Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, I?ve never heard that Verbena was the name of a flower, this is a Spanish name used for the party of the St. John Solstice night, here the tradition is make fire works, fires, a special cake, Cava (Catalan Champagne) and Dancing, the young people add swimming on the beach Cheers Lluis > El 16 jul 2018, a les 2:31, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure: > > A friend of mine knowing my interest in cameras gave me four old film ones > along with a few lenses, and other ancillary bits. Sadly, all of the > cameras require greater or lesser work to make them functional, and some > of the lenses have fungus thanks to his living abroad in places of high > humidity. Looks like I'll be busy over the winter with some tiny > screwdrivers. > > I've never tried removing fungus before, so if any one has a sure fire > treatment let me know. That said one of the seemingly okish lenses is a > Miranda 70-210 f4 Macro which thanks to its Pentax fit will work on my > A7ii. Here's a dullish handheld shot taken with it. Not being a macro man, > I can only admire the patience and fast reflexes demonstrated by many on > this list who produce excellent macro images day in, day out. > > Bee being busy on a Verbena flower. Sony A7ii with Miranda 70-210 f4 Macro > (Pentax fit). Can be seen larger. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Bee+and+Verbena.jpg.html > > BTW has anyone here had success with extension tubes on a Sony A7 for > macro work? > > Douglas > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information