Leaf Footed Bug - Side View
Nov 12, 2019 14:51:29 #
I received a new (vintage old) lens and bellows today and of course I had to try it out on my recent Leaf Footed Bug. If you look closely you can see the tiny openings in the body walls of its abdomen which are its spiracles. With help from Bill, who is a regular on this forum who has helped educate me, these are connected to tiny blind-ended air-filled tubes called tracheae. Aren't you glad we don't have to breathe like that?
The setup I used for this is a Novoflex Noflexar 105mm f/4 macro bellows lens mounted on a Novoflex bellows. I won the lens and bellows on an Ebay auction for $36 plus shipping (a true bargain). It was used by a retired dentist that mounted it on a Nikon F series film camera to photograph the teeth he worked on.
With an outdoor temperature of 12-degrees and a light snow on the ground it's a good day to experiment in the basement with the camera.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
The setup I used for this is a Novoflex Noflexar 105mm f/4 macro bellows lens mounted on a Novoflex bellows. I won the lens and bellows on an Ebay auction for $36 plus shipping (a true bargain). It was used by a retired dentist that mounted it on a Nikon F series film camera to photograph the teeth he worked on.
With an outdoor temperature of 12-degrees and a light snow on the ground it's a good day to experiment in the basement with the camera.
As always, thanks in advance to all who view and for your comments, suggestions, questions and critique.
Nov 12, 2019 22:53:00 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
I received a new (vintage old) lens and bellows to... (show quote)
I love the golden iridescence of this image!!
Nov 12, 2019 23:08:31 #
Thanks for dropping by and the reply. The ten days that I've been away from the camera seemed like a lifetime so I feel the need to make up for it.
I've only completed two sessions with the vintage bellows lens thus far so it will take several more sessions to find its sweet spot. It has a much wider field of view than I'm accustomed to so its use for my preferences will be limited although at times I stage a more natural setting so it will be handy for those times.
From what I can see so far it appears to have good color and clarity although a tad soft at this point although I may tweak it to a tighter rendering via the size of the stacked steps and f/stop setting. Sometimes softness comes from too large of steps where I'm at the fringe of focus and non focus between shots. Time will tell as it is often said.
I've only completed two sessions with the vintage bellows lens thus far so it will take several more sessions to find its sweet spot. It has a much wider field of view than I'm accustomed to so its use for my preferences will be limited although at times I stage a more natural setting so it will be handy for those times.
From what I can see so far it appears to have good color and clarity although a tad soft at this point although I may tweak it to a tighter rendering via the size of the stacked steps and f/stop setting. Sometimes softness comes from too large of steps where I'm at the fringe of focus and non focus between shots. Time will tell as it is often said.
Nov 13, 2019 03:22:09 #
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