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Originally Posted by Leo.G
That's a very nice little set-up Allan at minimal cost!
That's a big thing with photography, I know people with seemingly unlimited blank cheques and while I love photographing insects, primarily bees, a macro lens would be good but out of my price range and not used regularly. Unless I one day find a cheap Nikon lens with mould or jammed focus which at the right price I'm prepared to strip and repair them myself knowing if I mess it up I'm not losing too much money. I have some very nice lenses in my kit I got in exactly those conditions for little money and stripped right down and fixed them.
It's amazing what can be achieved with a little time and no available funds. I've been on disability for over 30 years so money has been very tight over the years and I've come up with some amazing bits and pieces which cost very little and performed every bit as well as the high priced commercial items.
I have an old enlarger here with amazing rack and pinion rails I could use if I needed it but had a Nikon bellows unit given to me years ago by an old, ex photographer friend. I haven't tried it on my D810 but couldn't use it on my old D80 without an extension tube because it wouldn't mount directly in the lack of space where the lens fits on the D80 and just couldn't get focus quite right with it. Having poor sight and only a small viewfinder didn't help.
'Tis fun to play and some end results come out better than expected and so much cheaper and convenient with digital instead of my old 35mm stuff.
I'd love to see the images if you ever get spiders or bees or other bugs with the Samsung!
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Thanks Leo,
yes - I'm enjoying playing with the new mobile phone.
Pics to follow.
Allan