Yes my belleos and my extension tubes are both M42 mount. Forgot about a reverse ring for the 50mm.
I know i don't have one around here. I'll look for one. Dave On Dec 18, 2007 9:55 AM, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dave > > > I know i have a set of manual extension tubes here > > and some were i > > have bellows, and a 360 flash. Cables are in a box > > some were, and i > > have a Pentax M42 to K mount adaptor and a 50mm.. > > > > I still have some time on my hands, so maybe i'll > > try this out. > > It really is pretty simple once you get the setup in > place. I forgot to mention the adapter that lets you > reverse mount a lens on the bellows. My bellows is > actually an old screwount set - I have an M42 to K > mount adapter on a small extension tube and leave that > on the end of the bellows. I had pretty good luck with > an SMC M 50mm f1.7 lens reverse mounted on this setup. > For a while I used a Sigma 50mm f2.8, but the Pentax > M50 f4 macro really is the sharpest. > > > Do you leave the side lights on when you shoot, or > > switch them off for > > the shot. What bulbs do you find work best, if they > > are left on. I'm > > heading to a hardware store today.:-) > > I usually leave the side bulbs on - despite looking > bright in the photo, they are really insignificant in > terms of how muchlight they put out. I stop down to > f11 - 22 depending on how flat the crystal is. My math > may be wrong, but with 100mm of extension f16 is an > effective f64. > > For the lights - I have some really ancient screw in > florescent bulbs. I think any bulb will work so long > as it does not get hot... > > Good luck! > > - MCC > > > -------------------------- > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > > Photo Books: > www.lulu.com/cassino > -------------------------- > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
