Vintage photo...free to use!

Vintage photo...free to use!

Image by HA! Designs - Artbyheather
A lawyer, perhaps?

Tutorial - lens vignetting

Image by funadium
To see how much the Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL vignettes on the full frame, I mount it on the Pentax MX.
Instead to use a film, I choose a more direct approach: a piece of tracing paper taped on the back of the camera (that is, more or less, the way a 00 large format camera works).
Then, keeping the MX on B pose, I took this photo with the Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 50/2.8 EX DG macro lens. Not a easy focusing, also because the 16-45 was stuck at f:22 and it was hard to see the vignette even with a lot of light.
To be able to shoot a white paper at 25 cm from the lens (if I move it farther a 50x80 cm sheet wasn't enough to fill the image) I used the Philips P32GTC flash at full power, so close to the paper that the light was uneven.
As you can see, it is possible to take square shots 24x24 mm, and the angle covered is astounding, like a 10 mm on an APS-C camera.
I think I'll try again... but with a film in the camera and the Manfrotto under it!

Per vedere quanto vignetta il Pentax-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL sul full frame, l'ho montato sulla Pentax MX.
Invece di usare una pellicola ho scelto un approccio più diretto: un pezzo di carta da lucido attaccata con un po' di scotch al retro della macchina (che più o meno è il modo in cui funziona un banco ottico da 5000 euro).
Quindi, tenendo la MX in posa B, ho scattato questa foto con la Pentax K100D, usando un'ottica Sigma 50/2.8 EX DG macro. Non è una facile focheggiatura, anche perché il 16-45 rimane fisso a f:22 ed è duro vedere la vignettatura anche con moltissima luce.
Per riuscire a riprendere un foglio bianco a 25 cm dall'ottica (se lo avessi messo più distante un foglio 50x80 non sarebbe bastato a riempire l'immagine) ho usato il flash Philips P32GTC a piena potenza, così vicino alla carta che la luce non è venuta uniforme.
Come potete vedere, è possibile riprendere immagini quadrate da 24x24 mm, e l'angolo coperto è impressionante, paragonabile ad un 10 mm su una APS-C.
Penso che riproverò... ma con una pellicola dentro ed un Manfrotto sotto!


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"Let it snow" photo frame; can be used as a border for a 4x6 photo, or as decoration for a holiday postcard. Free for personal use!

Wooden Vintage Mirror Frame

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