Freelensing

[iceaxe]

Something I've wanted to try for some time, freelensing is basically shooting through a lens that is not mounted to the camera body. There are differing approaches to it, but the general idea is creating unusual plane of focus changes without having a tilt shift setup. The potential for light leaks is another element to play with.

In this case I had forgot my m4/3 adapter for the lens so I let the experimenting begin by juggling my 12-60 mm 4/3 lens in one gloved hand, and my m4/3 camera body in the other.

Delicate Arch Unmounted by Jared Payne, on Flickr


Has anybody else done any freelensing?

 

[DAA]

The closest I have come to free lensing is standing at the top of a steep embankment near Ballroom Cave once and the lens just fell off my camera and rolled and tumbled down the hill landing in a mud puddle at the bottom.

- DAA

 

[Homefryy]

Does taking pictures with my phone through binoculars count?

 

[iceaxe]

Does taking pictures with my phone through binoculars count?

That's a Lens stacking approach, increased macro or zoom levels, pretty similar, I dig those sheep!

 

[frieed]

kinda cool for a nostalgic look to the pic

 

[iceaxe]

Delicate Eventide by Jared Payne, on Flickr

 

[iceaxe]

Hoodoo Unmounted B and W by Jared Payne, on Flickr