Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is this the rig that makes it work? http://harrysproshop.com/90mm_Macro_Elmar/90mm_macro_elmar.html I'm amazed that the rangefinder is that accurate. Focusing the Noctilux at 5 ft is one thing, this macro setup I am flabbergasted that it works so well! Great stuff. -rei On 05/11/2010 09:28 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Thank you everyone for looking. This was fun to try out and the focus was > pretty easy as there is an angled magnifier that screws into the eyepiece. > THe parallax correction is excellent also. I was just shooting some flowers > and trying it out. This was shot on a tripod for the best quality. I had to > recompose (so the tail went out of focus a little) after the subject > expressed its displeasure by making a very large deposit on the leaf! I > think that it had poodle bones in it. > Focus distance was about half a metre and this is a crop of course. This is > about one quarter of the original pixels wide and the view you see is at > actual pixels level (not downsampled). So the magnification is effectively > 240ppi divided by 90~100ppi screen resolution > The grasshopper is about 100mm long in the body (~4 inches for our US > friends) > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 11 May 2010 22:58, Rei Shinozuka<shino at panix.com> wrote: > > >> I have to ask, how is this possible? First, of course, it's an amazing, >> arresting image. >> >> Forgive my ignorance, but I've never done any sort of macro before. >> Outside of a visoflex, how can you get this close to something and focus? >> Inquiring minds need to know! >> >> Thanks, >> -rei >> >> >> >> On 05/11/2010 12:34 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >> >>> You're right, rangefinders can't do close ups. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 11 May 2010 14:33, Vince Passaro<passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Send it back. That's not close enough. >>>> V >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Geoff Hopkinson<hopsternew at >>>> gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Today I received a macro adapter for my Macro Elmar 90 and tried it out >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> on >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> my M9 (ISO 800 100% crop). >>>>> No Valanga Irregularis were harmed in the making of this portrait >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/2/ghcu.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Geoff >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >