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Subject: Re: [OM] I borrowed some of Jim's fake bumble bees
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:12:22 -0400
Thanks for the stopdown tip.  That might be worth trying.

Chuck Norcutt


usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Those are very nice, Chuck.  Nothing wrong with your focusing ability 
> --at F11 no less.  You should get those Zuikos out to play more often.
> Thanks for  posting those.
> 
> I was thing that perhaps having an adapter w/o the stop down pin might 
> be easier for hand-held shots such as these.  Focus wide open, after 
> pre-determining desired dof and stop down with the dof preview button.  
> Never done that, but would seem an improvement.
> 
> The Rose of  Sharon in your neck of the woods have also bloomed waaay 
> early.  I think our garden is 3 weeks ahead of normal.  Rose of Sharon 
> are a bit odd--they seem to take forever to break dormancy in the 
> spring and after a hard winter I think they might have bit the dust.  I 
> like the fact that they bloom late, but not this year.  Our  "Back to 
> School" and "Autumn Blaze" hybrid Daylilies are already blooming as 
> well.  I gave them specific instructions to wait for Moose.
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks.  Yes, having to focus everything at f/11 in subdued daylight 
> was
> not particularly easy.  At least it gives instant feedback on DOF.  :-)
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> Nice catch! Even with very good eyes, shooting moving insects is not 
> easy
>> especially with manual lens stop down.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Rose%20of%20Sharon/index.htm>
>>>
>>> The light was nice today after it finally stopped raining.  Amazingly
>>> these shots had to be adjusted up by almost 2 stops after I 
> discovered
>>> that the camera and incident meter were a long ways apart on ISO :-) 
> I
>>> deliberately set the meter and forgot to set the camera. I'm 
> surprised
>>> that they held together as well as they did with such a large 
> exposure
>>> adjustment.
>>>
>>> Hand held, Canon 5D, Zuiko 50/3.5 macro at f/11.
>>>
>>> They're not all in perfect focus but I've discovered I can use MF 
> lenses
>>> more easily now that my cataracts are gone.  I think these are the 
> first
>>> macro shots I've tried since the eye surgery about a year ago.  I 
> guess
>>> the eyes are working better than the memory.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
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