After much 'um'ing and 'ah'ing i decided not to get a macro lens but fork out the vast sum of £11 for a set of close-up filters for my Bronica SQ-A. While i can focus up to half a metre with my lenses i have always been keen to get that little bit closer. I wasn't sure how sharp these filters (lenses to picky people) would be so i thought id run a test roll of black and white through the camera to see. Armed with my £3 Ikea lamp and a huge reflector from ebay i setup my tripod.
And i was rather pleasantly surprised. Whilst a little blurry in places due to my own focusing error i really like how the shots came out. It was fun to play with such a narrow depth of field, and the depth of field preview switch on my lenses was invaluable to say the least. Im hoping to use the filters lots, especially for close ups in portraits.
Cool photos! I think my SQ-a needs light seals fixed before I look at filters!
ReplyDeleteGet it done! I was surprised how well they turned out, they were only cheap ebay filters! certainly cheaper than a macro lens!!
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