Mark, those are some UGLY critter you got there! Your photographic work is, however, quite impressive, even if the result is to almost dislodge my lunch -- and make my appetite for dinner disappear.
Dan On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent shots. I've never done any macro work that I was really happy with. > > We caught a black widow the other day using a jar. It's very pretty, but the > curved glass makes getting a clear shot quite difficult, and I'm not willing > to let her out for a portrait session. > > > On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: > >> This weekend I tested out the D-FA 100mm macro combined with a Kiron MC-7 2x >> teleconverter and also combined with a Pentax 1.7x AF adapter as >> alternatives to >> a 200mm macro lens. The combo with the Kiron was OK, but not great. However, >> I >> was really impressed with the results with the 1.7x converter. Here's one >> test >> shot of a dragonfly who was pawing around on a sandy hill a pine barrens: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671.jpg >> >> Cropped to actual pixels to see the detail in the eyes - and the injury to >> its >> right eye: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2671_cr.jpg >> >> A Bee Hunter: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745.jpg >> >> Actual pixel crop of its compound eyes: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/temp/pdml/IMGP2745_cr.jpg >> >> I used the 1.7x adapter only as a teleconverter, with AF turned off. Having a >> modest degree of af functionality might be useful also. >> >> Shots with the Kiron really lacked in sharp edge definition, though were not >> as >> bad as I was expecting. Some samples can be seen in a blog post here: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ >> >> or here: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/the-blackthorn-wand >> >> I'm pretty satisfied with the 1.7x telelconverter - though I still hope to >> hear >> from Pentax that they can fixed the lens! >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
