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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 824477" data-attributes="member: 53455">Inside a large amethystTowards the end of 2020, I bought a manual focus APO macro lens by Laowa, 100mm in focal length and capable of going to 2:1 natively. The inside of this amethyst stone is one of the first test shots I took with it.It is a very good lens, I could say an excellent one when factoring in its low price. The focusing ring is well dampened, but the aperture ring has no stops and moves easily: fine for studio work, wouldn’t be so nice in the field. Of course, it has no electronic contacts and doesn’t transmit any information to the camera, at least in the Nikon Z-mount version; I think it may be different with some other versions/brands.Composite shot made up of 14 focus-stacked exposures, set manually using a Neewer focusing rail. Stack processed with Helicon Focus. Usual setup, camera bolted onto tripod and Arca-Swiss geared head, artificial lighting. I think I remember blue-gelling the flash to camera left to contrast with the dominant purple-y color of the amethyst.[ATTACH=full]410632[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 824477, member: 53455"] [B]Inside a large amethyst[/B] Towards the end of 2020, I bought a manual focus APO macro lens by Laowa, 100mm in focal length and capable of going to 2:1 natively. The inside of this amethyst stone is one of the first test shots I took with it. It is a very good lens, I could say an excellent one when factoring in its low price. The focusing ring is well dampened, but the aperture ring has no stops and moves easily: fine for studio work, wouldn’t be so nice in the field. Of course, it has no electronic contacts and doesn’t transmit any information to the camera, at least in the Nikon Z-mount version; I think it may be different with some other versions/brands. Composite shot made up of 14 focus-stacked exposures, set manually using a Neewer focusing rail. Stack processed with Helicon Focus. Usual setup, camera bolted onto tripod and Arca-Swiss geared head, artificial lighting. I think I remember blue-gelling the flash to camera left to contrast with the dominant purple-y color of the amethyst. [ATTACH type="full" alt="51549550080_922e335d47_o.jpg"]410632[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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