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I have blogged before about my DIY super macro set-up. It was essentially free (since I already had the two lenses required) and resulted in some pretty killer macro shots. However, it is a bit clumsy to use and I realize that not everybody has the right combination of lenses to make it work. So, [...]

May 4th, 2009 | Tags: 49mm, cheap, close, FA 35mm f/2 AL, K mount, KEH, macro, Pentax K10D, reverse mount, ring, Robert S. Donovan, super, threads | Category: gear | Comments (1)

Ever since I started shooting DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors I have struggled to find the perfect go-to lens for the majority of my photos. I love the speed and image quality of my old A series 50mm f/1.7 but the lack of autofocus and relatively tight F0V (75mm equiv.) makes it less than ideal [...]

April 4th, 2009 | Tags: 1:1, 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, aperture, auto focus, bokeh, close, detail, every day, FA 35mm f/2 AL, field of view, flare, FoV, Fuji F200EXR, handling, K100D, k10d, K2000, K200D, K20D, Km, lens, lens cap, magnification, manual focus, Pentax, portrait, real world, resolution, resolving power, review, Robert S. Donovan, sharp, SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, SMCP-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM, starburst, Stephen Woolverton, studio, test, user | Category: reviews | Comments (8)

Pentax K10D, SMC PENTAX-DA f/3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL @ 55mm + SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (reversed), ISO 800, f/8, 1/30 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on
This tulip was shot hand-held with a DIY super macro set-up. Lighting was via a nearby window:

The title of the photo comes from a portion of a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne called [...]

March 15th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, abstract, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Atalanta in Calydon, bokeh, close, diy, DoF, hand held, natural light, Pentax K10D, poem, reverse mount, SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, spring, stabilized, tulip, yellow | Category: photos | Leave a comment