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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-14-2014, 04:46 AM
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Ouch, good cautionary tale for me as I wonder what to do with my Contax 139. Glad you were able to get the adapter off. What's the make of the adapter you used?
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-19-2014, 04:46 PM
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Good point -- the Tree Swallow's colorful plumage is actually blue-green.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-19-2014, 10:33 AM
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At this size, sharpness is reasonable. There's some nice detail in the wood, and the bird's plumage has enough color contrast to give the impression of sharpness. Of course wide open the lens won't be at its sharpest.
Tree Swallow is my guess.
Pity about the cancelation but good you got some productive shooting in!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-25-2014, 05:30 AM
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Amazing experience for you, and some special shots -- wildlife shots are nearly always with long lenses, so the look of these really stands out.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-20-2014, 05:37 AM
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What an incredibly wild scene -- I am really looking forward to getting my SMCT 24/3.5 back from the shop (slow blades). Looks great on film (extreme corners look soft).
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-11-2014, 10:42 AM
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What a great idea and very well done. Lighting is certainly a challenge with convex reflective surfaces -- looks great.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-04-2014, 01:01 PM
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You take a series of shots, either moving subject or camera, or refocusing, between shots, to get as much of the subject in focus as you want. You then combine the shots in PP, either using a dedicated focus-stacking program such as Zerene Stacker (the one I use), CombineZ, or Helicon Focus; or "by hand" in Photoshop or some such.
Forum member Nass explains this in more detail on his Extreme Macro site:
Extreme Macro Focus Stacking Software, Methods & Equipment
That page also contains some useful links to further information on the subject.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-04-2014, 05:28 AM
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Bellows Takumar 1:4 100mm
Focus stack of 8 shots from about 88mm to 92mm bellows extension, around 1:2 magnification
Pirouette by baro-nite, on Flickr
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