Some pictures of the lens setup. I just love the look off this tiny thing on the massive 5d 
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You’ve made some very valid points, @PhotoPhysicsGuy; still, it was a very interesting read.
Personally, I prefer using legacy glass purely for practical and creativity reasons — not to mention the fact that I just love vintage gear! 
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I constantly have my eyes on some 645, 6x6 and 6x7 glass, I know the feeling.
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… for use on APS-C cameras, or?
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
I am presently trying to re-educate myself on RAW development…
(New releases call for new approaches, that’s why!)
X-T4 + Hexanon AR 52/1.8
Actually, I am quite pleased with this one…
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
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More for the respective bodies with analog film.
But digitization would be with APS-C then. Then again, the time for really good deals seems to come to an end. 5-6 Years ago there were some spectacular deals to be had. I missed that opportunity.
5-6 Years ago there were some spectacular deals to be had.
Ach, Gnädige Bob!
Please permit me to disagree.
If you know where to look, and have a bit of patience,
splendid deals can still be had.
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In keeping with the floral macro theme, here is one from a while back with a Carl Zeiss Jenna Tessar 50mm f2.8 using an extension tube.
Resized for web, so I added a crop to show show detail.
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I’ve been on the hunt for a good Jenna Tessar for quite some time — they’re common enough, but all three copies I’ve acquired thus far have stuck irises (it’s a common issue with this particular lens, but it’s a real pain to fix).
I picked mine up at an estate sale, if I recall correctly for $30. It came with an Exakta 500 and extension tubes.
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Nice. It looks as though everything’s in perfect condition, too.
I am watching you!
At last I found a nice Hexanon 50mm/1.7 at a decent price 
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
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H.R. Giger vibes for some reason
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Can you guess who this is?
Bonus points for naming the country and town.
No cheating! 
This was the only half-decent portrait shot I managed all year! 
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Answer: Agatha Christie — the best-selling novelist of all time — who was born in Torquay, England in 1890. To celebrate her centenary, a hand-crafted bronze bust was made in her likeness.
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One of my favorite authors… but I didn’t recognize her! 
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Our Favourite Martian is about to land again:
X-T4 + Hexanon 50mm/1.7, developed in RT5.9, and framed in The Gimp.
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
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A short time ago, one or our potted plants, a Dypsis lutescens,
started to produce strange things. It seems as if it wanted to
propagate.
This week, two things were released. They most certainly are small!
Here, they rest on a pad of ordinary printer paper. (See mouse at the back as a scale indicator.)
Here is a close-up of one of the things, enhanced by the power of imagemagick.
I wonder what might it be… A flower? A fruit? A mini-coconut?
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
Was there any flowers before those things appeared?
If not it they may be… I can’t remember the word, but essentially a plantlet, that would grow if it lands in the right conditions. (ah… it may be an offset)
The funny thing is though, I looked up Dypsis lutescens in a couple of places and it doesn’t sound like they do that… maybe it’s an imposter!