Artful pics of flora...

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Ice on Queen Anne's lace


Sony A6000 + E18-55 kit

 

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Agapanthus


Sony A700 + Minolta 100/2.8 macro D

 

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White Hydrangea flowers


A7ii + Helios 44-4 (58/2)

 

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Looking top-down


A7ii + Helios 44-2 (with a reversed front element)

 

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Our Chrismas amaryllis is doing very well this year (continueuing from post # 1558 on the previous page])


One head still as a bud, the other with 6 blooms



Both fully open


Both A7ii, first with Tamron 28-200 Di III RXD, second with Elmarit 90/2.8 (LTM)

 

[Knorp]

a bit of colour, but what is it ? ...

| gfx-100ii | gf500 |

 

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Small flower


A7ii + Helios 44-4 (58/2)

 

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This is a real oldie, from my 5D in 2007, with a budget macro lens, woken up from my catalog for the first time.


KM5D + Tamron 70-300 LD telemacro

 

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Hibiscus


A700 + Min 100/2.8 macro D

 

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Waterlily


A700 + Min 100/2.8 macro D

 

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Pink hydrangea


A7ii + Helios 44-4 (58/2)

 

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At sunset, a rose from last summer with a small snowcap now ...

E-M1X - 45-175/4-5.6 Lumix G "X"

 

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On a tree in our neighbour's garden


A7ii + Elmar 90/4 (1956, LTM)

 

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Orchid macro.

SIgma fpL Laowa 55//2.8 TS Macro

 

[Knorp]

Hi Carl, what do you find of the handling of the Laowa 2.8/55mm TS Macro lens ?
TIA
Some one at DPReview was not impressed by its handling: Venus Optics Laowa 55mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1x Macro Lens ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[scho]

I have to agree that handling is poor. Very wobbly mount with bad design. Rotate ring lock barely works also. Who needs f/2.8 on a TS? Very heavy lens also. I may send it back.

 

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I have to agree that handling is poor. Very wobbly mount with bad design. Rotate ring lock barely works also. Who needs f/2.8 on a TS? Very heavy lens also. I may send it back.

Oh dear - I'm sorry, Carl. I have (had) high hopes for this lens, but wanted to wait for some thorough reviews first.
Frankly I'm still hoping for a 40mm Shift-only lens, something similar to their current 4.0/20mm Zero-D Shift offering.

 

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My "old" Minolta 20 mm focusses quite close, so these are both taken without any tubes or close-up lenses

Amaryllis, one flower head



Amaryllis, two flower heads


Both A700 + Minolta 20/2.8

 

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The tulips we bought last week are now at their "end", but still very beautiful


A700 + Minolta 100/2.8 macro D