marclangille Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Of macros.... 8-D<BR><BR> Taken with the "soft" K10D jpeg (bright mode) with 540 flash + Stofen diffuser:<img src="http://www.marclangille.com/photos/387039264_2xNu7-L-2.jpg">K10D, 1/180, F/11, ISO 100, 200mm, Photo Dimensions 3135 x 2250.<BR><BR> This Spiderwort was shot in RAW, using natural light on a windy day, so the stamens are a little blurred from movement:<img src="http://www.marclangille.com/photos/268491593_2Tg3c-XL-1.jpg"> K10D, 1/60, F/4.5, ISO 100, 200mm<BR><BR>Both images were printed at 16x20 and 20x20 and look wonderful - no softness anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Marc, That first image is brilliant!!!!! Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 You will never hear me complain about the sharpness of my Pentax K10D & Pentax primes but only about the inpleasant noise --> in the shadows <-- at high ISO. And I h a t e the software denoising I see here often. Very nice samples Marc, was this again the 200mm Pentax macro?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Marc, just saw the 200mm in your description. Made some experiments with the Takumar 100mm bellows and some extension tubes on the K10D with this natural ice cube last winter :-)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Ok, I quit...You guys are killing me.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainvisions Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Mark, I don't believe you...we all know to print 20x20 you need a medium format camera, or a full frame DSLR. You must not be very selective about your print quality! (Mark, in case you don't know me well enough yet, I'm terribly sarcastic, and often my sarcasm is directed at the fools that spew nonsense). Yeah, I'd toss the K10D in the trash for a Phase 1 back if you are going to try to sell images like that ;-). BTW, nice work, but you need to have Javier post up some of his humming bird and butterfly shots. The guy goes out with his son for a few hours and comes back with 20 or so images that would take me a summer or two to possibly capture!! I never thought the K10D JPEGs were soft, actually they sharpened nicely. Even when I'd read some highly complex scientific data as to why the K10D JPEGs were truly soft, and not just unsharp, it would only take the occassional JPEG shot to remind me they weren't nearly as impossible to sharpen as some people were claiming!! That said, 20,000 shutter actuations on K10D, and 500 JPEGs tops so I'm not claiming to be a JPEG expert on the K10D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marclangille Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 @Javier: you should take a peek at the image at full size... it's quite sharp. I forgot to mention that first image is hand held... 8-) <BR> <BR> @Markus: very neat perspective - I like those! I understand and agree with your comments on the higher ISO's. I have found ways to work around that issue, so it's more a matter of planning! <BR> <BR> @Justin: I'll believe you, only if you start to spell my name correctly... 8-D <BR> <BR> Seriously though, I've printed up to 20x30 with no interpolation from a DS and a K100D. Obviously it's for viewing from 1 foot or more from the image, but it held up quite well. As you know there are several methods for overcoming this, although I've not tried them, since I've since moved to the K10D. <BR> <BR> <i>HOWEVER, I will post an image (taken with the K10D) that will be printed at <b>36 x 48</b></i>... !! That is not a typo - 3 feet by 4 feet. I received the request to have an enlargement made, but the size shocked me! It will be printed in the new year. I already have the 85MB TIFF file (at 400 DPI) ready to go. <BR> <BR> Hmmm... hummingbird images... guess I'll have to post some soon. I've never photographed them with any sense of conviction until 2006, and decided to really give it a go in 2007. I was too busy in 2008 to spend some time photographing them. Just enjoyed the "airshow" of up to 30 of them at a time in my front yard. It was crazy... <BR> <BR> I first started shooting at the highest shutter speeds possible, and eventually learned another way to do it at lower shutter speeds. This was the first decent shot I ever made (1/1000 sec.): <img src="http://www.marclangille.com/photos/368615341_rsFtj-L-1.jpg"> <BR> Here's another butterfly image - a Common Buckeye. It was taken in July of 2006, just 2 weeks after getting my FA* 200/4 Macro: <img src="http://marclangille.smugmug.com/photos/390450454_9P6P4-L.jpg"> EXIF: DS, 1/125 sec., F/8, ISO 800 <BR> <BR> Here's a link to the larger shot: <a href="http://www.marclangille.com/photos/390509548_sBuC8-X2.jpg">Common Buckeye Butterfly</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subho basu Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Great macro shots guys. I was testing my Vivitar macro. I took few quick indoor shots of the plastic flowers. Here is one. Subho<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Subho, NICE bokeh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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