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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 831385" data-attributes="member: 48483">And here I overlook the marsh. Just the 7Artisans lens, other visitors blocked the scene as I changed lenses.[ATTACH=full]417698[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]417700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]417699[/ATTACH]I pretty much nailed focus on this Little Library and it shows on the 1:1. Pretty nice for what is basically a novelty lens.Briefly, I do have a purpose in mind for this lens. It's compact, and makes the Z5 not much larger than my Panasonic Lumix point-n-shoot in this configuration. Especially if I remove the L-bracket. But the bigger purpose I am trying out is that I want to stop transporting my camera using my backpack case with big, heavy telephoto lenses attached. I know, I could just use a Z body cap. But I have a bad way of misplacing those for days or weeks at a time. Think of this lens as a body cap I can take photos with. When I set-up at location, I just transplant the rear cap from the lens I'm intending to use to this lens and it has a home without getting misplaced (I hope).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 831385, member: 48483"] And here I overlook the marsh. Just the 7Artisans lens, other visitors blocked the scene as I changed lenses. [ATTACH type="full" alt="7Artisans jpeg Horicon Marsh.jpg"]417698[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="7Artisans Raw Horicon Marsh.jpg"]417700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="7Artisans Raw Horicon Marsh crop.jpg"]417699[/ATTACH] I pretty much nailed focus on this Little Library and it shows on the 1:1. Pretty nice for what is basically a novelty lens. Briefly, I do have a purpose in mind for this lens. It's compact, and makes the Z5 not much larger than my Panasonic Lumix point-n-shoot in this configuration. Especially if I remove the L-bracket. But the bigger purpose I am trying out is that I want to stop transporting my camera using my backpack case with big, heavy telephoto lenses attached. I know, I could just use a Z body cap. But I have a bad way of misplacing those for days or weeks at a time. Think of this lens as a body cap I can take photos with. When I set-up at location, I just transplant the rear cap from the lens I'm intending to use to this lens and it has a home without getting misplaced (I hope). [/QUOTE]

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