Submitter's name:	Mike Butler
Title:	"A Bit Tight"
Gear used:	OM-2s + Kiron 105 f2.8 @ 1:1 Macro + T32 w/ TTL and Milk Jug Diffuser (the real pebbly part) Angled 15° down + Recordata Back 4 + Tripod
Diaphragm:	f32
Shutter Speed:	Auto W/ TTL Flash
Film Used:	Costco 200 ASA (Agfa?)
Technical information:	This is my first use of this lens specifically for macro work. I like what it does for portraits but other than that I know very little about this lens. I tried using the Milk Jug diffuser filter on the T32 to tone down the hot spot but it is still there even at f32. I guess that's what T cords are for.
Subject information:	In 1989 this came as a set of four, and at $1600 a set a sizable investment. This one along with it's brothers lasted about 6.5 hours. At 1:1 macro it is obvious even at this resolution, it got "a bit tight". Ok enough clues.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Hmmm, 1:1, lasted 6.5 hours, set of 4, $1600... No idea what it is exactly, but it looks a bit like a small part of a car engine or so?!?

Comment left by: GSears (no e-mail specified)

Maybe the piston?

Comment left by: Hans van Veluwen (no e-mail specified)

$1600 for a set of pistons that were burnt in 6.5 hours? I sure hope the car was sponsored by Olympus...

Comment left by: Aldosport (aeswheel@jps.net)

I should have lifted sooner.

Comment left by: siddiq (no e-mail specified)

looks like a car part but somehow it's not finished well enough to look like a piston...or mebbe this is how it looked after too much time at redline ;)

Comment left by: Ian Nichols (iann@argonet.co.uk)

Not only a piston, but upside down, I believe - the thick groove with the holes is usually for the oil scraper ring, which has been furthest from the piston crown on every one I've seen.

Comment left by: Ricky (ratwithwings@goconnect.net)

the yellowy-gold area below the bottom groove looks a bit like carbon residue. I'd say its a piston being lifted out of a cylinder block.

Comment left by: Lex (lexjenkins@hotmail.com)

Sounds like my Bultaco - lost count of how many times I rebuilt that engine after it seized. Some white reflectors on one or both sides might have improved the lighting, but it's not bad at all for a flash shot. I like those inexpensive, makeshift solutions.

Comment left by: Mike Butler (abutler@flash.net)

Aldosport is the Team name we used when we ran the Pro Atlantic series out on the West Coast. The Gentleman using that e-mail was not only the owner of the piston in question but also the driver. He made a present of the entire set to me after the rebuild. They now live on my desk as business card holders. To his credit, the motor was dead whether he "lifted" or not. He somehow managed to suck a Throttle plate screw out of the carb and through the engine. The fact that it lasted as long as it did still amazes me. There are at least three places where there is a screw imprint in the top of the piston before it exited the motor. As to sponsorship, at that level of racing the bills almost always are at least 10x the income. Dave paid most of that out of his own pocket. Just another example of how a worthless piece of metal can be imbued with the fondest memories. BTW its a 80mm Cosworth piston out of a 225Hp 1.6l out of a Pro Atlantic

Comment left by: Scott Schupbach (sschup1130@aol.com)

I've got to beleive this is some kind of high performance piston with your clues.

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