Benz3ne

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JAK wrote:
I ordered one too so thanks for the heads up. Seems really a really good quality product (both the tripod and the ball head) especially at that eBay price. While sold as used it appears brand new. Recommended.
Very welcome. I concur, mine's pristine... it even comes with the straps that thread through the legs, so you can attach it to posts or trees or suchlike!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Weekend Fungi at 07/11/2019 - 14:02

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Benz3ne wrote:
Excited to receive John's 50mm f/2.8 Macro, and have also capped it with a Moman mini tripod, as directed by Chris. Should be nice for some table-top style macro pics or getting down and dirty with floor-time macro!
I believe the lens is currently with my wonderful neighbours, safe and sound no doubt, for me to pick up later!
The Moman mini tripod arrived while I was on my lunch break, so I hurriedly constructed it whilst stuffing my face with left-over, homemade, smoked basa and sweet potato curry, adorned with coriander and red chilli...

...where was I? Yes, it's solid! Really nice little hunk of metal, feels very rigid and sturdy and basically new, complete with a pan-able ballhead. Fantastic for £20 posted!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 07/11/2019 - 13:46

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Hmm...I'm struggling to tell how wide it is, given the closeness of the subjects... Perhaps a 50mm rather than the other two guess I made?

Irrespective, I'm itching to find out! It looks a beauty...

P.s. M42 or PK?
P.p.s. I've followed you on Flickr

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Guess the lens used... at 07/11/2019 - 11:43

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Vivitar 28mm 2.8 Close Focus? It's about the only one I can think of with 'Close Focus' in the title.

Or the beautiful Voigtlander you've up for sale with the Close Focus attachment...

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Guess the lens used... at 07/11/2019 - 10:59

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D-FA 100mm Macro?

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Guess the lens used... at 07/11/2019 - 09:48

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As Peter stipulates above, it depends on how deep you want to get into it. I've tried Darktable (free, not dissimilar to PS) which is worth a go to see how you get on with the multitude of options. If that's just too much involvement for you then there's options like LR which is a bit more 'scaled back' and Luminar 3/Luminar Flex (and soon to be a Luminar 4). The latter is quite intuitive but many people, myself included, have found some issues with it being sluggish. Luminar Flex definitely improves matters but you don't get the libraries aspect so you have to use a different program to organise the files.

If Luminar 3's performance was that little bit more consistent, I'd use it without hesitation. It's particularly good for editing jpegs quickly, but hangs up a bit with Raw.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Photo shop/light room at 06/11/2019 - 09:11

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Stock-Moman-Mini-Table-Tripod-MT-01-Compact-Camera...#viTabs_0

For anyone interested in the Moman tripod as advised by Chris above, the link above is for some 'nearly new' ones with the ball head for a good price! I've bought one, should be arriving towards the end of the week - 9 left at last look.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Weekend Fungi at 05/11/2019 - 16:05

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Excited to receive John's 50mm f/2.8 Macro, and have also capped it with a Moman mini tripod, as directed by Chris. Should be nice for some table-top style macro pics or getting down and dirty with floor-time macro!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 05/11/2019 - 16:03

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Congratulations! A very sought after one - and a beautiful picture to boot. Plenty of 'pop' from Rio's head and lovely character across the board. Looking forward to seeing more images from this lens!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on New lens at 05/11/2019 - 16:00

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LennyBloke wrote:
Pentax A 50mm f2.8 Macro Sold
Waahooo!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on A dozen "standard" lenses at 05/11/2019 - 15:38

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