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I decided to make a short walk with only my Pentacon-135mmF2.8 portrait tele + EC-14, as I had this setup already fitted. Had tried to catch some Swallows in flight with it in the morning, but will not bother you with the marginal outcome.
At least, so I thought, the 35mm Macro should go along. If I happen to run into something, the 1.5m closest focus distance of the Pentacon will not allow me to picture. With that I went.
After taking some flowers with good effect and a hunting Kestrel with not enough reach, a carterpillar was hanging at eye level from an Oak tree. Of course the sky had by then turned dark and rain was going to come down - again. I took lots of frames of said caterpillar, trying to ascend her several meters long silken thread back up to the foilage. Having set the Pentacon at closest focus I desperately tried to catch the slowly svaing carterpillar against the dark background. Almost all shots had to be trashed though. DOF was very shallow and resolution at the given distance marginal:
#1
E-30, Pentacon 135mm F2.8 + EC-14, high ISO
#2
E-30, Pentacon 135mm F2.8 + EC-14, high ISO
Notice the ball of thread between her legs. If she ever got up to the tree it must have been of marble size.
Shortly after the above I had to switch for the Macro, to take this colourful Froghopper:
#3
E-30, ZD35 Macro@F8, high ISO
Switched optics again, only to go right back, as I came across this elephantous Hazelnut Weevil:
#4
E-30, ZD35mm Macro@F8, ISO2000
The Weevil shot, far to grainy due to darn high ISO requirements, made it at least all worthwhile - I think.
Thanks for looking,
Falk
At least, so I thought, the 35mm Macro should go along. If I happen to run into something, the 1.5m closest focus distance of the Pentacon will not allow me to picture. With that I went.
After taking some flowers with good effect and a hunting Kestrel with not enough reach, a carterpillar was hanging at eye level from an Oak tree. Of course the sky had by then turned dark and rain was going to come down - again. I took lots of frames of said caterpillar, trying to ascend her several meters long silken thread back up to the foilage. Having set the Pentacon at closest focus I desperately tried to catch the slowly svaing carterpillar against the dark background. Almost all shots had to be trashed though. DOF was very shallow and resolution at the given distance marginal:
#1
E-30, Pentacon 135mm F2.8 + EC-14, high ISO
#2
E-30, Pentacon 135mm F2.8 + EC-14, high ISO
Notice the ball of thread between her legs. If she ever got up to the tree it must have been of marble size.
Shortly after the above I had to switch for the Macro, to take this colourful Froghopper:
#3
E-30, ZD35 Macro@F8, high ISO
Switched optics again, only to go right back, as I came across this elephantous Hazelnut Weevil:
#4
E-30, ZD35mm Macro@F8, ISO2000
The Weevil shot, far to grainy due to darn high ISO requirements, made it at least all worthwhile - I think.
Thanks for looking,
Falk
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