Nex can turn any RF lens >50mm into a macro.

[uhoh7]

FYI to all-- this may be known but is new to me.

I have only tested RF 50mm and 85mm, but these lenses can close focus to the macro level on the nex.

I bought an old kilfitt macro setup which just arrived. It included an LTM tube--well much more than a tube, because it has a very slik focus onboard. This tube is designed to subsitute for a visoflex when desired. It's range is 50-57mm.

It's LTM on both sides. F/M

I put an 85 and a 50 LTM on it and found myself right away at a sharp, near celluar level.

It's a revelation to me

I'll get some pics up when I get a chance

[uhoh7]

OK here it is:



Kilfitt 90/3.5 Macro.
note two focus rings...



Canon LTM RF 85/1.8 on the kilfitt focus tube.

grabbed my LTM RF 50/1.2

and screwed it on there-- I was loking for the bokeh

I was pretty excited, so all shots you see are handheld





these are not crops, how close was I? Here is a gross but effective way to show (my thumb)


again no crop, but smaller so nobody throws up.

How about the 85 shown above?









all these are teeny flowers, but how close?




I was shooting HANDHELD wide open at about 400 iso to get a fast shutter speed. I think it's pretty obvious some very respectable captures could be made with a tripod and really good focus.

anyway revelation to me

what about the little kilar 90/3.5?

[Nokton48]

So it's basically functioning as a variable-length extension tube.

Nice snag.

Kilfitt made some really interesting cool optics.

[uhoh7]

exactly right

here is another pic of the lens:



with hood attached

[kshapero]

This NEX thing is about as flexible a system as I can remember. Seems more so than the Micro 4/3. Am I right on this?

[AFenvy]

Originally Posted by kshapero

This NEX thing is about as flexible a system as I can remember. Seems more so than the Micro 4/3. Am I right on this?

I don't think it is any more flexible, but definitely as flexible. The significantly reduced crop factor is a godsend coming from M 4/3 though.