Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
works with a reversed 50mm on a bellows if you don't stop down beyond 5.6. HTH, Jostein - Original Message - 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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
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 ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
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 -- I do it like Bill does if I am using a tripod. With a monopod I focus the lens manually. Joe

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - 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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Christian
- Original Message - 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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
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

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
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 ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread David Mann
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