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robbiec wrote:
I've a focussing rail on order

Ah, you've taken the first step onto a slippery slope... I remember taking that first step. Then the second step. Then another ... And now there are drawers and boxes full of macro kit for getting more magnification, greater stability, higher accuracy etc. etc. Stop while you still have the chance (unless you enjoy going down slippery slopes)!!!

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on An A*200/4 Macro ED at 13/06/2025 - 11:50

robbiec wrote:
Have been known to take a pic or two of a watch movement, small enough?

Yep, that's small enough. 'Little thingies' don't have to be, or have once been, alive. I've been known to photograph details of dried paint - and believe it or not, some of the tough crowd that hang around here actually liked it!

Enjoy your lens. You deserve it after having to pay those taxes and duties .

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on An A*200/4 Macro ED at 12/06/2025 - 11:46

If it really is in excellent condition... then it sounds good to me.

Something for the sunset panoramas?

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on Have I just go a bargain? at 12/06/2025 - 11:35

Defragged wrote:
Nice! Very nice! Very, very nice!

That's what I'm thinking, too.

But we won't believe it's a real macro lens until we see some real macro photos of little thingies!

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on An A*200/4 Macro ED at 11/06/2025 - 18:56

Spad wrote:
Fanotec Nodal Ninja Mk3 (ridiculous name) panoramic tripod mount.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that for a techy gizmo, every word or abbreviation in its name beyond the bare minimum increases the price by 10%, or 20% if it's meaningless.

Good photos, though.

A wild thought: can you do astro panos with the kit you've got?

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on Multi Row Panoramics at 07/06/2025 - 11:09

I bet the person who carved that upside-down 4 had no idea about all that symbolism stuff, they just did it because that's what you do. As for me, when it was pointed out I wondered why someone had carved the musical 'flat' symbol. Which just goes to show that the interpretation of symbols is dependent on culture, personal background etc.

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on The church at Ahun at 07/06/2025 - 08:31

Evidence, yet again, that LennyBloke's garden is designed around his photographic talents .

Lovely photos, too .

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on Super Takumar 50mm F1.4 plus an extension tube at 06/06/2025 - 17:12

We're all DOOOOMED - just like Pentax has been for the last several decades...

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on Is this the end of the creative arts? at 04/06/2025 - 17:00

Nothing is more dangerous to human beings than human beings . But we're still here in spite of it .

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on Is this the end of the creative arts? at 03/06/2025 - 18:51

Excellent photos, a tribute to both the equipment and the photographer. The flamingo portrait (6th) and flamingo walking (8th) are the standout ones for me. Perhaps crop the latter at the LH side to remove the rear end of the other bird?

Surely worth the trip even if lunch had been just a couple of hastily made sandwiches in a sandwich box.

Steve

Comment by Lubbyman posted on WWT Washington at 02/06/2025 - 18:08

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