NikonGear'23
Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: bobfriedman on July 01, 2015, 00:31:17
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another from the past... i am sure i would have done this very differently now.. this flower is quite small and the mag on the second image is around 6x
Nikon D3 ,Leitz Wetzlar Photar 18cm f/6.3
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/159208308/original.jpg)
Nikon D3 ,Carl Zeiss Luminar 63mm f/4.5
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/122081790/original.jpg)
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A interesting Georgia O'Keefian type of flower.
I'm not familiar with that Zeiss Luminar. Is it a macro lens?
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Can answer that question on behalf of Bob: The Luminars (Zeiss), Photars (Leitz), and Macro-Nikkors (Nikon) all were true 'macro' lenses, each model optimised for a specific range of magnifications.
They had no focusing helicoid and were very small, belying their high performance. You put them on long bellows or photomacrographic cameras such as the Nikon Multiphot. The Macro-Nikkors will cover 4x5" within their designated operation range. The other brands probably behaved in a similar fashion.
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I really like the second shot. different.... on all levels.
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I'm not familiar with that Zeiss Luminar. Is it a macro lens?
as Bjorn points out large covering circle and it also has substantial working distance. (http://coinimaging.com/lum65.html (http://coinimaging.com/lum65.html))
a photo also from the past.... and not the same extension as the one that shot flower... luminar 63mm
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/130163386/original.jpg)
and from Klaus's site http://www.macrolenses.de/ml_detail.php?ObjektiveNr=20 (http://www.macrolenses.de/ml_detail.php?ObjektiveNr=20)