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Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:45 pm
by Dr. Harout
Having a manual focus lens fever lately.
So I attached the Takumar 50mm f/1.4 (Asahi optical) to a Soviet made bellows (not having tilt-shift abilities) and fixed it with a M42-A-mount adapter to my A700.
Very very difficult to focus, so preparing a shot made me loose pounds (so anyone thinking of slimming, work with a bellows

).
So this is it:
3 shots of coins:

Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:49 pm
by Dr. Harout
Then I took a shot of the sofa's texture and here's how it came out:
and 100% crop
If only I could repeat the shot with my SAL50M28 on the bellows...

Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:05 am
by David Kilpatrick
Doc, you need to wait the warm weather to return and bring you some nice insect subjects!
NB: I thought you had sent me a CD with photos. Opened it, and found a nice surprise. Unfortunately along with your email this led to an hour trying to make satisfactory noises with a duduk. Many thanks! You'll have the ordeal of listening to a CD from my folk club in return
And please, do send some photos at high res some time. I'm just about to issue my quarterly appeal for potential gallery pix for the magazine.
David
Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:30 am
by Dr. Harout
Oh, that was probably Santa, not me...
And how should I convince the insects to stand still? Should I put them in the fridge for a while?

Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:05 pm
by Javelin
WOO never thought of that ... My wife will know your name come spring.. what ever you do don't tell here where you are
Dr. Harout wrote:Oh, that was probably Santa, not me...
And how should I convince the insects to stand still? Should I put them in the fridge for a while?

Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:19 pm
by pakodominguez
Dr. Harout wrote:
And how should I convince the insects to stand still?
A needle will help (probably the bug won't agree...)
try to get this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Beauty-Mic ... 636&sr=1-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or check on the website:
http://www.micronaut.fr/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Regards
Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:00 pm
by Dr. Harout
Pako, it would be easier for me to persuade the insects than to use an Electron Microscope.

Re: Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:14 pm
by pakodominguez
Dr. Harout wrote:Pako, it would be easier for me to persuade the insects than to use an Electron Microscope.

why?
don't you have any "handy"?
:-p
I sent that link just as a source of inspiration for macro photography...