Bellows + Takumar 50/1.4

[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:

[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...

[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

[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?

[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

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?

[pakodominguez]

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

[Dr. Harout]

Pako, it would be easier for me to persuade the insects than to use an Electron Microscope.

[pakodominguez]

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...