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Heres another Shot...

Hi guys, its been a while! Ive been photographing left and right, i just piced up like 60 shots from processing yesterday. Unfortunately none of them were herp shots but i havent come across any herps lately. Got 4 really nice shots i like and i think im gonna get some enlargements made. Ill post them up when i get my scanner/printer fixed. If no body mids looking at some non-herp pictures that is. Ive been keeping ymself busy, i now have a 100mm MACRO lense to go along with my 50mm Macro, 28mm, 50mm standard and 70-210 zoom. I have also just goten about 20 books from my uncle whos really into photography. There are the TIME LIFE Photography series from 1975, he gave me them because they are all on Manual Focus cameras, like what i have. And after getting back about 10 washed out shots of a Praying mantis have decided to get a TTL Flash and off camera cord, im still in the process of getting both. Im also looking for a Ring Flash for my X-700, if anyone can point me in the right direction. Anyway to the point. What is this part? I found it with my 50mm Macro and akm thinking maybe some sort of microscope thing or something? Thanks guys!
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-Doug Daly

"Dad, Can I scratch your Beard?"
"Did you finish your homework?"
"Yes"
"Well ok then."

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)

And after getting back about 10 washed out shots of a Praying mantis have decided to get a TTL Flash and off camera cord, im still in the process of getting both.

Yeah, my herp shots fall into two categories - the pre-TTL shots and then the good shots! TTL can make a huge difference.

Im also looking for a Ring Flash for my X-700, if anyone can point me in the right direction.

I am not sure about the flash mount for the X-700, but I would think any older shoe-mount ring-light would work. Try to find one where you can turn off some of the bulbs in the ring. If you let the whole ring flash at once you get very flat uninteresting lighting. OK for coins and stuff, but not much good for herps.

Anyway to the point. What is this part? I found it with my 50mm Macro and akm thinking maybe some sort of microscope thing or something? Thanks guys!

I can't tell by looking at it whether it is a male or female attachment. If it is a male attachment (it attaches to your camera), then I think you might be right about it being a scope adapter. If it is female (it attaches to a lens), then it must be some sort of adapter to attach a Minolta MF lens to some other kind of camera(?).
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, TX

Yeah it attaches to the back of the lense. But it bottle necks down to a small opening about the size of a quarter. Anybody have any ideas? I was hoping it was a microscope adapter, that wouldve been neat.
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-Doug Daly

"Dad, Can I scratch your Beard?"
"Did you finish your homework?"
"Yes"
"Well ok then."

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)