DES Posted May 15, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 15, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just received my new flash the new SF58,and thought I would try it out with a little close up work.These shots were done on an M8 with bellows,Elmar 65/3.5 and Visoflex111 People are always saying the M8 is'nt any good for macro,but I love it and had a great time taking these. Hope you like them.....These were not my first two shots!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hoppyman Posted May 16, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 16, 2009 Very cool and inspirational! Can you describe your setup please? (flash mode, focus ?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 16, 2009 Share #3 Posted May 16, 2009 You have apparently proven people wrong about the M8 being capable of macro work. These are both exceptional captures with outstanding sharpness and timing. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted May 16, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 16, 2009 DES, beautiful images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 16, 2009 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2009 DES - Excellent, beautiful. I slightly prefer the B&W for its sense of purity and added beauty which is slightly reduced in the color version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted May 17, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 17, 2009 No! No! No! It cannot be so Excellent work. How difficult was the focussing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DES Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted May 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you for all the kind words. Regarding the set up. I set the flash to TTL. with the secondary flash to Off. I set the focal length of the lens manually on the flash,because the lens is'nt coded. then I set the aperture to F22 to match the lens, Then with the flash set to its "Tilt" position I mounted this with the camera and bellows to the tripod. I then had a bowl of water positioned below a tap and marked the exact point where a drop entered the surface of the water with a pencil point and I focussed my lens on this. The flow of water was then regulated to release 1 drop of water every 5 seconds or so. After taking a few shots it is not too difficult to adjust the shutter to achieve the shot you are looking for. a slightly later release for the effect above, earlier for the so called "Crown" effect. I later found I could do this without the tripod for speed, but to fix the camera is still better and not so much hit and miss. Oh yes and the bellows were extended enough just to fill the frame with the shot. Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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