Hi all,
After a couple of questions how I have made the new body, lens, etc.
images for the KMP (for example FA*300/4.5, A16/2.8 Fish, A24/2.8, LX,
superProgam, etc.), here is a short description.
No, I did not use my most favorite of all, the A100/2.8 Macro. No, no,
I used a Canon zoom lens!!! Why you ask? Well, because I cannot mount
my lens on a digital body, and this is definitely a digital project. I
needed pictures of high (photographic) quality but with maximum
dimension 500 pixel or less.
Ao I played _a lot_ with lighting setups, higher contrast, lower
contrast, DOF, etc. Imagine how much film I would have burned, how long
I would have waited for the film development, and how many extra
exposures I would have made...
My final setup is like this. Casio QV-4000 digital camera (with a Canon
7-21 mm f/2-2.5 lens). Bogen tripod with a 3D Bogen head. A small
white plate as "floor" and some styropor left, right, and behind the
white floor plate. Two halogen lights, one pointed directly at the
"subject", one pointing towards one of the styropor "walls" (long live
the manual white-balance of the Casio!!!). Exposures of 1/6 second at
f/8, two-second self-timer. Turned on the grid in camera's display for
proper alignment. Resolution: 1024x768.
Digital manipulation using PaintShopPro 6.0: increase contrast a bit,
darken a bit, reduce size to about 1/4, sharpen a bit. Add copyright
notice, add a frame. Save a progressive-scan JPG.
And that's that. The biggest problem of all is to find equipment to
photograph...
Best wishes to all,
Boz
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