grebeman
Old Codgers Group
- Name
- Barrie
Having been given a Kern Paillard Yvar 150mm, f/4 C mount lens a few weeks ago, along with 10mm, 20mm and 40mm extension tubes I just can't help myself in using it. The focusing range with the extension tubes fitted is very limited, focusing is best achieved by moving the camera, either when hand held or using a focusing rack when tripod mounted, with bigger adjustments requiring the repositioning of the tripod, so all rather time consuming and fiddly. Accurate focus really requires the use of the zoomed in focusing facility, so no grab shots with this set up.
It's the quality of the results allied with the longer working distance (useful for insects but offset by the time required to set up) that keeps making me take it out.
Here are a few from this morning for you to judge image quality, feedback appreciated. The camera used for all the shots was a Panansonic G1, no shots have been cropped. All shots tripod mounted except the last, which was hand held.
This was either 10mm or 20mm extension
50mm of extension
60mm of extension
20mm of extension
70mm of extension
20mm of extension
Barrie
It's the quality of the results allied with the longer working distance (useful for insects but offset by the time required to set up) that keeps making me take it out.
Here are a few from this morning for you to judge image quality, feedback appreciated. The camera used for all the shots was a Panansonic G1, no shots have been cropped. All shots tripod mounted except the last, which was hand held.
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This was either 10mm or 20mm extension
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50mm of extension
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60mm of extension
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20mm of extension
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70mm of extension
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20mm of extension
Barrie