Technical digital camera test
"I built my own technical digital camera! To do this, I used a micrometer macro rail and parts from the Fujifilm GX680 camera as the front standard. At the back, I mounted the Sony A7r camera on an L-plate on a macro head and integrated the Arca-Swiss wide-angle mechanism. I took the lens from the Horseman 670 Topcor 10.5cm camera. My camera has wide movements in all directions, so I can easily switch cameras and use different lenses. For example, I can integrate medium format cameras and use their lenses. I am very happy with the result and confident that my camera will help me create stunning photos!
I cannot contain my excitement about what I have accomplished with my technical camera! I took a series of test photos to demonstrate the capabilities of my camera, and the results exceeded my expectations.
In the first photo, I took a shot as if I were using a standard camera, without using any movements or tilts of the standards. The result was a regular photo, with all the bottles in focus. But then I started to experiment.
In the second photo, I tilted the front standard to the left, and only the central bottle was in focus, while the bottles on the edges were out of focus. It was amazing, I could not believe that my camera could do such things!
In the third photo, I tilted the back standard, and the edge bottles were also out of focus. However, as you can see, tilting the back standard distorts the perspective and color. I realized that for the correct perspective, the back standard needs to be parallel to the object.
But in the fourth photo, I was able to achieve the perfect result! I lowered the camera so that I could see the bottles from bottom to top and set both standards parallel to the bottles. As a result, the bottles from bottom to top were in focus without any perspective distortion. It was amazing! I could see the contours of the bottles, which were parallel to the edges of the photo."
"But that's not all! I decided to go further and create a series of photographs using perspective. In the fifth photo, I positioned the bottles to create a familiar viewpoint for the viewer. However, as expected, the depth of field was not enough, and only the central bottle was in focus. But I didn't give up and continued to experiment.
In the sixth photo, I turned the front standard to the left, and the bottles at the edges were even further out of focus.
But in the seventh photo, I turned the front standard to the right to bring all the bottles into the plane of focus. It was amazing! I could see all the bottles in focus, and the perspective was perfect.
But I didn't stop there. In the eighth photo, I returned the front standard to its original position, and turned the rear standard to the left to bring the bottles into focus and restore the perspective. However, as you can see, there was color distortion. I purposely left it in to show how it works.
I cannot describe my joy at being able to create such amazing photographs with my technical camera. I am confident that my camera will help me create even more incredible photographs in the future! If you also want to experiment with a technical camera, I strongly recommend giving it a try!"
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