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Jim, I am fascinated by the second to last pic, the one with the bubbly bokeh. I have a turntable but I think I need to clean the needle before I would attempt a picture. I remember you had some pointers on that a few months ago.
James Markus wrote:
I keep revisiting this turntable/stylus/needle topic looking for something I can't quite explain. First time was with a recently acquired polycarbonate 105mm f2.8 afd micro, and it was extremely easy to use, and did an excellent job. Links here
Photo-1 from 105mm f2.8 AFD LINK
Photo-2 from 105mm f2.8 AFD LINK
Then I tried the 200mm f4.0 ais micro, and it too was good. My angle of attack was extremely limited as the turntable is in a recess with no room left/right, or above. I made this the desktop image of my newly built of vintage computer parts (circa 2007-2008) media computer for finishing digitizing LPs, CD, and Cassette tapes I own and have done for 20 years with a single core Athlon computer running Puppy linux. This was forced by a TV quitting, and the hardware being unable to properly use the new TV as a display monitor. It has been a revelation the temporal nature of CDs, Cassettes, Turntables, and Tape Decks.
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/5DS-R_Nikkor-200mm-f4.0-ais-Micro_Turntable-Needle4-image-0264-S_crop.jpg
I still wasn't satisfied - so today I used the 55mm f3.5 ai micro. It gave me a range of attack that let me eliminate elements I didn't like, show others better than before. It generally was the best of three in those regards, but lacks the buttery shallow DOF. I don't think I am done, but I am pleased with the direction.
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/Edit_5DS-R_Nikkor-55mm-f3.5-ai-Micro_Turntable-Needle-0331-S.jpg
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/Edit_5DS-R_Nikkor-55mm-f3.5-ai-Micro_Turntable-Needle-0325-S.jpg
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/Edit_5DS-R_Nikkor-55mm-f3.5-ai-Micro_Turntable-Needle-0308-S.jpg
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/Edit_5DS-R_Nikkor-55mm-f3.5-ai-Micro_Turntable-Needle-0300-S.jpg
http://www.photomatter.com/2023/Edit_5DS-R_Nikkor-55mm-f3.5-ai-Micro_Turntable-Needle-0305-S.jpg
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