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Anna Bergel
{K:614} 6/1/2006
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fantastic.. even if a bit creepy. great focus and comp.
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Ann Van Breemen
{K:13399} 12/26/2005
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Perfect title, Joggie. Great Macro. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Cheers, Ann.
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 12/24/2005
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Incredible work, as always, Joggie!
My best wishes for a very happy Christmas.
Chris
P.S. Please e-mail me at : chrisspracklen@btopenworld.com so that I can send you news of my own personal website. Thanks!
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Bryan Jarmain
{K:11941} 12/22/2005
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Amazing sharpness and zero DOF here. I wish there was a little more DOF, but can't complain with a shot like this. Apparently a normal cheep teleconverter (eg 3x) will also do an excellent job at making a 3:1 (in this example) macro lens out of a 1:1 macro lens without loosing focal distance. The effective apperture will also loose about 3 stops (in this specific case). I plan to try with a 2x TC sometime...
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Sally Morgan
{K:9219} 12/21/2005
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Really very striking - and thank you for the info in the comments - I'm going to have a look on eBay!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 12/21/2005
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Hi Joggie, Outstanding high definition and details, and a very natural looking combination of tones. Looks very surreal, but a shot to be envious of... My compliments!
Cheers,
hugo
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andree lerat
{K:17476} 12/19/2005
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Wonderful macro shot.
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Francesco Francesco
{K:8101} 12/19/2005
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Super!!!!!!Unbelivable sharpness!!!! Congratulations!!!!!Ciao
Happy Christmas! Ciao
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 12/19/2005
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Hi Rich, to confirm my previous post - I got the following info from the Ephotozine site about a 2x macro converter made by Teleplus and available in Great Britain. It seems to be very similar than the one I have:
Macro Converter
This seven-element 2x converter has the added benefit of a macro mode which extends out to offer a 1:1 life-size ratio. You lose two stops of light, but the metering coupling is maintained so your camera will take care of the exposure, even in auto mode. The converter, made by Teleplus, is available in most manual focus lens mounts including Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Minolta and Yashica and is a very versatile option. The results produced are the closest you'll obtain to having a true macro lens. Use it with a telephoto lens and you have a powerful magnifier from close up and afar.
Distance from subject: variable.
Expect to pay: £100
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 12/19/2005
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Hi Rich - underneath is an explanation on the Panagor converter I am using.
About the Panagor macro converter: I got it as apresent from a friend. It is old (possibly made in the late seventies. Based on the number engraved on it, it was designed to convert a 50mm lense to a 1:1 macro lense. It also has a zoom function allowing a magnification ratio of 1:10 to 1:1 with the 50mm Nikor lense I tested it with on an old Nikormat. It works perfectly with my 105mm micro Nikor except that I loose all automatic functions including the TTL metering. I practiced a lot and have established a system with the ringflash using f16 - f22 at 1/250th sec for the closest focusing distance (10cm) which gives me a magnification ratio of approximately 3:1. At a focusing distance of 30-40cm I use f5.6 or 8 for a magnification ratio of 1,5:1. I could not find a similar converter on the market after endless searching the net. I have compared it also with extention tubes where a full set (10, 20 and 30) would give me a magnification ratio of about 1.8:1 or 2:1 at most. Close scrutiny of the images taken with the converter will reveal that the lense does not loose its resolving power, clearly reproducing the finest hairs. I did try the converter using daylight only which is not that successful since it looses too much light and when stopping down to f3.5 gives me no DoF while I have to decrease the shutterspeed to 1/60th which prevents me from using it freehand as with the use of the ringflash. Hope it helps. Take care.
Joggie
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Nigel Watts.
{K:5236} 12/19/2005
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Amazing photograph, ugly thing but cute, perfect title. Been toying with the idea of getting a macro converter for mine, after seeing your photographs, it's on my Xmas list.
Nigel
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Riny Koopman
{K:19998} 12/19/2005
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Thank you for your respons A mery x-mas and happy new jear to you and your whole family. Zalig kerst feest en een gelukkig nieuw jaar as we say over here, and enjoy this bussy time with the ones you love....Your friend Riny
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Ayman AlJammaz
{K:485} 12/18/2005
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very sharp details
super macro!
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regards
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 12/18/2005
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Stunning macro of an ugly fellow... ;-D!!! How do you find them...??? Fabulous details, great DOF... love it how you focussed on the eyes (all 252 of them.... LOL), good crop/composition... well done!!!
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eleonora frago
{K:2472} 12/18/2005
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che dettagli!! bellissima e... inquietante ;-)
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Rich Swanner
{K:-3732} 12/18/2005
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Joggie always great. What is a Panagor 2.75 Macro converter, like a close-up filter?-Rich
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lius hanzen
{K:2844} 12/18/2005
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super makro...sharp,great detail..just..great
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