Ancestral Artistry 2

Just a wild guess: did you arrive at the exposure time by multiplying 64 times 1.26?

Those ext tubes were a great pick-up for you. 2" did he make these engines? It is pretty cool and photo came out very nice. The dof seems so natural and perfect and lighting perfect.

Now do one with dramatic dark lighting to make ir look like some Star Wars machine.

Lensmagic - 'Metered the deepest shadow at the base w/ Gossen Luna Pro sbc (bought from a member). 'About a 3 stop spread. 'Took the lower 1/3 point's time, raised it to the power of 1.41 (from another's tracing of Ilford reciprocity) and it worked fairly well.

Michael - yes! They've given lots of fun & address my biggest complaint about 3' min. focus most 'blad glass. 'Still getting a feel for dof w/ each, but the result is good so far. The 2x Mutar has proven a worthy toy also.
My father in law was gone before I met the Mrs, which is a shame. 'An engineer w/ a tinker's head & prone to kindness from what I gather from others. 'Made my Mrs unafraid to fire up an engine lathe & make chips fly.

Oh Eric - that has potential!