Nice. Snowflakes are quite amazing, but what's even more amazing is
that more than one list member is willing to devote the time and work
it requires to accomplish this type of photography. Well done.
Paul
On Dec 28, 2005, at 4:00 PM, Jostein wrote:
Hi gang,
Today I finally got around to play with real snow in front of my macro
setup.
After sifting through the results, this is what's left:
http://www.oksne.net/foto/html/images/snow/images.asp
I've tried two optical combinations today. The M-28/2.8 reversed on
bellows is quite nice, but it's a real PITA to work with bellows and
manual apertures. Especially with thick gloves on. The upside is that
the bellows allow varying magnification.
The other combination, A*200/4 with a FA50/1.4 reversed is still my
preferred combo. However, I do stop the reversed lens down from 1.4 to
2.0. According to the books, the reversed lens should be used wide
open, but I find that stopping the FA down to 2.0 improves constrast a
lot.
Enjoy,
Jostein
