[Altglas]

On my DSLR and Sony NEX I like to use 80/90mm macro lenses.
Has anybody made experiences with high quality achromatic closeup- lenses for the 02 and 06 lenses?

It would be nice if you post what you have found for non-extreme macro photos.

[SteveNunez]

I use a Raynox 150 and its superb.....also if you can get an old set of binoculars, you can use the end element and glue it to a 40.5mm filter and it makes a fantastic close-up filter.....I'll post examples photos soon.

[SteveNunez]

dcshooter~ it's just an adapter ring- no big deal, $2 item.

Here are some:
This is the 01 Prime lens with Raynox 150

[SteveNunez]

Here is same lens cap but with 06 lens and Raynox:
...and apple stem..........you keep AutoFocus with this adapter!

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[pacerr]

Not presented or processed for sharpest IQ but rather for FOV/perspective purposes. Here's using a PK-Q adapter with representative views with the SMC M 28/3.5, 50/1.7 and the Adaptall SP 90/2.8 macro (52BB) lenses.

Actual images much sharper than shown in this compressed comparison from FsIV. POF on silver eraser cap at subject distance of 18" from lens.

Observation: the wider the lens, the wider the range of excellent apertures. E.g., 28/3.5 good from f11-f4, 50/1.7 from f8-f4 and 90/2.8 from f8-f5.6.

Useful "rules of thumb (of knuckles?)" for predicting FOV/frame:
28mm = FOV frame 4 knuckles wide at arms' length, 50mm = 3 knuckles and 90mm = 1 knuckle
It's difficult to see here but good DOF for the 28 extends to about 8 cm behind the POF. Look for the blue cap in the background.

Since one of the primary faults of diopter close-up filters is the relatively uncorrected outer edges, using 49mm CU filters with 40.5-49mm step-up rings should produce fairly good results also.

[Altglas]

Hi Steve,

the binocular-lenses sound good to me! They might be achromatic doublets and have diameters between 20 and 50mm. I'm shure to have one in my parts drawers and will give it a try.
In Germany we have an online-shop "Astromedia.eu" that sells achromats of given focal lenght for a reasonable price. The choice is not very big, but there are some lenses in the 30-40mm range.

Has anybody tried extension rings in combination with 01 / 02 / 06 lenses? To get the lenses working the electric cotacts would have to be led through the adapter. So it would be quite a bit of work for a DIY project. Is something comercially available?

[pacerr]

why not adapt a 50mm SMC-M macro, take the nearly 300% extra reach over a "90mm equivalent," better baseline imaage quality over the Q zooms, and comparable price, and call it a day?

That's why I was playing with the SMC-M's. Many possibilities using existing lenses. Most M 28, 35 and 50mm lenses work very well.

The extra stand-off distance with the Q's ALMOST makes me not wish I hadn't sold my Adaptall SP 180/2.5

There is an AE extension ring set available for $90 USD -- search for "pentax Q extension ring".



I'd also note that a simple, compact bellows unit can serve as an adapter for ANY lens with a flange registration distance greater than the closed bellows plus 9.2mm if you can acquire or adapt a lens cap for mounting the lens and body -- ike this ST 105/2.8. The body mount here is a body cap with a hole in it epoxied into the rear plate. The full focus range from macro to infinity can be achieved -- just like a TLR or view camera with bellows focusing.