Extreme macro

[Janek Sarnowski]

I've decided to run an experiment by taping a helios 44m lens onto my fujifilm compact camera.The effect I got is stunning macro performance.The watches photographed are Seiko Sportsmatic 5 from 1967 and a Wolna chronometer (featuring the legendary Wostok 2809 movement based on a Zenith cal.135 chronometer) from 1960.

Tell me what you think (-;

Edited October 3, 2010 by Janek Sarnowski

[Katerchen]

Nice!!

And indeed cool idea...

Was it hard to get the pics "sharp"?

some do look slightly blurry.

Cheers

George

[Janek Sarnowski]

It is very hard,since you can adjust the focus only by moving towards and away from the object you're photographing.They might also be blurry,because i zoomed out a bit to get more details,but then the "frame" of the lens started getting in the shot. (-;

Edited October 3, 2010 by Janek Sarnowski

[TeeJay]

That's some really nice macro work, amigo

[Janek Sarnowski]

Thanks, Tim (-;

[Janek Sarnowski]

Some new pics,processed to look like HDR. The movements on the pictures are:

Sea Gull ST-25,France Ebauches 140-c i Seiko 6619.

[TeeJay]

:thumbsupsmileyanim:

[btocamelo]

awesome! which fuji compact?

[Janek Sarnowski]

the s 5800.The lens stuck onto it is a helios 44m 58mm lens.For the pics which need to capture bigger stuff (the seiko watchback) I've also screwed on a 3x teleconverter (-;

[PeteM]

the s 5800.The lens stuck onto it is a helios 44m 58mm lens.For the pics which need to capture bigger stuff (the seiko watchback) I've also screwed on a 3x teleconverter (-;

Have you got another camera to take a pic of that set up? Love to see that

Some great pics mate and OTB thinking

[Janek Sarnowski]

Unfortunatelly,all of my other cameras are film.I do have a crappy camera in my phone though.

This is the cam with a 3x teleconverter on (for smaller macro e.g. watch crown or the seiko caseback)

And this is with the telecoverter off,for some really extreme macro.

Looks bizarre,doesn't it?

[PeteM]

Great idea though

And it works well I think

Thanks for sharing