Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/02

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Subject: [Leica] LoupeLens! (was mega lensbaby)
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Wed Aug 2 13:26:27 2006
References: <82c9dd70607311922p237839degb90929616fa16ac5@mail.gmail.com> <44CFC4E3.2030804@hemenway.com> <F7B9E136-9CD1-4A51-B5EB-FF475C7A13B2@pandora.be>

I like the effect best with close-ups. Blurred areas are unlike anything
I've seen.
Maybe there is something to bad bokeh!
I've posted a few more images: http://tinyurl.com/jvb88

I am looking for other loupes or old lenses to try out.
Any suggestions?
Perhaps a Kodak brownie lens on my DMR is next.

Eric



On 8/2/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:
>
> > Hi Eric,
> I love the close-ups of your daughter (?). But I'm not sure if you
> need a DMR for it :-)
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
>
>
> > Eric Korenman wrote:
> >
> >> Well - after all that about lensbabies, I decided to "make" a lens
> >> for
> >> myself.
> >> Equipment:
> >> 1 Hasselblad -> Leica R adapter
> >> 1 small neoprene Zing bag
> >> 1 Russian made "Horizon" 4x loupe.
> >> 2 zip ties
> >> I slit open the seems of a neoprene Zing bag and cut the bag in half.
> >> I stretched the neoprene material over the front of the adapter
> >> and used two
> >> zip ties around the body of the adpater to secure it.
> >> I made a "X" cut into the middle of the neoprene material (smaller
> >> than the
> >> body of the loupe)
> >> Finally, I inserted the loupe, eyepiece first, into the cut.
> >> Took about ten minutes.
> >> Focus is from infinity to..well.. really close up.
> >> The neoprene gives the perfect flexibilty and resistance to
> >> rapidly 'bellow'
> >> focus.
> >> See first results here: http://tinyurl.com/jvb88
> >> Second pic is a self portrait.
> >> Eric
> >
> >
> >
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Replies: Reply from kennybod at mac.com (Kenneth Frazier) ([Leica] LoupeLens! (was mega lensbaby))
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