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Comment by womble posted on Another pointless thread at 08/09/2020 - 13:33
So we've had floods, we've had plague, and now we have an earthquake just north of us (round about Leighton Buzzard). I'm glad I'm the sixth-born...
Comment by womble posted on Another pointless thread at 08/09/2020 - 12:44
Lubbyman wrote:
Agreed, the vase make the picture unbalanced, as does the flower looking out of the frame. I wonder whether flower in focus/vase out of focus would work if the flower were above the vase and facing the camera so the picture is symmetrical? Do you still have the flower and vase??
Steve
I do, but I don't have the light. I'll try again tomorrow! K.Agreed, the vase make the picture unbalanced, as does the flower looking out of the frame. I wonder whether flower in focus/vase out of focus would work if the flower were above the vase and facing the camera so the picture is symmetrical? Do you still have the flower and vase??
Steve
Comment by womble posted on Cosmos in a vase at 07/09/2020 - 20:14
You may well be right.
Comment by womble posted on Cosmos in a vase at 07/09/2020 - 16:35
Comment by womble posted on Cosmos in a vase at 07/09/2020 - 15:47
Thanks all. This morning the light was just as good so I thought I would try my bellows-M. This time fitted with my favourite M100/2.8 taking photos of my K35/2.
Trying out my bellows (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Trying out my bellows (2) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Trying out my bellows (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Trying out my bellows (2) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Comment by womble posted on Nice light at breakfast at 06/09/2020 - 11:10
There was a nice light on the dining room table at breakfast this morning. Lacking more interesting macro subjects easily to hand, I indulged in some lens fetish photos. K50/4 macro taking the portrait of the K50/1.2.
SMC Pentax 50mm "K" f/1.2. par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
SMC Pentax 50mm "K" f/1.2. par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Comment by womble posted on Nice light at breakfast at 05/09/2020 - 10:29
davidwozhere wrote:
I've often wondered what that rail came off. I have the larger variety (on the left) which I use on a tripod. It happily supports a K1 with a macro rig.
I think the larger one was sold (was also sold?) as a separate focus rail --- John R. may know. I bought mine as a stand-alone thing, but that was through ?ebay (probably) so no info on the original situation. Luckily, Pentax had the sense to make the lugs on the back the same so the two rails are interchangeable on the copy stand.I've often wondered what that rail came off. I have the larger variety (on the left) which I use on a tripod. It happily supports a K1 with a macro rig.
Comment by womble posted on Copy stand P again at 05/09/2020 - 10:27
Some time ago I purchased a Pentax copy stand P (see old thread). This is a collapsible copy stand that I thought might be useful for the work I do. Here is the beast:
copystand (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (2) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (3) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (4) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Although I have had it for a few years, I'd never used it in anger but I decided to use it this afternoon. I had forgotten that one reason I hadn't used it was that my K-3 did not fit on the plate on the focus rail (in fact I had completely forgotten the original thread, but that was nine years ago). Arrgghhh. Then I remembered that I have a focus rail on which the K-3 does fit. Curious. I removed the one from the copy stand to find it has two pins to locate it. These match those on my other rail perfectly and so I was in business. When I had finished I compared the two focus rails. The one on the right is the one from the copy stand, the one on the left is the separate one I had purchased at another time.
focus rail par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
As you can see, one has a much deeper attachment plate, and the rail mechanism is reversed. How very curious. I suspect that my copy stand is an early model (Phil has a P-III) and I wonder if the change in the attachment plate reflects larger cameras, or perhaps one with a motordrive? Whatever the story, I'm glad I can now use my stand with my digital SLR by swapping out the two rails.
copystand (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (2) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (3) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
copystand (4) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
Although I have had it for a few years, I'd never used it in anger but I decided to use it this afternoon. I had forgotten that one reason I hadn't used it was that my K-3 did not fit on the plate on the focus rail (in fact I had completely forgotten the original thread, but that was nine years ago). Arrgghhh. Then I remembered that I have a focus rail on which the K-3 does fit. Curious. I removed the one from the copy stand to find it has two pins to locate it. These match those on my other rail perfectly and so I was in business. When I had finished I compared the two focus rails. The one on the right is the one from the copy stand, the one on the left is the separate one I had purchased at another time.
focus rail par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
As you can see, one has a much deeper attachment plate, and the rail mechanism is reversed. How very curious. I suspect that my copy stand is an early model (Phil has a P-III) and I wonder if the change in the attachment plate reflects larger cameras, or perhaps one with a motordrive? Whatever the story, I'm glad I can now use my stand with my digital SLR by swapping out the two rails.
Comment by womble posted on Copy stand P again at 04/09/2020 - 20:44
LennyBloke wrote:
Now that is a nice (and rare) lens
Certainly took long enough to find one...Now that is a nice (and rare) lens
Comment by womble posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 04/09/2020 - 14:39
Keeps your eyes open for frogs covering the land and entering your house ...
Steve