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e6filmuser
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Minature daffodils through 3 lenses. I was on my knees to get these images, so the base separation would be silmilar but not identical. The Rayfact is deep-set and the other 2 lenses had hoods and all were on the Sony A7r3.
Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm f4.5 at 90mm, f11, hand held.
Samyang 85mm f1.4 at f11, hand held.
Rayfact 90mm f4 at f11, hand held.
The focus is not so good on the right hand image but the 3D is OK.
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One of the first warm spring days over here compelled me to go out and take some nature shots.
Sony A7, Rodenstock Retina Heligon 50mm f1.9.
Some old oak branches.
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e6filmuser
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One of the first warm spring days over here compelled me to go out and take some nature shots.
Sony A7, Rodenstock Retina Heligon 50mm f1.9.
Some old oak branches.
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I prefer 2 to 3 as the latter lacks sharpness for the cut end of the branch.
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blotafton
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I prefer 2 to 3 as the latter lacks sharpness for the cut end of the branch. |
Why do I keep using wide open aperture for 3D  |
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e6filmuser
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I prefer 2 to 3 as the latter lacks sharpness for the cut end of the branch. |
Why do I keep using wide open aperture for 3D |
I shoot most of mine with m4/3 and mostly at f11, occasionally f8. So that would be f22 and f16 on FF.
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e6filmuser
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I seem not to have uploaded this image from 2018 before.
These are fruiting bodies of a slime mould, probably of a Metatrichia species.
Sony A7R (aperture priority mode), Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5x-5x ultra-macro at x2.5 and f11, ISO 160, triple TTL flash hand-held. FOV probably 14mm wide.
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simple.joy
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One of the first warm spring days over here compelled me to go out and take some nature shots.
Sony A7, Rodenstock Retina Heligon 50mm f1.9.
Some old oak branches.
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Looks great! I like that significantly more than the one with more DOF. But I know I'm the exception in that regard...
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These were shot with my Optical Proiectar 35 mm f/1.6:
... and these two with my Optical Proiectar 50 mm f/1.6:
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e6filmuser
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These were shot with my Optical Proiectar 35 mm f/1.6:
... and these two with my Optical Proiectar 50 mm f/1.6:
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I note that most of your pairs show that you rotate the camera slightly between the two images of a pair. Easily corrected, once aware.
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e6filmuser
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Leocarpus fragilis Eggshell Slime Mould. From 2017.
Olympus EM-1, Reversed Schneider HM40 on Kiron x1.5 TC, triple TTL flash, hand-held. FOV 6mm wide before any cropping.
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e6filmuser
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Birch Shieldbug with Parasite Eggs
A Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus, carrying five eggs of a tachinid fly parasite. The parasite is likely to be Phasia species.
Olympus EM-1, Kiron 105mm at f16, twin RC TTL flash, hand-held.
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blotafton
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blotafton wrote:
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One of the first warm spring days over here compelled me to go out and take some nature shots.
Sony A7, Rodenstock Retina Heligon 50mm f1.9.
Some old oak branches.
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Looks great! I like that significantly more than the one with more DOF. But I know I'm the exception in that regard... |
Thanks!
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These were shot with my Optical Proiectar 35 mm f/1.6:
... and these two with my Optical Proiectar 50 mm f/1.6: |
Good set! I like that 35mm. This is such a nice way to use these old lenses  I've never heard of them before! |
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blotafton
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Birch Shieldbug with Parasite Eggs
A Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus, carrying five eggs of a tachinid fly parasite. The parasite is likely to be Phasia species.
Olympus EM-1, Kiron 105mm at f16, twin RC TTL flash, hand-held.
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Another good one! |
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Most excellent folks!
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e6filmuser
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Bog Beacon Mitrula paludosa
These fungi were growing in a woodland, partly immersed in a shallow stream. This is the only time I have found them.
EM-1, Kiron 105mm macro, twin TTL RC flash, hand-held. Height about 20mm, half the maximum.
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blotafton
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More with the Retina Heligon:
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e6filmuser
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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The greens look good.
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blotafton
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:38 am Post subject: |
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The greens look good. |
Thanks, I'm trying out a Canon color profile on my A7 on the first pair.
The standard profile worked better than usual on the rest. |
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e6filmuser
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New Broom, Old Lenses.
Here are the first of the broom shrub flowers of the year (2016).
I like the way the group of flowers splayed outwards.
Olympus EM-1, Kiron 70-150mm at f16 (Aperture Priority+twin TTL flash)
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e6filmuser
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Echinocereus salmdyckianus
EM-1, Kiron 105mm at f16, ISO 800, twin off-camera TTL flash.
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e6filmuser
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A couple of Roscoea hardy gingers.
Roscoea auriculata
Olympus EM-1, Kiron 105, f16, twin TTL RC flash, hand-held.
A pale yellow hybrid (?)
Sony A7r3, Printing-Nikkor 105mm, f11, hand held.
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More with the Retina Heligon:
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Great shots! I like this one in particular.
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e6filmuser
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Schlumbergera microspherica flower.
This cactus is a separate species in the same genus as the Christmas/Easter/Holiday cactus but its leaf-like stems are sub-cylindrical. It is overall miniature in comparison. I have had this species for many years, finding it difficult to keep alive. To my surprise it has now produced a flower.
The lens (M39 mount) I used arrived today and I found the inside (front) of the rear element has extensive but fine fungus. This was a test to see how much it might affect images. I have seen no effect here but the subject is not the best test. Anyway, enjoy!
EM-1, Minolta Rokkor f4.5 75mm, f16, 85mm extension, FOV 22mm, twin RC flash, hand held.
I took shots at f11 and f16 but none at f11 were sharp.
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Forsythia
A73r, Rayfact MJ 90mm f4 at f8 1/100 sec, ISO 250, hand held. Cropped by about 1/3.
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