Do I understand you correctly: You shot this on 35mm film using the Pentax macro lens, and then scanned the negative/slide on a flatbed scanner?
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The purple tint must come from a little flash underexposure or the Canon > scanner 9900f during scan. > The scanner needs a random recalibration when using the supplied twain modul > for unknown reason, > otherwise I get an ugly red and blue tint. > With Vuescan it's a lot better but Vuescan does not recognise the negative > size automatically for batch processing. > > On the other side, peacock feathers do change the colour from green to blue > and others if you turn them in the light. > Very fascinating.... > > I'm quite happy with the sharpness, should I expect a lot more from that > lens? > I'm not used to macro photography yet, that was one of the first shots, > maybe I nedd to focus better :-) > > > thanks for commenting > Markus > > > RE: PESO:peacocks eye Pentax Macro lens 50mm > > > Hi Markus, > > The pic doesn't look particularly sharp, colors look a little washed out, > and what's with all the purple fringing? > > Shel > > > > > > I got a nearly new Pentax A50mm 2.8 macro lens from an internet > > auction and this PESO is one of the first shots I made with it. > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2963802 > > > >
