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Kiron 105mm: Ceratiomyxa poroides, A Delicate Rarity
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:38 am    Post subject: Kiron 105mm: Ceratiomyxa poroides, A Delicate Rarity Reply with quote
This is a slime mould but of a very individual appearance. We found this rare beauty in 2016, on rotten deciduous wood on the local chalk hills. This was only the eleventh recorded British find of the species, which had been thought to be a Mediterranean species.

The structures remind me of the early stages of building of a wasp (Vespula) nest.

All were shot with a FOV of 17mm wide, some being cropped slightly. The stereo is crosseye.

Olympus EM-1, Kiron 105mm at f16, twin TTL RC flash, hand-held.

I often take live samples home for "studio" shots on a table in the garden but I have only field images of this species.






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My bellows were there when I got home last night. 1950s Ihagee, but in perfect order. I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for the inspiring images e6 Like 1 .


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Sciolist wrote:
My bellows were there when I got home last night. 1950s Ihagee, but in perfect order. I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for the inspiring images e6 Like 1 .


Thanks. As I work outside, bellows are to vulnerable for me. (I have three sets). I use either legacy Olympus telescopic extension tubes or M42 helicoids. I would use neither with the Kiron 105 but I do use them with other lenses.

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e6filmuser wrote:
Sciolist wrote:
My bellows were there when I got home last night. 1950s Ihagee, but in perfect order. I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for the inspiring images e6 Like 1 .


Thanks. As I work outside, bellows are to vulnerable for me. (I have three sets). I use either legacy Olympus telescopic extension tubes or M42 helicoids. I would use neither with the Kiron 105 but I do use them with other lenses.




As luck would have it, there was a set of Ihagee extension tubes, along with the bellows. Thanks for the tip, as I too want to try some outside.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sciolist wrote:
e6filmuser wrote:
Sciolist wrote:
My bellows were there when I got home last night. 1950s Ihagee, but in perfect order. I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for the inspiring images e6 Like 1 .


Thanks. As I work outside, bellows are to vulnerable for me. (I have three sets). I use either legacy Olympus telescopic extension tubes or M42 helicoids. I would use neither with the Kiron 105 but I do use them with other lenses.




As luck would have it, there was a set of Ihagee extension tubes, along with the bellows. Thanks for the tip, as I too want to try some outside.


Here is an old setup using one telescopic tube for a reversed Kiron 28-70mm f3.5-4.5 zoom. The lash was legacy Olympus T series. I use RC now.



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow! That's a macro rig.

Well, from little acorns grow oak trees as they say. Here's my gear so far...



You can forget the lens attached, I've a few to pick from, so it's a matter of finding out what works with what.

I tell you what though. I randomly took this pic of the helical on my Exakta VP as it was just next to me on a table, and I can't stop looking at the result. An industrial abstract in chiaroscuro! This is going to be fun Smile .




Helical poking out of the VP for reference -

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