Thanks for that info Jay !
...Wayne
> Jay Drew <dreaded@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Wayne raised the question as to what cine lens did I use (reversed) on
> my
> bellows (and extension tubes).
>
> It was basically choosing a cine lens that would provide an easy
> mounting
> scheme. What I wanted was a lens that had threaded ring that I would
> guess
> enabled a drop in filter to be inserted and then the ring screwed back
> in to
> hold that filter in place.
>
> My method of mounting was to take the female portion of a metal 49mm
> filter
> stack cap and make hole in the center of it that would accommodate the
> threaded
> male portion of the cine filter capture section. I then was able to
> screw the
> lens and filter holder together pinching the stack cap between the two
> pieces.
> I then use a 49mm reverse mount and screw the cine/stack cap onto it,
> and mount
> that onto the bellows/tubes what have you.
>
> I use a Wollensak Raptar 9mm, 6.5mm and a Wittnauer Chronostar at 13mm.
> The
> Wittnauer was 8 bucks at a surplus store.
>
> The 6.5mm is really difficult to deal with, the depth of field is just
> about
> nothing. The 13mm on my 65-116 tube was giving me a 9X magnification.
>
> Maybe Dean Hansen will pipe up, we traded notes once and he mentioned
> using an
> Elgeet 7mm reversed and getting 12x directly on the camera. I've got
> the
> distinct feeling he's gotten much higher quality shots than I have.
>
> The price is a lot cheaper than a 38mm or a 20mm, but you do lose the
> auto
> diaphragm and the quality is not superb. Lighting is tough. But it is
> cheap.
> I got the idea from John Shaw's book Closeups in Nature.
>
> Jay
>
> Hand me my costume
> Please won't you pass me my mask
> I have appointments I must keep with my past.
>
> Bill Nelson - Beauty Secrets
>
>
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