Looped
Been into the scrap box looking for 'something interesting' Came across this piece of braid that I then looped and laid on the desk-top.
What I really wanted to do was to try out my latest vintage lens. And this is a monster - very much a case of the lens holding the camera not vice-versa. Of course, its minimum focusing distance is just over 8 feet making it very unsuitable for indoor use. However, attachig all my extension tubes got me to about 3 feet from the piece of braid, and the section photographed is just under 3 inches of it.
Focus is something of a nightmare because my tripod is not stable enough and there is a lot of shake - very much a case of slowly and carefully does it, and delayed-release. Depth of field is pretty thin even at the aperture of f8 I used for this photograph.
Was it worth the bother?
Yes - because it was fun.
Yes - because its a challenge.
Yes - because I've learnt something about an obscure Russian lens.
No - because I could get a technically better result using a more standard lens.
Russian Telemar 22A 200mm f5.6 .................................. less than 3 "
Looped
Been into the scrap box looking for 'something interesting' Came across this piece of braid that I then looped and laid on the desk-top.
What I really wanted to do was to try out my latest vintage lens. And this is a monster - very much a case of the lens holding the camera not vice-versa. Of course, its minimum focusing distance is just over 8 feet making it very unsuitable for indoor use. However, attachig all my extension tubes got me to about 3 feet from the piece of braid, and the section photographed is just under 3 inches of it.
Focus is something of a nightmare because my tripod is not stable enough and there is a lot of shake - very much a case of slowly and carefully does it, and delayed-release. Depth of field is pretty thin even at the aperture of f8 I used for this photograph.
Was it worth the bother?
Yes - because it was fun.
Yes - because its a challenge.
Yes - because I've learnt something about an obscure Russian lens.
No - because I could get a technically better result using a more standard lens.
Russian Telemar 22A 200mm f5.6 .................................. less than 3 "