Leon, What did you do to the 12mm "A" extension tube to convince the camera it is an A lens? Regards, Bob S.
On Jan 19, 2008 4:22 AM, Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jon > > How macro is macro? > > A 100mm or 50 mm macro lens is a good starting point for macro. > > I use the 50 1.4 for macro, but I use it reversed - it gives much better > results. It should give you about 3.5 time magnification. > > I have also bought a 12 mm "A" extension tube and modified the pins to > convince the camera that it is connected to an A lens. This lets you > use PTTL flash, but doesn't give you accurate metering (I'll tell you > what needs to be changed if you are interested and want to go down this > route. It also lets you mount the K10D (and *istD and MZ-S and Z1P) > onto the bellows without a lot of mucking around (it just doesn't fit!) > > I've just bought a set of Olympus Bellows and the 38 and 20 mm bellows > lenses that give me up to about 14 times magnification. All you need to > do is change the rear mount (I'm still using the 12mm extension tube to > let the camera fit and to pretend it's an "A" lens). I haven't had too > much time to play with it yet, but I've just come back from a field trip > with some tiny marine animals to photograph, so tomorrow is the proper > testing. > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > jon carver wrote: > > Hi Ya'll, > > Haven't really been active lately but have found this list very helpful in > > the past. > > > > One of the things I absolutely love about my wee point-and-shoot is the > > macro mode but sometimes I'm without the PnS so I'm looking for suggestions > > on a macro kit for the DSLR. My current DSLR kit is a K10D, both DA* zooms, > > DA 70 limited and the DA 40 limited (soon to be replaced with the 21). > > Anyway, I've been thinking of getting the FA 50/1.4 and a bellows so that I > > can start taking some macro shots with the big cam. One of the reasons I > > like this idea is that this kit would be dual purpose. The 50/1.4 seems > > like it would work well for macro *and* it would be nice to have at least > > one fast lens in the kit. However, I'd love to hear some other suggestions. > > I've noticed a 100 f/4 seems to be a popular choice so I'd love to hear > > opinions on that lens. I'd also like to hear what some have to say about > > lighting products as well. Basically, I'm about to invest and would like to > > feel confident that I'm making the right choices. > > Thanks in advance, > > -jon > > > > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
