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Bonking flies, what can I say? Superb stuff Charlotte
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Excellent, and very glad you've found a path through your conundrum!
Re lighting. Have you considered a couple of Vivitar 283's or 285's. (283's ... more
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Excellent results Charlotte, well done.
Do we get to know what contraption you have made?
I think we have plenty of clues, but a photo of the ri ... more
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Well done Charlotte! :D
It's always well worth sticking with these things and we usually get to where we want to be.... eventually.
As soon as t ... more
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Thanks Sas :lol: bonking they were, odd little things they seem to be all eye and no mouth. :?
Thanks LB, I know absolutely nothing about fla ... more
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It's such a letdown that the Pentax aperture mechanism is mechanical. If there are any electronics geeks here, how about the idea of a sensor detectin ... more
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Posted by: Charlotte on Fri May 10, 2013 20:15 (2627 Reads)
After spending what seems like an eternity peering into the depths of darkness, trying to achieve greater magnification I have made a contraption which enables me to see what I am trying to photograph.
Heartfelt thanks to Nass.
Heartfelt thanks to Nass.
It's still early days but I'm very happy at the moment. I have to get out of the habit of taking half a dozen shots in the hope that one will be in focus.
No more stopping down to enable me to see the subject and losing loads of DOF in the process.


I need to sort out the lighting properly - I hate black back gounds, but I love these tiny little bees, they look so cute.







I could have done with being able to get more of this bee in the frame - I think an auto helicoil would do it. Maybe an auto 2 x macro tele converter with the glass removed would do it.

I don't know what these are - they are tiny little flies, I've not seen them this close before.


And finally a big hug for Danger Mouse who guided me through dismantling a zoom lens for this project.

None of these are cropped and I've done minimal pp (I think) as I have a tendency to over do things. I'm getting a bit of CA especially on the edges of white things. I think this might be solved when I have sorted out the lighting.
No more stopping down to enable me to see the subject and losing loads of DOF in the process.


I need to sort out the lighting properly - I hate black back gounds, but I love these tiny little bees, they look so cute.







I could have done with being able to get more of this bee in the frame - I think an auto helicoil would do it. Maybe an auto 2 x macro tele converter with the glass removed would do it.

I don't know what these are - they are tiny little flies, I've not seen them this close before.


And finally a big hug for Danger Mouse who guided me through dismantling a zoom lens for this project.



None of these are cropped and I've done minimal pp (I think) as I have a tendency to over do things. I'm getting a bit of CA especially on the edges of white things. I think this might be solved when I have sorted out the lighting.
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Re lighting. Have you considered a couple of Vivitar 283's or 285's. (283's ... more

Do we get to know what contraption you have made?
I think we have plenty of clues, but a photo of the ri ... more

It's always well worth sticking with these things and we usually get to where we want to be.... eventually.
As soon as t ... more

Thanks LB, I know absolutely nothing about fla ... more
