Lens Concotion No. 1

<p>So, as I was looking around my camera stuffs I found this SK 9/150 that I had specifically bought because it stops down to 64. Any ways, I just got it mounted on my D300 and this is the current state of crazy:<br>

<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_HKx-zEuFwg4/S6fsDoZPeiI/AAAAAAAAAUk/HzzyzxZ2YfY/s800/Crazy%20Lens%20Concotion%201.JPG" alt="" /></p>

<p>In case you are wondering that is the SK on a piece of tubing used to mount a camera to a telescope. Then, an M42/MD adapter, a Minolta Compact Bellow with a MD on lens end and Nikon on the camera end. A Nikon PN-11 and then my D300.</p>

<p>CRAZY!!!!</p>

<p>Agreed.</p>

<p>Can I agree with you and not dilute my first post? LOL</p>

<p>Sweet... I love those Minolta bellows, they are for focus correct?</p>

<p>Too bad it is Digital... .. Just kidding.</p>

<p>The Minolta bellows could be used for focusing but it would be difficult as the movement is not as smooth as one would like. I have been moving the tripod in and out. I used to have a focusing rail but I sold it awhile back! Before I got into this type of thing.<br>

The advantage of digital over film here is that I can see if my exposure did anything. Back in the day, I would have to have had bracketed exposure shots. Eventually, I would have enough data to make a chart --like I used to-- that would tell me how much to compensate by.<br>

Plus, LiveView is great for macro, it really is.</p>

<p>This is exactly the type of bellows i have been looking for to use with my Minolta X700</p>

<p>I bought it from a store online... I forgot the name but they had listings of used equipment. Maybe K&H or something like that? It was not B&H Photo I know that much.<br>

They pop up on eBay every once in a long while. I'd like to score the Minolta compact 100mm Macro lens to go along with it. I should have bought one ten years ago when I was using my X700. They were really cheap then.</p>

<p>but what does it do? let's see some photos!</p>

<p>OK, I have two test shots before I realized that I had to clean my sensor. Any ways, they are both 1:1 and the first is at F9 (wide open) and the second is at F64. There is a huge difference in DOF and getting the exposure between the two is a little difficult. But, I only fiddled with it for a few minutes. I'd like to try again on something way more interesting.<br>

Here is the F9:<br>

<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_HKx-zEuFwg4/S8De01zmBvI/AAAAAAAAAWE/Kvt4HVBrB_k/s800/lensconc1f9.JPG" alt="" width="800" height="531" /><br>

Here is the F64:<br>

<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_HKx-zEuFwg4/S8De1ExnU_I/AAAAAAAAAWI/hKSjqg_wg7Y/s800/lensconc1f64.JPG" alt="" /></p>