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lol :LOL:

It'll be on eBay sometime soon and also TP - just need to try and work out what it is worth!

Anybody want to buy an RX10iv... the Mk5 is on order! :D :D :D

All the best Alby - very much hope to see you back in the future, you and your images have been a real asset to the forum.

All taken with Sony RX10iv :) Little Grebe Brooding by Mike Smith, on Flickr Little Grebe by Mike Smith, on Flickr Little Grebe Feeding by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Understood - as I say, generally they are great and not something I’ve seen before (which is rare!) so well done again :) :clap:

These are great - well done! The only one I am not that fussed for is the first funnily enough - the rough edge on the paper draws my eye. Might just be me so feel free to ignore :)

Stay safe out there!

Since I got into macro photography some years back I am very respectful of almost all bugs and will actively avoid stepping on or killing them but I hate Clegs with a passion and will squidge them on sight with no mercy! Horrible creatures:mad:;)

So I got a couple of shots this afternoon of the same subject as below - the first with the Sigma diopter and the second without... I got closer with the diopter on, no question, but there's a commensurate loss of DOF the closer you get so in all honesty I marginally prefer the second (the file...

I got my Sigma AML Macro Lens 72-01 through today from Amazon - nothing to share yet but it definitely gets you closer but not too close (at 600mm). Will have a wander later on and see what I can find to snap :)

Great catch Alby :) I think the Nisi is 3-4 diopters and the Sigma is 1.8 - ie a lot less powerful which is what I want to just get me a wee bit closer at 600mm? Hope that makes sense! But I take your point that it'll never match a dedicated macro lens - I just want to see how close I can...

:LOL:Absolutely! I had the MPE way back and it was a swine to use - no autofocus, no manual focus, no nothing :oops: :$

Fair enough - as I say, I've had a fair few goes at getting a good close-up with the RX10 but I used to shoot with various dedicated macro lenses so my expectations are probably too high! I've got an Olympus 60mm at the moment which is very small and easy to use but I'm not sure it's the best so...

Thanks - I’ve tried a few myself and not had much success but I think I’ll give it one more try as getting a really good close up is probably the only thing I need my ‘big’ camera for :)