macro stuff

jaguar · 05-23-2005, 12:02 PM

I have an old friend that is involved in the classic camera trade, he buys and sells all sorts of strange and wonderful gear at disturbingly large profit margins. In the process he comes across all sorts of weird bits which he throws my way if I might be interested. A few days ago I got a lens from him, I can't work out what mount it is, (says Fuji FX but I've never heard of it) and the company that made it, Sirius doesn't seem to exist anymore. It's the strangest lens I think I've used, a wide angle (28mm), wide open (F/2.8) macro lens. Bizarre thing. I was kind of curious so with the assistance of a few rubber bands I secured it on the front of a canon DSLR not really expecting it to work. Well, colour me impressed, it's a strange tool but it certainly is fun, here's a few shots from the test session in the garden. None have been touched in photoshop, all straight from camera. Yes, there's some wierd-ass optical stuff going on here, a combination of the lens and the focal plane and other effects of the jerrybuilt mount.

Happy Monkey · 05-23-2005, 12:08 PM

Wow. That is a cool effect.

wolf · 05-23-2005, 11:46 PM

That is freaking cool. 'Specially the one with the kind of orange flower (zinnia?)

Catwoman · 05-24-2005, 04:25 AM

Nice pussy. Is that your cat?

If he has any spares that you don't want, I'd be willing to take them off your hands. I'm generous like that.

hot_pastrami · 05-24-2005, 03:52 PM

Groovy effects. Definitely a unique look to those photos.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-26-2005, 08:04 PM

VERY short depth of field. Love the cat profile.

jaguar · 05-27-2005, 04:40 AM

cat - friend's cat, I'd love to get a cat but I'm not going to be anywhere long enough for a while, wouldn't be fair.

Perry Winkle · 06-21-2005, 04:47 PM

I'd love to have hi-res copies of the orange and the pinkish flowers so that I could use them as backgrounds. Absolutely stunning.

jaguar · 06-22-2005, 05:05 AM

bottom one or the dead poppy?
AWOL at the moment, I'll shove up the 1600x1200s when I get home.

Perry Winkle · 06-22-2005, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

bottom one or the dead poppy?

bottom one

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

I'll shove up the 1600x1200s when I get home.

Awesome

jaguar · 07-01-2005, 03:14 AM

Getting home often takes me a while.
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Added one i liked as I was sifting through, enjoy. I took a few portraits with this lens recently, I'll post them sometime.

BigV · 07-01-2005, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

Getting home often takes me a while.
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Added one i liked as I was sifting through, enjoy. I took a few portraits with this lens recently, I'll post them sometime.

Jag, thank you for my new wallpaper. It's beautiful. I love it.

Please, in the future, don't hurry home on my account. Thanks. (do pack more film, though)

05-23-2005, 12:02 PM	#1
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	macro stuff I have an old friend that is involved in the classic camera trade, he buys and sells all sorts of strange and wonderful gear at disturbingly large profit margins. In the process he comes across all sorts of weird bits which he throws my way if I might be interested. A few days ago I got a lens from him, I can't work out what mount it is, (says Fuji FX but I've never heard of it) and the company that made it, Sirius doesn't seem to exist anymore. It's the strangest lens I think I've used, a wide angle (28mm), wide open (F/2.8) macro lens. Bizarre thing. I was kind of curious so with the assistance of a few rubber bands I secured it on the front of a canon DSLR not really expecting it to work. Well, colour me impressed, it's a strange tool but it certainly is fun, here's a few shots from the test session in the garden. None have been touched in photoshop, all straight from camera. Yes, there's some wierd-ass optical stuff going on here, a combination of the lens and the focal plane and other effects of the jerrybuilt mount. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-23-2005, 12:08 PM	#2
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05-23-2005, 11:46 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That is freaking cool. 'Specially the one with the kind of orange flower (zinnia?) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-24-2005, 04:25 AM	#4
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	Nice pussy. Is that your cat? If he has any spares that you don't want, I'd be willing to take them off your hands. I'm generous like that. __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

05-24-2005, 03:52 PM	#5
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Groovy effects. Definitely a unique look to those photos. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

05-26-2005, 08:04 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	VERY short depth of field. Love the cat profile. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-27-2005, 04:40 AM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	cat - friend's cat, I'd love to get a cat but I'm not going to be anywhere long enough for a while, wouldn't be fair. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-21-2005, 04:47 PM	#8
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I'd love to have hi-res copies of the orange and the pinkish flowers so that I could use them as backgrounds. Absolutely stunning.

06-22-2005, 05:05 AM	#9
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	bottom one or the dead poppy? AWOL at the moment, I'll shove up the 1600x1200s when I get home. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-01-2005, 03:14 AM	#11
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Getting home often takes me a while. One Two Three Added one i liked as I was sifting through, enjoy. I took a few portraits with this lens recently, I'll post them sometime. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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