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david strachan Posted October 3, 2016 Share #8 Posted October 3, 2016 Fabulous documentation Jack. Now these are your "flow hives(?)" can you tell us a bit about them..Liguria Bees? cheers.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted October 3, 2016 Share #9 Posted October 3, 2016 Hello Jaques, Nice photos. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted October 7, 2016 Share #10 Posted October 7, 2016 Very interesting photos Jaques … and a very under-rated macro lens capable of excellent results. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks everyone- yes the Vivitar lens is really good- and a perfect match to the m240 with liveview. I have a Fuji XT-1 with the 60mm macro lens- and I found that much harder to get good results with than the leica- despite the auto focus, etc. It is a bit of a challenge taking photos when you are wearing a full bee suit and leather gloves- the manual nature of the Leica is a real benifit in this situation as it simplifies everything- it's hard to think about your camera settings when 25,000 bees are all around you... The vivitar lens works so much better than using macro rings- or bellows on the leica for handheld use. The lens has excellent markings for reproduction ratios and DOF- and a long smooth focus throw. It is quite similar to the Leica 65mm macro lens for visoflex- but is faster at f2.8. If I was looking to do some macro work with an M240 I can heartily recommend going onto to ebay to find one of these Vivitar lenses. Another point is- despite the relative crudity of the Leica M240 EVF- it works perfectly well for manual focusing even with these very shallow DOF's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted October 11, 2016 Share #12 Posted October 11, 2016 Just spotted a Vivitar 55mm macro in OM fitting at a well known d-d-dealer The lens was made by Komine and also marketed/branded as Elicar, Panagor, Soligor, Quantaray, Rokunar, and Sears. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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