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[alfredo]

Olympus EPL-1 Industar 50-2 extension tubes.

[Pharaoh]

1. Beautiful!!!!

[alfredo]

4. Thank you.

[Adsos Letter]

3. Nice! The centrally focused (?) drop looks like a diamond.

nice

[alfredo]

5. Thanks. Focusing rails makes Macro so much easier.

[Pharaoh]

6. Tell me about focusing

rails alberto,

[alfredo]

10. Here's an image of a simple rail.

You attach it to your tripod and put your camera on the rail.






I first frame the shot, get the focus close with the lens, then I carefully turn the knob on the rail to fine tune it. Some times I have to reframe and refocus.

You can get elaborate ones that move back and forth and side to side.

[Pharaoh]

9. And

extension tubes

I've looked into them, but don't know what kind of lens to use with them. I have a macro lens.

I've also seen incredible macro with a reversed wide angle lens.

[alfredo]

11. I use my legacy glass with the extension tubes. If you have a good macro lens,

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you don't need bellows or extension tubes. I have experience with extension tubes, so I decided that was the way to go. Maybe some day I will get a Macro lens, but until then the extension tubes will do. Another alternative is Bellows.




Higher the magnification, the harder the shot. At high magnification, any slight breeze can screw up the image.


The lenses I use with extension tubes are the Yashinon DX 50mm 1.7 and the Industar 50-2 50mm 3.5. The Industar was used for this shot. Both lenses were used and very reasonably priced.

[alfredo]

20. I just ordered a reverse ring for my 28mm.

[demwing]

27. you're right, it has facets! / nt

[Voice for Peace]

7. oooh.. gorgeous picture

thanks!

[alfredo]

12. Thanks.

[secondwind]

8. this is an amazing photo.... just amazing!

[alfredo]

13. Thanks. I will get better with practice and study.

[burrowowl]

14. K&R

[WheelWalker]

15. Muscari neglectum ?

[alfredo]

16. Yes. They are taking over my lawn and have moved to several other lawns.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Very nice

Good DOF control

[alfredo]

19. Thanks. I cranked the aperture down to get that DOF.

[shenmue]

18. Wow! :)

That's beautiful.

[alfredo]

21. Thanks

[Solly Mack]

22. Lovely!

[alfredo]

23. thanks.

[Callalily]

24. You produce the most

amazing macros!

[alfredo]

25. Thanks. When it comes down to it, I don't know what I am doing. I get lucky

and some turn out. That was the one keeper out of 30 plus images I took around various yards.

BTW, a garden kneeling pad is an essential part of your macro kit.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

26. K&R nt

[catbyte]

28. What is that? A grape hyacinth? Beautiful.

[alfredo]

29. Thanks. Yes it is. Grape Hyancinth and Henbit are taking over our neighborhood.

The Henbit is edible, so I feel shame as I dig it out of the yard.

[nikto]

30. marijuana seeds sure do look beautiful in the morning...

Gawgeous.


And the mature plant is beautiful too...









Ah...True Beauty.

[alfredo]

31. I like the colors in the third image.

[JDPriestly]

32. Words fail.

[alfredo]

33. Thanks.

When words fail me, I try interpretive dance.

I don't get invited out much anymore.