On Jul 12, 2005, at 2:45 AM, William Robb wrote:
I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or
bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back.
Ditto.
Godfrey
works with a reversed 50mm on a bellows if you don't stop down beyond
5.6.
HTH,
Jostein
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work
Oh heck...
I have to correct that to shutterbutton pressed before my *istD goes
sulking. :-)
I wrote:
Because of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak up on your
prey with the shutterbutton depressed and get a well focused shot
on first approach.
The only depressing thing around here
Toralf Lund started another poll:
I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they
seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in
relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly
people here prefer do to the focusing when
Jostein wrote:
Toralf,
I think I've missed both your original posts, so I'll have to answer
you on general basis about AF in my macro shots.
Sorry if I'm repeating stuff from the other thread.
I don't think you are...
That other thread was mainly about how different macro lenses compare to
On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed:
I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since
they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just
wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro
lenses, how exactly people here prefer
On 12/7/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
Once I'm in the ballpark with magnification, then it's a simple matter of
moving the camera/lens backwards or forwards until focus is achieved.
This can be handheld, or on a Pentax focussing rail :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or
bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back.
William Robb
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I do it like Bill does if I am using a tripod. With a monopod I focus
the lens manually.
Joe
The mad doctor intends to... to... mutilate another poor innocent
defenseless lens. The horror, the horror...
Cotty wrote:
On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed:
I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since
they seem to be the fashion around here
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My macro lens is not very versatile though, and I am still
considering an
A*200 f/4 to convert to EOS.
With the versatility of stopped-down metering?!? How is that for
handheld?
You sure there's not some macro lens in the Canon
Toralf Lund wrote:
Jostein wrote:
[ snip ]
I sometimes use AF with my FA100/2.8 macro. The bee shot I posted a
week ago is one example where it worked well. However, AF is even
more useful with manual focus lenses when it comes to macro. Because
of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak
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From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My macro lens is not very versatile
Jostein wrote:
Sulking mode
Kids are off to the lake for a swim, the little buggers, while I have to
stay indoors mounting a new dishwasher that simply doesn't fit very well
in the gap after the old one. The new box is exactly 2mm too wide. :-(
/Sulking mode
You have my sympathy. For
On 12/7/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:
With the versatility of stopped-down metering?!? How is that for
handheld?
Hah!! Good point. Sod it.
Can't afford it anyway ;-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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On Jul 12, 2005, at 7:42 PM, Toralf Lund wrote:
I though I might make this one look like another little survey,
since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was
just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding
macro lenses, how exactly people here prefer do
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