Thank you, Ann. On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 10:33 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > Gallery worked fine.. and all lovely shots .. slightpreference for the Hosta > and the tomatos > > ann > > > > On 8/7/2016 9:38 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> Shots taken in my garden over the last two days using a macro lens >> augmented with an extension tube. >> >> https://goo.gl/tqNvzT >> >> Seen in order: >> >> - pink phlox >> - Japanese anemone buds >> - emerging flowers of a Hosta >> - turtlehead >> - ripening tomato >> >> The DFA 645 90mm 2.8 macro is a fabulous lens, but doesn't allow close >> enough focussing for the really small stuff. So I ordered a set of >> used extension tubes (Pentax Auto Extension Tube-A 645) from a dude in >> Japan and received them quite quickly, on Thursday. After some quick >> tests I figured the best way to test these out properly was to train >> them on some plant life. The extension tubes were created well before >> the Z and so only some features function. There's no AF, but the >> aperture works. >> >> All shots taken with the 645z, DFA 90mm 2.8 macro. Most are at f:4.0, >> 800 ISO, but the tomato is at f:16, and the turtleheads are at f:8.0. >> >> All shots lit by filtered sunlight. Turtleheads and tomato I diffused >> with a 5-in-1 reflector silk because full sun. I also added a small >> gold reflector to the tomato to warm that up and add fill. >> >> [I haven't used Google Plus for some time and needed a place to stash >> this gallery, so I gave it a try again. Let me know if this fails to >> work for you.] >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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