((( ZEISS 21mm f/2.8 - Time to Buy ;)))

[Jim Covello]

Completely opposite extreme, but I had a Nikon 500mm f/8 Reflex (the newest one, which is to say it was made about 35 years ago). I always liked it but it was virtually impossible to focus on anything at a distance, so I seldom used it. Back when I had a D200, I finally sold it after having it for about 20 years in order to help fund a 70-200mm f/2.8G VR (the first one). Now that we live in a Live View world, not to mention the D850's larger eyepiece, I would love to have it back.

[JKoerner007]

Lens porn: 2-image stack I took of the lens I got yesterday.

[JKoerner007]

Couple of landscape shots taken with the Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon T*



Laguna Canyon, CA



Barker Dam Oasis, Joshua Tree, CA

[JKoerner007]

Reversing The Lens

You need 5 rings to reverse this beast to your camera (one as a lens hood, the other 4 to reverse the lens).

The 82mm front thread requires an 82-77mm stepdown ring, which I then attach to a 77-72mm stepdown ring.
I connect a 72-52mm stepdown to the BR-2A, which reverses to my camera.
I connect the 82-77 + 77-72 combo to the 72-52 + BR-2A combo ... and I am ready to shoot @ 3.9x magnification.


BR-3 (=Lens Hood), BR-2A (connects 52mm thread to Camera Body)



Completed Reversal (right side)



Completed Reversal (left side)



Completed Reversal (details)


First stacking effort with lens ...



Green Oak Crab Spider ♀ (Diaea livens)


My subject is a peculiar species, found only on certain Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) habitats. I found her while hiking Laguna Canyon, CA.

The stack itself was 30-image effort taken at f4. Aside from some subject movement, the results were decent, but not as sharp as I'd hoped.

[atpaula]

I like these images a lot.
No sign of any moustache! Lol
It took a lot of effort (and money) to reverse mount the lens.

[JKoerner007]

I like these images a lot.
No sign of any moustache! Lol
It took a lot of effort (and money) to reverse mount the lens.

Thank you sir

Lol, nope, no mustache

Actually, the Sensei-Pro rings are pretty cheap ($9.95 - $14.95). The BR-3 is $34.95 and the BR-2A is $35 even.

Though cheaper than the Nikon rings, the Sensei-Pros are every bit as sturdy, and are packaged much classier. (The lens is resting on the plastic display case each comes in.)

I merge the 82-77 and 77-72, and keep them both together in the 82-77 case.
I merge the 72-52 and the BR-2A and keep them both together in the 72-52 case.

Much nicer way to store than the tiny 'cardboard boxes' the Nikon counterparts come in.