[PIC_THREAD] Macro

Phal said:
Some nice Dragonflies there :) What lens?

I have some to upload but I decided to sort this first. I filmed a Dragonfly for a while and caught it landing to eat what it just caught :)

Quality isn't fantastic but meh! It's a 100-400mm lens and it doesn't seem great at dealing with bright light :\ Here's the link



https://flic.kr/p/nUkNrw
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They were all Canon 100-400mm.

1 - Focal Length 350mm
Shutter Speed 1/2500 s
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 250

2 - Focal Length 400mm
Shutter Speed 1/2000 s
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 200

3 - Focal Length 400mm
Shutter Speed 1/320 s
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 100
 
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What absolute amazing images!

I have recently purchased a macro lens for my phone camera (s3)..... yes don't laugh :D it cost me £6.99. I was messing around with it and I couldn't believe the detail that you do not see with the normal eye (with my eyes anyway as I see naff all because my eyes are rubbish). I never have taken any photos other than holiday snaps.

These are no comparison to photos that have been posted but I liked them.

I have been inspired! (and have a lot to learn :p)

When I get enough money i'm going to buy a proper camera with macro lens.

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From the garden today :)

1. Argh my eyes!
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2. Shiny
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3. Watching and waiting...
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4. Tongue action
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5. Alien invasion
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6. My blade of grass, keep off
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7. Seriously keep off
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al4x said:
i dont quite gather what that Raynox does?
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It's a magnifier of sorts and allows a lot larger image on the sensor.

So a very tight crop on the fly from above (exif intact):
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The only downside is you have to be very close to the subject, around 10cm i think but feels like less! Even then i've used stacked macro tubes + the raynox before so i literally had the subject touching the glass but the detail is mind blowing.
 
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Sh4rkie said:
It's a magnifier of sorts and allows a lot larger image on the sensor.

So a very tight crop on the fly from above (exif intact):
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The only downside is you have to be very close to the subject, around 10cm i think but feels like less! Even then i've used stacked macro tubes + the raynox before so i literally had the subject touching the glass but the detail is mind blowing.
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Hmm its moving into mp 65 territory
Gah.. Even closer
Harder for insects! Fine for non moving targets

Great detail!
 
al4x said:
Harder for insects! Fine for non moving targets
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Very hard but everyone of those shots above were moving insects just settled on a perch long enough for me to get close. In fact a few were still moving on their perch while shot. You could still get in flight shots with a raynox but they'd have to be very well timed, meticulous planning and a whole heap of luck.
 
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