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serema
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject: First pictures with Meopta Meogon S 2.8/50 |
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serema wrote:
All images taken with Olympus E-PL1 and above lens. Aperture 11 and ambient light except ladybug image (aperture ?). Extension tubes of 16 mm and 30 mm were used. Hand held as I don't have a macro focusing rail yet.
Brick wall, the grout line width is approximately 1 cm ~ sensor height. Resized to 25%
Detail from above.
Coltsfoot flower (resized to 25%)
Detail from above.
Ladybug, cropped.
I am pretty happy with images. Lens was cheap (used, USD 60 with postage) and so was extension tubes (USD . Macro focusing rail did cost something like USD 35 and led ring light same so total outlay was USD 140. I did order a 12-17 mm focusing helicoid too (USD 54) but as I will need it for my DIY lens project too I won't include its cost in this macro setup. |
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serema
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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serema wrote:
Helicoid did arrive today. 12-17 mm one works quite nicely. Will test tomorrow.
Macro focusing rail works ok too.
16 mm of extension tubes. Aperture 11. Resized to 25%. With macro focusing rail.
Detail of above.
Now I need some lightning equipment ... . |
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komet
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 28
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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komet wrote:
not very convincing? |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16645 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
My results using the very same lens looked quite better than that.... (??)
It's lacking sharpness + contrast. _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Is your copy ok? Some of the pics have a long exposure time (bad light?) which may cause some unsharpness but not all. I would expect much more from that lens. _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
(German language)
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pich900
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1745 Location: The Netherlands/Zwolle
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:17 am Post subject: |
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pich900 wrote:
I guess you could get much better results with some good lighting....macro works without flash is quite a big challenge or you have to shoot with bright sun in the middle of the day .... _________________ All my lenses are for sale, nikkor, Angenieux, Zeiss etc.....
Regards,
Pascal
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16645 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:51 am Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
The lens could have some haze inside. Take a strong light (LED) and shine through it from the backside a little from the side so your eyes don't look directly into the light! That usually shows that. _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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serema
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: |
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serema wrote:
pich900 wrote: |
I guess you could get much better results with some good lighting....macro works without flash is quite a big challenge or you have to shoot with bright sun in the middle of the day .... |
Yes. Weather here has been windy and overcast. I have to do something with lightning. I have cheapo Chinese led ring light but the lens is with 30 mm filter thread and I don't have a suitable adapter. |
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serema
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 16
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:02 am Post subject: |
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serema wrote:
kds315* wrote: |
The lens could have some haze inside. Take a strong light (LED) and shine through it from the backside a little from the side so your eyes don't look directly into the light! That usually shows that. |
The lens seems to be bright. Wind is problem, lightning too and I have to develop better cover for the aperture light hole. |
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