Keycap & Keyboard Photography

[The_Beast]

My friend is loaning me his 28-80mm F3.8 "one touch" macro lens as well as a 3x extension tube. The one touch zooms by pulling in or out and focuses by rotating. It also has a weird "macro" button that allow you to rotate to pick the zoom ratio between 1:4 and 1:8.

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Soligor?

It is, looking at the useability rating, it's about right! And it has a 6'/1.8m minimum focus distance

Here are 2 quick shots with the Minolta 50mm macro with and without the extension tube. Exposure and ISO are the same (30", 100iso) but different apertures (F8 with, F22 without extension tube)

[JaccoW]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

[The_Beast]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

I did a ton of research on these lenses, if you have any questions, let me know ;d

[JaccoW]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

I did a ton of research on these lenses, if you have any questions, let me know ;d

Thanks, I will.
What kind of body are you using them with btw?
Right now I have a Sony Nex-5 (first Gen) and I was thinking of buying a new camera next year. I am really tempted by the Sony a7 MK2 as it has IBIS that would be amazing with vintage lenses. The a6000 (or equivalent at that time) however has some great zoom lenses that would be great for my sort of travel shooting.

I guess we will have to wait and see what sort of prices Tokyo has to offer when I get there. 

[The_Beast]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

I did a ton of research on these lenses, if you have any questions, let me know ;d

Thanks, I will.
What kind of body are you using them with btw?
Right now I have a Sony Nex-5 (first Gen) and I was thinking of buying a new camera next year. I am really tempted by the Sony a7 MK2 as it has IBIS that would be amazing with vintage lenses. The a6000 (or equivalent at that time) however has some great zoom lenses that would be great for my sort of travel shooting.

I guess we will have to wait and see what sort of prices Tokyo has to offer when I get there. 

I'm using the A6000


it looks ridiculous with the 50mm macro and the 3x extension tube, but also kinda cool. TJ and demik also have the a6k and like it. I don't have any complaints and if I did upgrade it more than likely be another mirrorless like the A7 mkII

[Battou62]

I got a D3300 about a month ago. I am still a photography noob and have not figured out how to take good pictures in manual and such.

[The_Beast]

I got a D3300 about a month ago. I am still a photography noob and have not figured out how to take good pictures in manual and such.

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http://digital-photography-school.com/

Pretty decent site to learn what settings do what.

[JaccoW]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

I did a ton of research on these lenses, if you have any questions, let me know ;d

Thanks, I will.
What kind of body are you using them with btw?
Right now I have a Sony Nex-5 (first Gen) and I was thinking of buying a new camera next year. I am really tempted by the Sony a7 MK2 as it has IBIS that would be amazing with vintage lenses. The a6000 (or equivalent at that time) however has some great zoom lenses that would be great for my sort of travel shooting.

I guess we will have to wait and see what sort of prices Tokyo has to offer when I get there. 

I'm using the A6000

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it looks ridiculous with the 50mm macro and the 3x extension tube, but also kinda cool. TJ and demik also have the a6k and like it. I don't have any complaints and if I did upgrade it more than likely be another mirrorless like the A7 mkII

Meh, tiny lens. I have a 200mm F4 M42 lens lying around. :P

This is just the 135mm F2.8

But thanks for the feedback. I've read the same thing. I would probably pair it with the Sony G 18-105 for travel and video and have a blast.

[swill]

My friend is loaning me his 28-80mm F3.8 "one touch" macro lens as well as a 3x extension tube. The one touch zooms by pulling in or out and focuses by rotating. It also has a weird "macro" button that allow you to rotate to pick the zoom ratio between 1:4 and 1:8.

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Love the old manual focus glass...  :)

Almost all of my Pentax glass is super old stuff, but it is still awesome.  All (almost) of my Nikon glass is new and fancier, but for some reason I really love my old **** kicker Pentax K10D and all my manual focus lenses.  I end up using it for almost all my hobby shoots and I really only use the Nikon for family pics and real product shots.  Something about the K10D which just fits me.  Its not glam or anything, its just a workhorse...

[The_Beast]

I've been looking at old Minolta lenses lately but I am unsure what to get next. This looks nice though

I did a ton of research on these lenses, if you have any questions, let me know ;d

Thanks, I will.
What kind of body are you using them with btw?
Right now I have a Sony Nex-5 (first Gen) and I was thinking of buying a new camera next year. I am really tempted by the Sony a7 MK2 as it has IBIS that would be amazing with vintage lenses. The a6000 (or equivalent at that time) however has some great zoom lenses that would be great for my sort of travel shooting.

I guess we will have to wait and see what sort of prices Tokyo has to offer when I get there. 

I'm using the A6000

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it looks ridiculous with the 50mm macro and the 3x extension tube, but also kinda cool. TJ and demik also have the a6k and like it. I don't have any complaints and if I did upgrade it more than likely be another mirrorless like the A7 mkII

Meh, tiny lens. I have a 200mm F4 M42 lens lying around. :P

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This is just the 135mm F2.8

But thanks for the feedback. I've read the same thing. I would probably pair it with the Sony G 18-105 for travel and video and have a blast.

Lets get weird!

My friend is loaning me his 28-80mm F3.8 "one touch" macro lens as well as a 3x extension tube. The one touch zooms by pulling in or out and focuses by rotating. It also has a weird "macro" button that allow you to rotate to pick the zoom ratio between 1:4 and 1:8.

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Love the old manual focus glass...  :)

Almost all of my Pentax glass is super old stuff, but it is still awesome.  All (almost) of my Nikon glass is new and fancier, but for some reason I really love my old **** kicker Pentax K10D and all my manual focus lenses.  I end up using it for almost all my hobby shoots and I really only use the Nikon for family pics and real product shots.  Something about the K10D which just fits me.  Its not glam or anything, its just a workhorse...

I'm really liking this old glass. Super cheap, decently sharp and it makes me feel more involved in the photo process

[JaccoW]

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Lets get weird!

It's on *****!

I'm really liking this old glass. Super cheap, decently sharp and it makes me feel more involved in the photo process

It does, though finding the shorter focal lengths that are more useful has gotten a lot more expensive. And for some of the glass I have here I never bothered to find the proper adapters...

For example I have this Pentacon 30mm F3.5 lens with 10 aperture blades but it is in Exakta mount. Should buy an adapter for that one.

Industar-69 28 mm f/ 2.8 (super thin Russian pancake lens. Fun bokeh)
Soligor Wide-Auto 28 mm f/2.8 (No idea what mount it is. Looks like some sort of screw mount)
MC Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 mm f/ 1.8 (Love this lens)
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm f/ 2.8 (Ridiculously sharp tele lens)
Pentacon 200 mm f/4 (It's a beast (sic) but it has serious fungus problems)

[The_Beast]

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Lets get weird!

It's on *****!

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I'm really liking this old glass. Super cheap, decently sharp and it makes me feel more involved in the photo process

It does, though finding the shorter focal lengths that are more useful has gotten a lot more expensive. And for some of the glass I have here I never bothered to find the proper adapters...

For example I have this Pentacon 30mm F3.5 lens with 10 aperture blades but it is in Exakta mount. Should buy an adapter for that one.

Industar-69 28 mm f/ 2.8 (super thin Russian pancake lens. Fun bokeh)
Soligor Wide-Auto 28 mm f/2.8 (No idea what mount it is. Looks like some sort of screw mount)
MC Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 mm f/ 1.8 (Love this lens)
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135 mm f/ 2.8 (Ridiculously sharp tele lens)
Pentacon 200 mm f/4 (It's a beast (sic) but it has serious fungus problems)

That's all I got man! The 50mm F3.5 macro lens I have now has a really good minimum focus distance and decently cheap. The 28-80mm in the other photo is one I'm borrowing from my friend, so far, I'm not liking it.

the 135mm minolta is pretty decent, but I've heard even better things about the F2 version due to the number/position of the lens elements.

[Lastpilot]

Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

[PunksDead]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

This looks like something Indiana Jones would go on a crusade to uncover,

Awesome shot!

[frosty]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

That is amazeballs.

[hwood34]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

sweet jesus

[yuktsi]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

stunning. Where did you get those frosted keypcaps?

[Lastpilot]

:] Thank you all!

White POM keycaps are from Feng. Not sure if he has more to sell yet? But I think he will get them in soon.

[do_Og@n]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!

[Buckling]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

My god that is beautiful please may we have more pictures?

[tbc]

dear gawd...give us a warning before showing us so much awesome.  we are mere mortals

[HendyZone]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

AMAZING !!!

[Badwrench]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

This looks like something Indiana Jones would go on a crusade to uncover,

Awesome shot!

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

sweet jesus

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

That is amazeballs.

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

stunning. Where did you get those frosted keypcaps?

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

My god that is beautiful please may we have more pictures?

dear gawd...give us a warning before showing us so much awesome.  we are mere mortals

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

AMAZING !!!

Yeah, all this! 

This board looks like it should be in a lighted shadow box on the wall.  Awesome!

[Lastpilot]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.


One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

[baldgye]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

daaaaaaammmmmnnnnn I love it!!! awesome board bro

[rowdy]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

[hwood34]

006 by hwood34, on Flickr


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042 by hwood34, on Flickr

[do_Og@n]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

There have only been two keyboards out there that I have looked at and wanted more than any other.....this is one of them.

Well done!

[Joey Quinn]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

There have only been two keyboards out there that I have looked at and wanted more than any other.....this is one of them.

Well done!

What's the other?

[do_Og@n]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

There have only been two keyboards out there that I have looked at and wanted more than any other.....this is one of them.

Well done!

One that Bro Caps posted a while back.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43865.msg1383604#msg1383604

[Joey Quinn]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

There have only been two keyboards out there that I have looked at and wanted more than any other.....this is one of them.

Well done!

One that Bro Caps posted a while back.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43865.msg1383604#msg1383604

Damn, that's gorgeous!

[HPE1000]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

It's not often that someone makes a board that creates such excitement across the forum!

There have only been two keyboards out there that I have looked at and wanted more than any other.....this is one of them.

Well done!

One that Bro Caps posted a while back.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43865.msg1383604#msg1383604

Damn, that's gorgeous!

Only keyboard I have ever bookmarked ;_;

[hwood34]

Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr


Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

[Puddsy]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

[hwood34]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

I know, I love this thing even if I've only typed on it once. Bout to add some ghetto orange alps with some weirdly tall clone alps stems

[Puddsy]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

I know, I love this thing even if I've only typed on it once. Bout to add some ghetto orange alps with some weirdly tall clone alps stems

You better dye the keycaps some shade of red as well, to complete the look.

And then bring it to keycon east, whenever it ends up happening.

[hwood34]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

I know, I love this thing even if I've only typed on it once. Bout to add some ghetto orange alps with some weirdly tall clone alps stems

You better dye the keycaps some shade of red as well, to complete the look.

And then bring it to keycon east, whenever it ends up happening.

Will have to try. Just afraid of how it will look on the already grey mods. But it should also look nice with the red cyrillic

[Puddsy]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

I know, I love this thing even if I've only typed on it once. Bout to add some ghetto orange alps with some weirdly tall clone alps stems

You better dye the keycaps some shade of red as well, to complete the look.

And then bring it to keycon east, whenever it ends up happening.

Will have to try. Just afraid of how it will look on the already grey mods. But it should also look nice with the red cyrillic

Oh, I forgot about the Cyrillic. Post some pics of the whole board before you dye it (if you dye it). You might be able to escape by just painting the case with some red accents. We'll have to see.

[hwood34]

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Omnikey plate 2 by hwood34, on Flickr

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Omnikey plate 4 by hwood34, on Flickr

It was impossible to correctly capture the color: pretty black with a tiny tint of red. The second pic just shows that it's there, but in real life it's not that present. It was 2 coats of black + 1 red + 1 light black coat + 2 coats enamel

You're going HAM on that omnikey. I like it.

I know, I love this thing even if I've only typed on it once. Bout to add some ghetto orange alps with some weirdly tall clone alps stems

You better dye the keycaps some shade of red as well, to complete the look.

And then bring it to keycon east, whenever it ends up happening.

Will have to try. Just afraid of how it will look on the already grey mods. But it should also look nice with the red cyrillic

Oh, I forgot about the Cyrillic. Post some pics of the whole board before you dye it (if you dye it). You might be able to escape by just painting the case with some red accents. We'll have to see.

Once I get some lube mang. I'm not going to let this incredibly lengthy switch disassembly go to waste

[VesperSAINT]

Thank you everyone! I'd hate to disappoint y'all so I spent a few hours this morning taking pictures. <3

Still taking some, trying to get a good "full on" picture is a little hard. I only have one lens and it's old with some dust in it, so I can only use low F-numbers, aka razor thin DOF.

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One shot and I'm GON by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

I can't even... sigh.

[The_Beast]

A quick shot with the 50mm F1.4 lens I got in today!

[cooldiscretion]

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Crystal Sunset by Lastpilot_GH, on Flickr

I don't know how you envisioned this board before building it, but I feel like it must have come out even better then you thought.  Because that thing is gorgeous.  :thumb:

[Dubsgalore]

some oldies i like

[hwood34]

[tbc]

old school and too cool for school!

[Zeroblade]

Dolch so goooooooooood.

[girldc]

old school and too cool for school!

(Attachment Link)

they are on the air!

[HendyZone]

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Dolch so goooooooooood.

Yess!
Looks so matched with your FILCO
Nice touch with the orange LED :thumb:

[rowdy]

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Dolch so goooooooooood.

Looks good on the black case!

[hwood34]

Unitek by hwood34, on Flickr