Ron Evers
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I inherited my dad's old Minolta kit containing 4 Minolta MC mount lenses. I have been playing around with them shooting macros using extension tubes on my Panasonic DMC G1. The 35mm/f2.8 is fairly sharp but requires me to be too close for insects, the 55mm/f1.7 is not as sharp but provides better working distance. However, the 100mm/f3.5 allows me to be back about 10" & still get decent magnification & IQ. Here I will provide an example from each lens; the camera is mounted on focusing rails on a tripod & the ISO set @ 400.
1. Green Pepper seeds on black felt, shot @ f16 with 35mm
2. Toothpicks, shot @ f16 with 55mm
3. Black Peppercorn in gator clip, shot @ f3.5 with 100mm
New life for some old glass.
1. Green Pepper seeds on black felt, shot @ f16 with 35mm
2. Toothpicks, shot @ f16 with 55mm
3. Black Peppercorn in gator clip, shot @ f3.5 with 100mm
New life for some old glass.