Rodagon 105/5.6

BifurcatorBifurcator Registered Users Posts: 109 Major grins
edited May 2, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
It's hard to classify most of my sets because I typically categorize by lens rather than subject matter. I'm not really into photography in the same way most people are. I think I'm what is known as a gear-head. :) I buy ancient (legacy) lenses I haven't tried before and then test it as if I were some kinda equipment reviewer or something. first test charts then I go for a walk and test it out with the aperture set wide-ish. If that's awesome enough I'll also see where diffusion sets in by going for another walk shooting stuff with the aperture closed down-ish. After that I usually sell it and buy a few more to try. So far (in about 8 months now) I've been through about 280 lenses and have about 100 in my cabinet not yet sold or not yet tried.

Recently I came across a rather weird one: The Rodagon 105mm f/5.6 lens on a bellows for focusing. :) With the bellows fully contracted it's just a tad past infinity and with it extended fully (20cm) it looks a little higher power than 1:1 but pretty close - like maybe 1.2x or something. It has a switch that allows one to adjust the aperture stoplessly or with tactile stops. I discovered that I actually like focusing on moving objects with a rack&pinion knob. It's fun! Anyway, here are the images:

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100% crop of a bubble floating across a lake in the wind at f/5.6 (Camera: GH1)






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f/5.6 60% crop (Camera: GH1)






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Some folks enjoying the cherry blossoms at f/11 (Camera: GH1)






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Cherry blossom at about F/6.5 (Camera: GH1)






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Cherry blossom a little closer up also at about F/6.5 (Camera: GH1)






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The Sun thru a steeple thingy at f/32 (hmmm, no sun-streaks...) (Camera: GH1)






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F/8.0 (about) (Camera: GH1)




Be sure and let me know what you think.

Comments

  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2011
    Gearhead or not, you take some terrific pictures. The people enjoying the cherry blossoms in the park and the last one with the fountain are very nice.
    Werner
    http://wernerg.smugmug.com/
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2011
    What a fascinating and interesting hobby .. buying and trying out all sorts of lenses. Sounds like a lot of fun :D

    I can find something great about all of them thumb.gif
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • BifurcatorBifurcator Registered Users Posts: 109 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2011
    Wow, thanks guys!
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