Novaflex Bellows And 105mm Lens Tryout

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austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 10/29/2013 2:48 pm This was a very quick photo to try out a new (but old) Novoflex bellows and a 105mm lens. The cost was â‚¬60.00 (US$82.00) I have some dedicated AF macro lens for my camera however it is already apparent this cheaper rig competes admirably with the more expensive lenses I am impressed with the bellows. With more time I could have got the lighting a little better(glare @6 O'clock on the rim) and of course the composition could be better. I am still learning a lot and one thing I do appreciate with the bellows lens is the manual adjustment of the aperture. Of course modern cameras do it automatically but seeing how the iris changes size and relating it to the resultant image makes the learning a little more real Report this Post to the Staff

rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 10/30/2013 10:30 am Looks pretty good. I don't see any real glare at 6 oclock. I define glare as blown-out areas, and your image isn't blown out. Long as it's within the RGB dynamic range you can do a lot of correction with levels adjustments. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 10/30/2013 12:28 pm Thanks RPMSRPMS I don't like doing too much editing of photos so I usually try to take shots that require very little "post production work". My reluctance on editing is simple lack of experience.....and as I will soon be taking a lot of photographs.....the more time preping the shots means much less time on the computing fixing them later. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/30/2013 3:41 pm Experience notwithstanding, there is no "moral" argument against editing an image to the goal of making it closer to the coin's actual appearance. With this kind if initial quality in-hand - the coin is perfectly gradable as-is - you're at the point where you can focus (heh) on just satisfying yourself as to the look. Report this Post to the Staff
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