[Theme] Df (D750)+ Rodenstock Heligon 100mm f/1.6

[Mikes]

All of the photos posted in this thread are hand held.
There is no focusing ring on the Heligon so I use my neck muscles for focusing
The extension ring used is a PN-11. Focusing distance is about 30 cm.

Thanks. I use a focusing rail (mostly with the PN-11) for indoor shots with the Heligon. Outdoors, its hand held - with its attendant low rates of keepers.

[John Geerts]

Time for some fresh green

The Parthenocissus quinquefolia  or the Virginia Creeper.  Or are other names more common?

[Jakov Minić]

The drops in the background are fancy 

[Bjørn Rørslett]

My hunch is that they are actually in front of the lens. Perhaps shooting through a dirty windows pane? (done that myself on occasion, hence my guess)

[John Geerts]

Your guess is correct      

[rosko]

Very first images with newly converted Heligon (unknown focal/aperture...).

# 1 Daisy

# 2 Fly

# 3 top of Cactus

[rosko]

# 4 purslane

# 5 wood anemone

[Jakov Minić]

Francis, the fly is super special

[Erik Lund]

Indeed the fly shot is great! It has the most spectacular coma I have seen,,,

These are all very different from the Heligon 100mm f/1.6 so really need to state that along the images...

Please post images larger

[rosko]

Jakov, Erik, thank you for commenting.

Ok, I will post next images larger.

Actually, I thought this thread was the ''heligon'' thread, I mean the dedicated thread for any heligon...

Shall I open a new thread ? Please, let me know.

It has the most spectacular coma I have seen,,,

I noticed too this big coma aberration, mostly with back lit water drops ! I like the way it decomposes the visible spectrum.

[Erik Lund]

Super surreal

[rosko]

 

[John Geerts]

Nice !  A lovely effect.

[rosko]

Thanks John !

[Akira]

Francis, these are nice starters!  I like the water drops, but the top of a cactus looks nice, too.