Re: Close-up 3d of plants & flowers

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >(d) How succesful would a close-up lens with a Pentax beam splitter 
> >or similar work?
> 
> Very unsuccesful, I believe, but I have no personal experience.  With a

It kinda works.  The "normal" fixed 50mm lenses the splitter is used with
focuses pretty close, esp. when stopped down a LOT.  If you focus down to 
like 6"  (which I have) it makes you a bit cross-eyed (hey, I didn't know 
what "hyper, hypo, hippo...etc" were back then).  A bit further out might
be acceptable if one already has the splitter (etc) due to being
really cheap (don't even need to buy or make a slide bar) if you have
it already.

I'm not saying it's great, but it does "work" to some extent with some
subjects.  Probably not recommended unless you already have it, but then
if the asking person did, he'd probably would have tried it already.  :-)


Mike K.


P.S. - I just bought a used "Universal Focusing Rack" at the last camera show
       that I went to.  On the box it says "for ... & Stereo Photography".  I
       was a little surprised about stereo being specifically mentioned.  Should
       be fun when I get one of those round tuits.




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