A camera lens (also known as photographic lens, objective lens or photographic objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
DIY gear
Finally, I found some time to experiment a bit with inverted lens (on top of the normal ones).
DOF with inverted lens is extremely shallow (less than 1 mm) and the subject should be just a centimetre or two away from the lens (it isn't even possible to focus on a subject more than some 5 cm (2 inch) away). But since the subject is so close, the angle and thus the magnification is also very large.
Unfortunately the old 50mm Praktica/Pentacon lens has some convergence issues and the Pentax 18-55 kit lens isn't exactly a top achievement in craftsmanship either. But the Tamron's 18-250 diameter is too big - besides I need it for normal shooting.
Anyway, in the comments below are a few sample shots of how the whole rig works.
Click on them to enlarge and for description what they are.
Day 106/365 April 16, 2011
The one that got away: This is supposed to be a photo of a huge red-tailed hawk in my backyard this morning. By the time I switched the wide angle lens for a telephoto to get the hawk, it was too late. The camera and lens managed to sit still for me for this portrait, though.
Photo of the D90 with 80-200 f/2.8 taken with a D80 with Sigma 10-20.