Up close and personal..

LiamD · 2007-02-08T20:33:56+0000

Hi all, I thought today I would see how macro I can go.. :twisted: Sadly this can only be checked by the British contingent (unless you have an english penny later than the late 90s). Dig in your pocket and get a shiny penny out; now have a look underneath the Queen's neck.. just between that and the EL of Elizabeth's name, you can just make out three letters IRB.. ..well here they are. This is uncropped, and except for a little clean up, is as it came out of the camera.. I tried measuring it, (what? ? with my eyes) :shock: and the image represents just a little over 1mm.. call it 1 1/4mm for the ease of maths, and thats 20x magnification.. :D I'd hate to think what the DOF is at that magnification, and that was as good as I could get the focus, but I'm guessing it'll be measured in microns rather than feet.. :lol: Now, as the schools have been closed today, here's your little known fact.. IRB stands for , the sculptor who originally designed the portrait for the coin. Here endeth the lesson.. :wink: What I used: DL, Soligor 70-210 macro lens (at full macro extension) with two 30mm extension tubes, one 2x converter, and a 50mm 1.7 reversed over the end. I'll see if I can get any closer later in the week. :wink: Cheers Liam

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Galoot Galoot

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Edinburgh,
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Posted 09/02/2007 - 23:45 Link

Daniel, I won't be in Inverness for a few weeks. I'm going to Orkney on the 19th Feb for a week, there's a camera shop, I think in Finstown? may have a quick look. Still fancy that 105 though
I am quite happy with most of my lens collection, but the 100mm Takumar M42 macro needs an update, and all the reviews of the 105 are in the 4-5 star bracket, one review I saw even said it was 'too' sharp ????

Daniel Bridge Daniel Bridge

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20 years
Billericay,
Essex

Posted 09/02/2007 - 23:57 Link

Too sharp? Well, I wouldn't go that far. I do enjoy using it, and it's nice and solid, but I haven't used a Pentax or Tamron to compare image quality. However, I've never had any complaints with it.

Dan

P.S. Thought you were in Inverness at the moment, from your post in the snow thread.

Galoot Galoot

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Edinburgh,
Scotland

Posted 10/02/2007 - 00:15 Link

I was in Inverness for a day or two, got family up there, but back in Falkirk now. No snow here either !!! Taking my daughter and a few of her friends shopping in Edinburgh tomorrow, really looking forward to that, - NOT . There may be some snow on top of the Scott Monument, so better take the camera.