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Apr 8, 2021 10:17:33   #
crafterwantabe Loc: Mn
 
Fantastic cat shots. Beautiful kitty

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Apr 8, 2021 10:27:28   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Thank you Mike, junglejim1949, John, Stan, crafterwantabe! All the images, and especially the final, seem like a wide-angle shot. But, they're all distortion free with a 50mm, just way closer than a 50 can usually focus. There's no cropping for the final either, with all the possibilities a 24MP image can be used.

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Apr 8, 2021 11:06:19   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Great close-up portrait shots, Paul.

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Apr 8, 2021 11:42:20   #
SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL
 
Gabby is a beautiful kitty and it is apparent that the photographer loves the model.

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Apr 8, 2021 16:48:42   #
Susan yamakawa
 
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Apr 9, 2021 09:35:28   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Thank you Earnest, Jan, Susan Initially, Gabby was scared of the cat in the images on the large computer. Now, she just looks but I can't tell if she just isn't scared or now understands that's her, like a mirror.

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Apr 9, 2021 13:55:03   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
An extension tube is a hollow tube that fits between your lens and the body of your camera. An extension tube is used to alter the MFD (minimum focus distance) of the attached lens. They allow you to focus on subjects that are closer to the camera and achieve greater magnification.

Images in this post use a 50mm lens with a 12mm extension tube.

Gabby up close by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The Canon FD 50mm f/1.2L lens used in these images dates from 1980. The lens is manual focus, from back when everything was manual focus in 1980. The FD 50L had a reputation (then) for being the β€œmost advanced 50mm lens” of its time, mainly due to the aspherical design that kept the size and weight WAY down for the f/1.2 aperture size.

The lens has a MFD of 0.5 meter or about 20 inches. Twenty inches already is a relatively short / close minimum focus distance. Adding a 12mm extension tube adjusts the lens such that it won't focus at all until you're about 10 inches or closer from the subject.

Gabby up close


Shot wide open at the minimum 20 inches, the f/1.2 aperture is razor thin. Adding the extension tube further changes the lens properties as the f-number 'aperture' is a ratio of the focal length to effective aperture diameter. Moving the 50mm lens another 12mm from the sensor via the extension tube makes the depth of field even 'thinner' for the same aperture setting on the lens. At f/5.6, the sharp depth of field is just wide enough to cover Gabby's eye in profile, below.

Gabby up close


Canon was one of the pioneers of "super-speed" lenses. In the 1960s and 70s, quality films were still fairly slow speed, so super fast lenses served a very tangible purpose. To shoot a 100, 64, or even 25 ISO film in anything but the brightest light requires lenses that dip below f/2. Canon made several of these ultra fast lenses for the FD system, including the initial L-series releases in 1979-81 of the FD 24mm f/1.4L, FD 50mm f/1.2L, and FD 85mm f/1.2L lenses.

Gabby up close


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
An extension tube is a hollow tube that fits betwe... (show quote)


Gabby is a lovely cat. Your portraits bely a luv you must feel for this feline. Thanx for sharing!

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Apr 12, 2021 01:54:00   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Sinewsworn wrote:
Gabby is a lovely cat. Your portraits bely a luv you must feel for this feline. Thanx for sharing!


Thank you Timothy! I have more to come. I missed this internet holiday of Pet Day. Maybe later this week for new results.

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Apr 12, 2021 11:49:25   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you Timothy! I have more to come. I missed this internet holiday of Pet Day. Maybe later this week for new results.



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Apr 12, 2021 12:33:19   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
I’ll never tire of your portraits of Gabby. She has such lovely eyes! I am also amazed that she is such a cooperative model.

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Apr 12, 2021 13:03:04   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
An extension tube is a hollow tube that fits between your lens and the body of your camera. An extension tube is used to alter the MFD (minimum focus distance) of the attached lens. They allow you to focus on subjects that are closer to the camera and achieve greater magnification.

Images in this post use a 50mm lens with a 12mm extension tube.

Gabby up close by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The Canon FD 50mm f/1.2L lens used in these images dates from 1980. The lens is manual focus, from back when everything was manual focus in 1980. The FD 50L had a reputation (then) for being the β€œmost advanced 50mm lens” of its time, mainly due to the aspherical design that kept the size and weight WAY down for the f/1.2 aperture size.

The lens has a MFD of 0.5 meter or about 20 inches. Twenty inches already is a relatively short / close minimum focus distance. Adding a 12mm extension tube adjusts the lens such that it won't focus at all until you're about 10 inches or closer from the subject.

Gabby up close


Shot wide open at the minimum 20 inches, the f/1.2 aperture is razor thin. Adding the extension tube further changes the lens properties as the f-number 'aperture' is a ratio of the focal length to effective aperture diameter. Moving the 50mm lens another 12mm from the sensor via the extension tube makes the depth of field even 'thinner' for the same aperture setting on the lens. At f/5.6, the sharp depth of field is just wide enough to cover Gabby's eye in profile, below.

Gabby up close


Canon was one of the pioneers of "super-speed" lenses. In the 1960s and 70s, quality films were still fairly slow speed, so super fast lenses served a very tangible purpose. To shoot a 100, 64, or even 25 ISO film in anything but the brightest light requires lenses that dip below f/2. Canon made several of these ultra fast lenses for the FD system, including the initial L-series releases in 1979-81 of the FD 24mm f/1.4L, FD 50mm f/1.2L, and FD 85mm f/1.2L lenses.

Gabby up close


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
An extension tube is a hollow tube that fits betwe... (show quote)

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Apr 17, 2021 08:57:12   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Thank you Carol, Joe! I come and find Gabby in her two main sleep places. Some pictures usually involves some petting too, so she doesn't run off at the sign of the camera.

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