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[Bart de Vries]

This froglet waited patiently without blinking an eye, which was just as well because it took my camera exactly 1 second to get him nailed

Still had to apply some sharpening and a fair amount of cropping to get rid of the bird dropping in the background

| visoflex3 | apo-macro-elmarit-r 1:2.8/100mm | apo-extender-2x | m8 |
Thanks for viewing.

 

[Rachel Foster]

Great shot.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Great shot. Bart.

I like the strong downward thrust of the lines of the amphibian stopped by a clump of plant. This is quite effective a composition. I like the detail of the plants so much that I`d really reconsider getting rid of the bird droppings if that`s what it takes to bring back the world of the little guy.

The blur is just on one side and that is disconcerting. Maybe one cold reproduce that blur around the frog as an alernative presentation.

Glad to see th9s picture,

Asher

This froglet waited patiently without blinking an eye, which was just as well because it took my camera exactly 1 second to get him nailed

Still had to apply some sharpening and a fair amount of cropping to get rid of the bird dropping in the background

| visoflex3 | apo-macro-elmarit-r 1:2.8/100mm | apo-extender-2x | m8 |
Thanks for viewing.

 

[Bart de Vries]

Great shot. Bart.

I like the strong downward thrust of the lines of the amphibian stopped by a clump of plant. This is quite effective a composition. I like the detail of the plants so much that I`d really reconsider getting rid of the bird droppings if that`s what it takes to bring back the world of the little guy.

The blur is just on one side and that is disconcerting. Maybe one cold reproduce that blur around the frog as an alernative presentation.

Glad to see th9s picture,

Asher

Hi there Asher,
just thougth that the blur made for the froglet to stand out.
Here is one of a slightly different angle, though I might have over-cooked it, at least it shows the white of the bird dropping and more detail in the moss.

Thanks for commenting.

 

[William Blackford]

Quite a classic shot. The IQ is beyond reproach. I don't know much about rangefinders but this makes me interested.

 

[Bart de Vries]

Quite a classic shot. The IQ is beyond reproach. I don't know much about rangefinders but this makes me interested.

Hi there William,
one can't deny the IQ of the M8, but I, for one, wouldn't recommend a rangefinder for macro-photography ! The required contraption is a dog to handle and it's a slow and cumbersome operation. You must be a die-hard ... but otherwise it's a fantastic tool. Of course there is that special 90mm macro lens with goggles. Here is my kit (without the apo-extender-2x).

Kind regards.

 

[William Blackford]

Thank you for posting this. Slow and cumbersome. Yes, I know that pain. I've spent time like we all have: Standing or knelling beside a tripod waiting for the damn wind to stop blowing before the light changes on the delicate subject before you. Nonetheless, there is a reason you endured this. *smiles* The results speak for themselves.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Bart,

When did you get the Visoflex 3? What's your experience with it? I've not seen it before, I must admit!

Asher

 

[Bart de Vries]

Bart,

When did you get the Visoflex 3? What's your experience with it? I've not seen it before, I must admit!

Asher

Sorry for being always so late responding
If I recall correctly a picked up my first copy in November 2007. For €375 it came with the bellows-2 and a viewfinder. To my surprise focussing is quite accurate, but the cumbersome bit is that you have to focus wide open, then close down to F5.6~F16 or whatever you prefer and finally rise the mirror. At this point you no longer can see your subject. For static objects this works fine, but under windy conditions or with 'moving targets' in general at times it can get very frustrating and nerve wracking
But never the less I like the whole experience a lot.

All the best.