Free lensing -- anyone tried it?
Jan 18, 2013 09:28:17 #
Had a class do this. REALLY IMPORTANT...use in dust free area. Interesting results...kinda like the old "monkey cam".
Jan 18, 2013 10:18:40 #
OnDSnap wrote:
If everyone had "OMG" attitudes about everything, we'd still be in the stone age, I don't think it's meant as a do it every day or to do at all, but those with imagination and the b%^&s to try something new or different seem to get ahead, or at the very least seem to get things accomplished, good or bad...if it ain't for you...don't do it!
Dead on!
Jan 18, 2013 13:12:42 #
Jan 19, 2013 07:15:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
The only way this could happen is with a very large camera underwater. :D
JR1 wrote:
...why would any sane photographer want to introduce another way to let carp into the camera body
The only way this could happen is with a very large camera underwater. :D
I'm sure JR1 is using an anagram when he writes "Carp".
Jan 20, 2013 07:08:48 #
JR1 wrote:
I know what it is but why would any sane photographer want to introduce another way to let carp into the camera body
Let 'carp' into the camera body?! Sounds fishy to me. Do you proofread yourself before hitting the send button? Or did you really mean carp and not crap?
Jan 20, 2013 07:23:59 #
[quote=jerryc41]
I think this would also invalidate the cameras warranty if water entered the camera body
JR1 wrote:
...why would any sane photographer want to introduce another way to let carp into the camera body
I think this would also invalidate the cameras warranty if water entered the camera body
Jan 20, 2013 12:36:45 #
PhotoArtsLA wrote:
Look this up:
LensBaby
It does "freelancing" right.
LensBaby
It does "freelancing" right.
1. free-lensing,it's not the same thing
2. a good reason to try this:experimenting. but not with your standard lens! try old lenses of film cameras,especially MF or LF,they give you better coverage,meaning more movement possibility.
Jan 21, 2013 13:10:13 #
RickH wrote:
Ok, this is pretty far out there, but for what its worth: has anyone experimented with "free lensing". It's the photographic equivalent of free climbing, you disconnect the lens from your SLR and manually position it at angles
here's a video:
How to Shoot Freelensing Photos ("Stuck at Home" Photos Idea #3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WerEA1BZRYA
here's a video:
How to Shoot Freelensing Photos ("Stuck at Home" Photos Idea #3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WerEA1BZRYA
You can quickly achieve the same effects with Photoshop so why risk the camera for generally silly pix?
Jan 21, 2013 14:45:05 #
RickH, isn't there a difference betwin Taking photographs and "achieving effects"?
here is what i did last week with my Rebel 2Ti and a 75mm bronica lens for film camera.
here is what i did last week with my Rebel 2Ti and a 75mm bronica lens for film camera.
Jan 21, 2013 20:22:42 #
Sort of reminds me of a night in Alongapo in the late '60's. If you don't know where or what Alongapo is then this isn't a funny observation...don't ask...
Jan 22, 2013 03:34:19 #
OnDSnap wrote:
If everyone had "OMG" attitudes about everything, we'd still be in the stone age, I don't think it's meant as a do it every day or to do at all, but those with imagination and the b%^&s to try something new or different seem to get ahead, or at the very least seem to get things accomplished, good or bad...if it ain't for you...don't do it!
OMG Snap!
Jan 22, 2013 03:55:17 #
elie wrote:
RickH, isn't there a difference betwin Taking photographs and "achieving effects"?
here is what i did last week with my Rebel 2Ti and a 75mm bronica lens for film camera.
here is what i did last week with my Rebel 2Ti and a 75mm bronica lens for film camera.
Elie, welcome to the Hog. Good to see someone getting experimental. I have a lens you would like. It's two round cardboard tubes that telescope in and out of each other for focus. It has a body cap with a hole in it on the rear to be able to mount it, and a 3" magnifying glass for an optic that came from the 99 cent store hot melted on the other. I've also adorned the front end with the obligatory RedRing to fool the anal. I'm sure it pumps dirt worse than the Canon 100-400 (which I also have). But that's why God created shovels, so I can clean the inside of the camera once in a while.
But it take some really great fotos, complete with flare and all. Much softer than a Holga. Elie, if you enjoyed freelensing, you would love one of these. You should build one. Let me know if you need help with one.
Happy shooting
Jan 22, 2013 04:48:50 #
sharpshooter, thanks for the welcome!
yes, i like to experiment between serious shooting sessions,that's what make us progress,not the perfection seeking of digital manipulations. well, that's what i personnally believe, with 50 years of doing film photo.
yes, i like to experiment between serious shooting sessions,that's what make us progress,not the perfection seeking of digital manipulations. well, that's what i personnally believe, with 50 years of doing film photo.
Mar 13, 2014 17:17:06 #
Just tried this for the 1st time last night. Used my old Olympus E-520 and a Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens from film camera. Used indoors with poor lighting but I definitely like the effect.
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