Hi!
Hehe... No, it's not a frankencam. Not even a franken-lens, I think. I'm just trying out some macro setups within reach.
Indeed, that did not occur to me... To much influence of those British invaders :).
I've shown examples from two of the setups already, the "springbug" and "spore capsule" PESOs.
For "Springbug" I used the A*200/4 macro and the AF1.7 TC. http://www.oksne.net/paw/springbug.html
For "Spore capsule" I used a reversed FA50/1.4 on a bellows. http://www.oksne.net/paw/imgp6258-sporehus.html
Indeed. Fascinating...
I'm also playing with the mentioned combo of A*200/4 macro and FA50/1.4 reversed, and next trial will be the FA100/2.8 macro and same 50mm.
This week-end I found this little critter on a window: http://www.oksne.net/paw/gulloye.html
Now what comes to my memory is "Nutty Norwegian" :). You will have to work out the sharpness issue though.
Shot with the same setup as the "Springbug". This solution is very convenient for stalking insects, because it effectively becomes a 340mm lens with macro capabilities and (limited) autofocus. Working range at 1:1 is about half a meter, I think. However, I the pictures tend to turn out on the soft side. I haven't tested this thoroughly enough to tell whether it's the converter or my technique failing, but could be useable for many situations nonetheless. As you can see, even the built-in flash has some merit for this combo. -Except for the red eyes...LOL...
Pardon my asking. What do you mean by "stalking". Even with my Tamron 90/2.5 with matching converter, the initial aim is not easy... How can one stalk a moving object with the lens that has more than 1:1 field of view...
Nutty, definitely nutty :).
Boris
