Yeah, Chuck, I realized, after I saw the results, that I could have done a
better job in both cases with the AF 35 Macro lens. I'll take them down in
a day or two. I'm not sure what happened with the flare spots in the case
of the wasp. It was in a shaded area, between two leaves, and the bright
sun was coming in the cracks. I'll take another look at that one.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: More Insect Images
> Hmmm. Not up to your usual stuff. Perhaps these were extremely hard
> one. The sudden disappearance of the DOF at the Skipper's feet made my
> eyes all bonkers. The wasp seems to be posterized for some reason.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 8/27/2011 2:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> After grinding on my M42 adapter to trim it to spec thickness, which
>> caused the focusing index to move 45 deg from top center, I decided to
>> see how the lens worked in practice. It takes a little time to get used
>> to it, but not too bad.
>>
>> Found my first butterfly on the butterfly bush, even if it was a lowly
>> Skipper.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper+on+Butterfly+Bush.jpg.html
>>
>> I also found a threat lurking in the shadows among the Rhododendron
>> leaves.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wasp.jpg.html
>>
>> E-1 with Pentax SMC Takumar 55/1.8
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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