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Enlarger lens Rodenstock Rodagon 2.8/50mm on D700
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:36 am
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:36 am
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This lens is very small (and very cheap!) and can provided some realy good results for macro works!
Here some first samples with this lens mounted on M42 macro rings (about 10cm), all with flash+bounce :
(all pict are about 50% cropped, post-processed especialy for the background, little sharpness after resizing...)
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2/(this bug on the flower was almost invisible and is probably less than 1mm!!!)


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Thanks for looking Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:46 am
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Hey you macro guys, please don't raise the enlarger lenses prices for us darkroom lovers! Laughing
Nice results Smile


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:58 am
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:58 am
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Orio is right leave our rodagon's alone Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:30 am
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Orio wrote:
Hey you macro guys, please don't raise the enlarger lenses prices for us darkroom lovers! Laughing
Nice results Smile


Like 'Disco', the 'Darkroom' is dead!

JJ


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:57 am
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Orio wrote:
Hey you macro guys, please don't raise the enlarger lenses prices for us darkroom lovers! Laughing
Nice results Smile

Sorry Laughing ....


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:05 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:05 pm
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I alreqdy have most of what I wanted, so I will have no more impact. BTW I never paid more than$30 for any of mine!


patrickh


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:39 pm
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Excellent work Pascal, these are great!


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:50 pm
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Absolutely stunning Shocked


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:15 pm
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Thanks guys for your nice com Smile


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:22 pm
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What do you mean by " bounce"?
I can understand flash on a macro picture - I use it - but bounce? From what?
What's the contraption that you used?
Jeez, a lot of questions Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:48 pm
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by "bounce", I mean this:

that's exactly what I used for all my macro Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:02 pm
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ok, no bounce at all, just a diffuser.


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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:29 pm
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A very worthy lens from a skilled macro photographer. These are really beautiful.


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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:26 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:26 am
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Really nice shots, and the sharpness of these pics is amazing. Congrats !


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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:36 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:36 am
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And since those lenses can also be used on a NEX for regular shots, it might be that the prices are still rising...


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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:41 am
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LucisPictor wrote:
And since those lenses can also be used on a NEX for regular shots


Only with a focusing rail (since they do not have helicoid)


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Orio wrote:
Hey you macro guys, please don't raise the enlarger lenses prices for us darkroom lovers! Laughing
Nice results Smile


Hahahahahahaha! I can imagine the 16mm dudes saying the same to the m4/3 people!
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