[LRflex] An extraordinary cross-breed : Exakta/Topcon/M42/Canon close-up lens

Hi Art, and everyone else.
first test series with the cannibalised Exakta/Topcon/M42/Canon 20D 
Hybrid close-up lens.
If the out of focus background (and foreground) is what people mean by 
bokeh, then this combo is, IMO,
bloody fantastic!!!!
I personally find the effect stupendous, absolutely perfect for flower 
shots!!
Looks as if it performs best at f8, but I think the other apertures are 
quite usable.
Start here, and click along the next shots:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2872_f1_8
There may be some wind movement causing slight oof effects, it's cool, 
breezy and overcast today.

I find this crop absolutely gob-smacking
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2874_f8_crop

The construction is : Auto Topcor 1,8/58mm, connected to an Exakta 
mount, connected to the barrel of an M42 Auto Teleplus
converter with the optics removed, then attached to the 20D with an 
M42/EOS adapter.
I tried leaving the optics in and adjusting the whole thing to infinity 
focus - after 2 shots I decided to forget it, I might just as well have 
used the bottom of a beer bottle as a lens.
cheers
Douglas
NATSTEK@xxxxxxx wrote:

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>Art
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