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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
The only way to use this lens on my Nikon is with macro rings so again some macro shots  ...
All are cropped (about 50%), post-processed with PS4 and very light sharpening after resize...
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Probably the cheapest lens from Hexanon, I must say I'm pretty pleased with the results, this lens is extremly sharp but I did not try the lens wide open so may be it's an other story!....
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Jeff Zen
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Jeff Zen wrote:
Very interesting and beautiful images. Coincidentally, I have been using the Hexanon AR 50mm f1.8 lens with extension rings on my NEX.
I could swear that the 50 f1.8 works better on extension rings than without them. I wonder if you feel the same way about your 52mm?
I love the bokeh in your images! |
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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
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Very interesting and beautiful images. Coincidentally, I have been using the same lens with extension rings on my NEX.
I could swear that the 50 f1.8 works better on extension rings than without them. What do you think? I love the bokeh as well.
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It's the first time I try an Hexanon lens and I don't have an adapter to use it on my nex so I can't tell you if this lens perform better with or without extension rings! What impressed me with this lens is the sharpness (all these shots are almost unsharpened) and the color rendering, but that's also true that almost every lenses are good between f8 and f11....
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Rolf wrote:
Great shots Pascal. You and RenseH are here the masters of macro shots. Beautiful captured.
Would you pls so kind and show us a pic of the gear you used (incl. flash etc.). What was the distance of the bee ?
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NikonD wrote:
another great series Pascal, you are getting better with each one |
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ForenSeil
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ForenSeil wrote:
| Jeff Zen wrote: |
Very interesting and beautiful images. Coincidentally, I have been using the Hexanon AR 50mm f1.8 lens with extension rings on my NEX.
I could swear that the 50 f1.8 works better on extension rings than without them. I wonder if you feel the same way about your 52mm?
I love the bokeh in your images! |
I also have the 52/1.8 from my father and my copy is faulty or you are right I've never done any PP on my few pics with that lens though.The pics have stunning colors and very good sharpness! The lens seem to be a dream on tubes! I'm currently not interested in macros but If you would I would give it a try now.
Very great series! You've made it very very well. These pics are really masterlike
#1 and #3 are the best for me bye the way, while I think I would have cropped #1 slightly different.
#4 has a slightly suboptimal DOF and seems to be not perfectly focused but it's not bad anyway. I would make the pic a bit smaller. Size depends on the monitor and its resolution though
Does anyone know the name of the critter in #4? I think I've never seen it before. It looks a bit like an anime alien.
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SonicScot
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SonicScot wrote:
Stunning shots again, 2 and 3 are just fantastic.
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
Love the detail and composition on the first one, great results.
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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
Thanks all for the nice com, I really appreciate and it is a great motivation to go further with macro experimentation ...
| Rolf wrote: |
Great shots Pascal. You and RenseH are here the masters of macro shots. Beautiful captured.
Would you pls so kind and show us a pic of the gear you used (incl. flash etc.). What was the distance of the bee ?
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I don't have any picture of the combo but I will do it for you ...and the distance from the bee was between 5cm and 10cm, don't know for sure ...
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....#1 and #3 are the best for me bye the way, while I think I would have cropped #1 slightly different.. |
I have tried some differents crops but unfortunatly I don't have enought space on on the right side of the bee to make a different and landscape crop  ...
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| #4 has a slightly suboptimal DOF and seems to be not perfectly focused but it's not bad anyway. I would make the pic a bit smaller. Size depends on the monitor and its resolution though .. |
you are right, the focus is not perfect on these one....this bug was quite small (less than 2mm I guess..) and very difficult to correctly focussed....that's why I have too crop so much to be abble to see some details of the bug...I have tried to used more extension rings and an other reversed lens but I was too late and the bug did not wait for mee  ....
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| Does anyone know the name of the critter in #4? I think I've never seen it before. It looks a bit like an anime alien. |
I also don't have any idea what's the name of this bug and it was the first time I saw one! Indeed an amazing bug and if renseH comes here, I'm pretty sure he will tell us everything about it
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Works well! Nice shoots!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
The third shot just JUMPS out at me - looks almost like selective focus the way you have utilized the
depth of field. Gosh, that LENS! What can I say? Would a person REALLY need another lens in the
same focal length? I just don't see how it could get much better, at least viewing on the web.
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Nordentro wrote:
Awesome work! Only a good lens couldn't to that
Top class macro, all of them!
Wonder if my Hexanon 50mm 1.8 is as good as this (I doubt it), I never tested mine because I have not bought any AR adapter yet.
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aspen wrote:
#3 is divine. The angle that captures the background is one of the best that I've seen. The colors have a depth of sensuality that transcends the eyes, alone, as if an aroma can be smelled and tasted.
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patrickh wrote:
Simply remarkable. The hexanons are really coming into their own on this forum. Thanks Attila for the starter
patrickh
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fermy wrote:
I have to say that this has very little to do with the lens. Hexanon 52/1.8 is a very good lens, but it's not any "better" than other similar lenses, say Hexanon 50/1.7 or Minolta MD 1.7 or Canon FD 50/1.8, or Meyer Oreston 50/1.8. Chapeau to the photographer! |
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pich900
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: |
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pich900 wrote:
Thanks a lot guys for your very kind comments  .....
yesterday, I have quickly tried a reversed Helios H44 and it seems also to be on the same level as with the Hexanon, for this kind of macro shots , I think every single lens will do the job.....but I have to try with more difficult light (in the early morning or late evening) and also with backlight, then it should be more challenging for the lens and above that for myself as well
here a sample with the (reversed) Helios 2/58mm+extension rings:
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Phenix jc wrote:
Very nice results with the NikonFF/Hexanon !
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pich900 wrote:
Thanks phenix ...
some more from today with the hexanon, first one with flash @ f16, the others with natural light between f/4 & f/5.6:
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Sorry, it's always the same subject ..I have to shoot outside my garden to find some different kind of bugs but no time at this moment.......
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AMDBill wrote:
salut copaing ! j vois que tu passe plus ici que sur HFR ! LoL
otherwise your last serie of photo are all very nice ,good job, i m jalous (what camera)
i love flower shoots but i prefer much more children's between 2 and 6years old ,i ve good contacts whit children and they more natural front of the lenses (no mimic) |
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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
Salut l'ami ...oui c'est vrai que je passe plus sur HFR mais j'utilise tres peu de M42 en fait, c'est sans doute une des raisons ...
Anyway, thanks for your nice word, I also like children's pictures but mine are getting older and they don't want anymore to be in front of my cam ....
cam use is D700 on this last serie
See you around, who knows!
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SonicScot
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SonicScot wrote:
Superb results again Pascal.
Do you find a spot in your garden and sit and wait for the bugs to come to you? I'd expect that to be easier than chasing the bugs around the garden like I do. 
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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
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Superb results again Pascal.
Do you find a spot in your garden and sit and wait for the bugs to come to you? I'd expect that to be easier than chasing the bugs around the garden like I do. |
Thanks Gary ..
Well, I work at home so quite easy for me and during my (smoking ) break in the garden, like you said, I just sit and wait .....
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SonicScot
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Superb results again Pascal.
Do you find a spot in your garden and sit and wait for the bugs to come to you? I'd expect that to be easier than chasing the bugs around the garden like I do. |
Thanks Gary ..
Well, I work at home so quite easy for me and during my (smoking ) break, I seat in the garden and like you said, I just sit and wait ..... |
Aha, I thought so  I too would like to sit and wait but I don't have a garden of my own. Next time I visit our castle gardens I'll take a small foldable stool with me, it will give me a lot more patience too.
I now have two 'L' shaped flash brackets and two Yongnuo flashes, the idea is to have very even lighting for macro. I still need to fabricate something for these brackets to attach to but that should be easy enough. Maybe I will soon have macro shots nearly as good as yours. 
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Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
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pich900
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pich900 wrote:
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Aha, I thought so I too would like to sit and wait but I don't have a garden of my own. Next time I visit our castle gardens I'll take a small foldable stool with me, it will give me a lot more patience too.
I now have two 'L' shaped flash brackets and two Yongnuo flashes, the idea is to have very even lighting for macro. I still need to fabricate something for these brackets to attach to but that should be easy enough. Maybe I will soon have macro shots nearly as good as yours. |
I don't have so sophisticated flash equipment, only a diffuser attached on the flash is enough for my purpose, but can you shot without tripod with this combo????....... And you are going to blind the bugs with two flash ......
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SonicScot
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Aha, I thought so I too would like to sit and wait but I don't have a garden of my own. Next time I visit our castle gardens I'll take a small foldable stool with me, it will give me a lot more patience too.
I now have two 'L' shaped flash brackets and two Yongnuo flashes, the idea is to have very even lighting for macro. I still need to fabricate something for these brackets to attach to but that should be easy enough. Maybe I will soon have macro shots nearly as good as yours. |
I don't have so sophisticated flash equipment, only a diffuser attached on the flash is enough for my purpose, but can you shot without tripod with this combo????....... And you are going to blind the bugs with two flash ...... |
I'll use a monopod to take the weight of all this, plus focusing will be done by gently swaying back and fore.
I can fully control the two Yongnuo flashes so I hope I won't fry the bugs I have a couple of mini softboxes on them so I'm hoping mid-low power with a narrow aperture should get me the shutter speed I'll need to freeze the action.
I'll put this all into practice as and when the rain stops.
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Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
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Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
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