recently I found this Schneider Kreuznach 45mm f/4 APO HM
on eBay for a price well belllow of the normal asked price (and it's in pristine condition) .. I payed like 180 USD .
I'm amazed, ... compared to what I was achieving before with "average" lenses...
now I can see and understand the damage the CA do to the fine details ...
funny enough I did not get any "drag" streaks in both pictures .. I don't know if it was luck or because of this lens...
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Mag - 3 : 1
Schneider Kreuznach APO HM 45mm f/4
at f/4.7
110 exposures at 1second - Iso 100
Effective aperture equivalent to f/17
Steps of 32micron between frames
Manual rail Manfrotto 454
Custom Camera settings:
Mirror up
Exposure delay
Minimum Sharp
Minimum Contrast
Minimum saturation
Hue normal
Auto white balance.
Lighting : Continuous
2 cool white led 4W 6.000 K on sides
1 layer of thin plastic bottle (liquid yogurt)
2 layers of soft kitchen paper
Helicon focus (Pyramid C) - Adobe Camera Raw - Photoshop
Portugal, 18th of November 2017
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Tentyria sp - Tenebrionidae - Coleoptera
Mag - 2,6 : 1
Schneider Kreuznach APO HM 45mm f/4
at f/4.7
110 exposures at 1second - Iso 100
Effective aperture equivalent to f/17
Steps of 48 micron between frames
Manual rail Manfrotto 454
Custom Camera settings:
Mirror up
Exposure delay
Minimum Sharp
Minimum Contrast
Minimum saturation
Hue normal
Auto white balance.
Lighting : Continuous
2 cool white led 4W 6.000 K on sides
4 layers of tracing paper 100g/m2 with separation
1 layer of thin plastic bottle (liquid yogurt)
Adobe Camera Raw - Photoshop
Portugal, 17th of November 2017