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Rollei Retro 80S in Diafine, F6, Micro 60/2.8:
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The Micro-Nikkor 60mm/f2.8 and the 105mm/f2.8 are both excellent. If I could only have one, it would be the 105mm.
I bought the 105 this morning, 'mint' from Japan
I have a nice 2 way stage, Nikon adapters, a Macro flash
I have 2 PB4, but they are in DEEP storage I may see some day.... way cheaper these days
I mount all this on Horseman rail
Winter is coming!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...684e86e0_w.jpgHorseman Optical Bench by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr
PB5 are way down in price!
The 105 has always impressed me, and I hope it will do the same for you.
I have never used a Macro lens, for LF or 35
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Minolta Dynax7, Sony 70-400mm, HP5+
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8cc6d617_h.jpgDigitest Balloon Beauty Light and Fill by Nokton48, on Flickr
Digitest of lighting setup Sky Blue Seamless Broncolor Beauty Light at F32 45 degrees camera left, Broncolor Balloon at a 90 degrees camera left F16 providing soft overall fill to the set. Silver Fill Panel camera light angled to 'feather' the fill. So far I have tried Hasselblad with 100mm, and also with 350 f5.6 with 8mm Extension Tube. Both TMax 100 bracketed f32 to F11. Everything shot handheld
Also I have set up 5x7 Sinar Norma with my longest LF lens, a 790mm F14 Rodenstock Apo Ronar. 47 inches of bellows draw measured/required, with 1.5 stops of Bellows Draw calculated. I'll leave it set up for a while until I am satisfied with what I have gotten. 5x7 contact prints are the goal on this one
Starting with small format and slowly moving up