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Shot using my just acquired bellows focus rail. My dad found it in one of his many piles of things he had long forgotten he had. It's in absolute pristine condition and has a third generation 55mm f/3.5 (pre Ai) lens attached. There is also a slide duplicator attachment, but it's not affixed in this photo. If I understand the documents I've read on the bellows attachment, with full extension and focus set to minimum focusing distance, it's capable of 3.4:1 magnification. I did have to add an extension tube between the camera body and mount so the body would clear the mount when attaching it. It's also capable of shift in the lens mount, but I'm not sure how to utilize that yet. It is a giant PITA to focus when the bellows are extended, though. There is so much light loss that I have to illuminate the subject with a flashlight to get focus. I can't wait to play with it some more.
Here are a couple shots playing around with it. It can be quite sharp, but I like the softness to the IQ, as well. These are fairly abstract.
Here are a couple shots playing around with it. It can be quite sharp, but I like the softness to the IQ, as well. These are fairly abstract.
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