[LRflex] Re: An extraordinary cross-breed II

Forgot to mention - all shots straight off the card, no additional 
processing except for re-sizing and conversion to jpeg for posting.
Douglas

Douglas Sharp wrote:

>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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>>OUTSTANDING!!
>>Art
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