Duh... here's the other extreme.
Inspired by Jim and then Chuck, I grabbed my trust OM-1n, *film*, and my
100/2.8 Zook,
added a 20mm extension tube... and forgot to stop down. Can anyone say,
"DOF?"
Rick
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the stopdown tip. That might be worth trying.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > Those are very nice, Chuck. Nothing wrong with your focusing ability
> > --at F11 no less. You should get those Zuikos out to play more often.
> > Thanks for posting those.
> >
> > I was thing that perhaps having an adapter w/o the stop down pin might
> > be easier for hand-held shots such as these. Focus wide open, after
> > pre-determining desired dof and stop down with the dof preview button.
> > Never done that, but would seem an improvement.
> >
> > The Rose of Sharon in your neck of the woods have also bloomed waaay
> > early. I think our garden is 3 weeks ahead of normal. Rose of Sharon
> > are a bit odd--they seem to take forever to break dormancy in the
> > spring and after a hard winter I think they might have bit the dust. I
> > like the fact that they bloom late, but not this year. Our "Back to
> > School" and "Autumn Blaze" hybrid Daylilies are already blooming as
> > well. I gave them specific instructions to wait for Moose.
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks. Yes, having to focus everything at f/11 in subdued daylight
> > was
> > not particularly easy. At least it gives instant feedback on DOF. :-)
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > C.H.Ling wrote:
> >> Nice catch! Even with very good eyes, shooting moving insects is not
> > easy
> >> especially with manual lens stop down.
> >>
> >> C.H.Ling
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Rose%20of%20Sharon/index.htm>
> >>>
> >>> The light was nice today after it finally stopped raining. Amazingly
> >>> these shots had to be adjusted up by almost 2 stops after I
> > discovered
> >>> that the camera and incident meter were a long ways apart on ISO :-)
> > I
> >>> deliberately set the meter and forgot to set the camera. I'm
> > surprised
> >>> that they held together as well as they did with such a large
> > exposure
> >>> adjustment.
> >>>
> >>> Hand held, Canon 5D, Zuiko 50/3.5 macro at f/11.
> >>>
> >>> They're not all in perfect focus but I've discovered I can use MF
> > lenses
> >>> more easily now that my cataracts are gone. I think these are the
> > first
> >>> macro shots I've tried since the eye surgery about a year ago. I
> > guess
> >>> the eyes are working better than the memory.
> >>>
> >>> Chuck Norcutt
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