Sample here of a small screw. The depth of field is non-existent. https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/31415659494/in/dateposted-public/
On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no aperture linking at all. If you stop it down, the view > gets dim and you need to press the green button to meter. So > essentially you focus at 2.8, stop down to the aperture you want, > meter with the green button, and snap the pic. Its a pain, but if > your subject is static, not much of a problem. If your subject is a > bug or something more dynamic, its going to be more problematic. Live > view is also dim when stopped down... > > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> >> Gonz wrote: >>> >>> Well the Venus (Laowa) 60mm 2.8 macro lens (2:1) came. I'm very >>> impressed with the packaging. It comes with a nice protective pouch, >>> but the very nice thing was that it came in a vacuum packed wrapper >>> around the lens, assuring that no dust would get in at any time. It >>> also came with a clear front filter, a nice touch. The lens feels >>> very solid and well built. No rattling and its nice and hefty too. >>> The focus feels smooth and just the right amount of resistance. >>> >>> Tried a few pics with it and its extremely sharp. I am going to post >>> some pics here but so far it is an amazing lens for the price. The >>> stop-down metering does not bother me. I suppose it could get a >>> little problematic in situations where the subject is dynamic, like a >>> bug or something. >> >> >> By stop down metering, do you mean like old m42, where you have to stop it >> down to meter? Or rather that there isn't a lever to stop down the lens when >> you take a photo, so the aperture is physically what is set on the ring? How >> does that work in live view? My guess is that live view doesn't even >> notice. >> >> >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
