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A rather small Blue Krait / Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus) I found some time ago at night. Approximately 2 feet long. West Malaysia. Highly venomous. Bungarus candidus_MG_4840 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr Bungarus candidus_MG_4843 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr Bell's...

Thanks, Andrew. I have only seen green leaf insects!

Thanks.

Thanks, Neil.

It's just my personal preference. Manual /Non ETTL speedlite will work just fine if you don't mind manually adjusting the flash power.

Thanks for the comments, Wez, MilliSnaps. Good guess. Right, all taken at night with a diffused 270EX on a 70D's hot shoe, with the Laowa 15mm. Even during the day, with full flash setting (typically F11-16, ISO100/200, 1/200 or 1/250, the background will be dark if there is no object in...

Thanks, Paul. Right, all taken in the wild.

I normally post in the macro forums, but these are not really macro though so I think I shoud post them here. All taken with a 70D, 270EX, Laowa 15mm. Night time. Neonate male Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri), West Malaysia. Tropidolaemus wagleri_MG_4521 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery)...

We were on the way to our regular herping spot when we spotted what we thought was a snake on the road. We stopped to inspect but it turned out to be a dead eel. Not a total disappointment though. If I hadn't got out of the car, I wouldn't have noticed this frog symphony. I recorded this with my...

Thanks, Rhod. It's not the easiest lens to use but it sure is a lot of fun to play with! I'll be posting more images soon! :D :P:cool:

Thanks for the comments, huffy, dancook, Pau. Very close! At 1:1, the subject would be 4.7mm away from the front of the lens. I tend to use this only slightly bigger models for now but I plan to use it on smaller subject at night. Right. This is the first 1:1 wide angle macro lens. Not all...

Part II. You can find Part I here: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/venus-15mm-1-1-wide-angle-macro-lens.594068/#post-6940689 More shots from the fun lens. Male Long-armed Scarab (Cheirotonus peracanus?). Montane forest, Malaysia. Venus 15mm sample shot_MG_1852 by Kurt (Orionmystery)...

Hi Nigel, you can only order the lens directly from venuslens.net and no where else. Mine is a review unit courtesy of Venus/LaoWa.

Sure, Neil. I'll try to see if I have any other pics. Yes, i am actually more interested in this lens then the Venus 2:1. It's fun to see bugs in different perspective. Put it on your Christmas list! :D

:D. That's a temple up on a highland in Pahang :) No, I don't think the SHIFT feature is of any use for macro but I could be wrong.