SPECIAL MACRO AS SEEN THROUGH DIY LENSES

[FUJI]

Hi, folks,

I put together a slideshow, of my Creative Macro studies, using three different, DIY lenses on my LUMIX GX9 this morning, I set the whole thing to gentle choral music. 
 

it woks beautifully , almost dream-like….. you won’t get that effect here but here is a selection, of my best…. All focus was done manually, hand-held, moving the camera back and forth extremely slowly. Focus is extremely shallow, so learning when to stop, is a fine art; but get it right, and the visual rewards are great…. One of my , DIY lenses is a tiny, movie camera one, the other two, are adapted , slide-projector lenses; one is a Leica, so very high quality.

Projector lenses are available on eBay, some, very cheaply indeed, it just takes an M42 to M 4/3 rds adapter, plus a roll of masking or other tape, or even, hot glue.

All photographs taken in my tiny back and front gardens.

 

CAN I encouage you to discover the full potential of your camera’s and creativity ?

 

FUJI

 

 

‘’FUJI

 

[Ryewolf]

Avery nice set FUJI

[Hatter]

These are really good, Fuji.

 

[Paul]

#5 caught my attention most - it's like a horror movine graphic! Isee a scary face!!!

Paul.

[Clicker]

You really should show the lenses that you used Fooj ... I remember when you  took some of these and the Heath Robinson   way you managed to secure some of the lenses to your camera .... wasn't there a hot glue gun used at one stage ? Great to see a set  of your unique pics as a result !

[FUJI]

Hi, all,

A huge thank you for the feedback….

Yes ! This was a project from two or three years ago, revisited , because yesterday, I decided to place them all in one folder, around a hundred studies, I then set a slideshow  backed by choral singing , the result is an amazing presentation, which I wish I could share .

‘The lenses , as stated , were a tiny, movie camera lens, the others were , large slide projector lenses , all fitted to an M42 adapter , with hot glue and sticky-tape, I’m sure that if you go through my back posts, You will find photographs of them there.

‘Paul, the amazing horror-movie faces, are simply, the dried seed pods of the common, Snapdragon flower….there might be a few in your garden, or in a nearby garden , if you want to discover them your self.  I realise that , serious macro, work needs to be spit-sharp, but I love the dreamy , Bosch - like results produced by these wide open lenses.

 

FUJI

[Clicker]

I love them to Fooj ... dreamy  suits me too !  I'll have to see if I can find the  images  of the  camera and lenses in question though they my have been archived   by now ...

[FUJI]

Here you go, Polly,

I found them in my archive.

 

FUJI

[Clicker]

Thanks for finding these pics again Fooj … it’s inspiring to see what you have “cobbled” together in the past and the amazing results you managed to get from them … you’re a bit of a one off aren’t you …  I just love your positive slant on everything … What I might call …A Geezer !