27-2018, 01:31 PM | #2619 |
| Originally posted by LensBeginner If you get "lesser" results, it's only because you don't shoot enough! Or maybe I'm just good enough at presenting ordinary snapshots, fitting them into galleries and passing them as "photographs"... yeah that's lame, I know.Also, methinks you present better than snapshots. | |
| 06-27-2018, 01:44 PM | #2620 |
| Originally posted by Kevin B123 True on the first point, but in mitigation I'm here instead of out there shooting yeah that's lame, I know.Also, methinks you present better than snapshots. Well, it's only days to the end of the month...then the tour de force is over. I've shot very little, mostly because I have things to do, and I will be busy until the first half of July, the giveaway is just something I slot in the spare time... but boy do I miss a good stroll with a camera... | |
| 06-27-2018, 01:59 PM | #2621 |
| Originally posted by LensBeginner Well, it's only days to the end of the month...then the tour de force is over. .
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| 06-27-2018, 02:01 PM | #2622 |
| Originally posted by Kevin B123 Erm, you do know there are THREE cameras to give away?, June, July and August. We will all be busted by the end of it ....if by miraculous luck I happen to win this month, I'm gonna flood the forum of pictures as soon as I get the camera, that's for sure! | |
| 06-27-2018, 07:12 PM - 6 Likes | #2623 |
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I've recently discovered that the 18-55 II makes a superb zoom macro lens when reversed. I wedge the aperture tab partially open with a piece of plastic tube cut from a cotton-swab-stick-thing. Changing the focal length changes the degree of magnification. At 18mm it has a horizontal field of view of about 6mm; this is almost 4:1. Theses are all taken hand held, with just a reverse macro adapter, no TC, no extension apart from that native to the lens. K-S2, built in flash with Pringles tin extender/diffuser.      I am constantly amazed by what this lens can do, when I do my bit right at the other end of the camera. Here it is, uncropped, resolving hairs on the legs of a red spider mite.  | |
| 06-27-2018, 10:55 PM - 1 Like | #2624 |
| Originally posted by Thagomizer I've recently discovered that the 18-55 II makes a superb zoom macro lens when reversed. | |
| 06-28-2018, 01:52 AM - 1 Like | #2625 |
| Originally posted by Thagomizer I've recently discovered that the 18-55 II makes a superb zoom macro lens when reversed. I wedge the aperture tab partially open with a piece of plastic tube cut from a cotton-swab-stick-thing. Changing the focal length changes the degree of magnification. At 18mm it has a horizontal field of view of about 6mm; this is almost 4:1. Theses are all taken hand held, with just a reverse macro adapter, no TC, no extension apart from that native to the lens. K-S2, built in flash with Pringles tin extender/diffuser. I am constantly amazed by what this lens can do, when I do my bit right at the other end of the camera. Here it is, uncropped, resolving hairs on the legs of a red spider mite. I actually have a 52mm reversing ring, but never thought to try it on a zoom lens, always used it on primes, becauseI reasoned that quality could't possibly be good... I'm going to try that for sure | |
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