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    Not ants

    These were captured during the same session as the ants in this post . As with the ants, they were captured hand-held using a Laowa 2X 100mm macro lens with a pair of 2X Kenko teleconverters on a Sony A7sii, with a Yongnuo YN24EX twin flash firing backwards to reflect off of a 12" plastic bowl...
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    Ants

    I've not been doing much photographic activity for a while, but I'm starting to get back into it and these were captured hand-held several days ago in the grounds of the church opposite our house using a Laowa 2X 100mm macro lens with a pair of 2X Kenko teleconverters on a Sony A7sii, with a...
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    Other Macro Show us your macro rig

    I don't think any of us will ever get a perfect setup. As with the rest of close-up/macro there are inevitably trade-offs, and so always something we'd like to be better (or less bad). That's the way it is for me anyway. As an example, I've actually given up on trying to get satisfactory light...
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    Some tiny sensor invertebrate images

    Thanks Chris. That's certainly been, and continues to be, the case for me. Yes, take the bits that work best for you from each of them. That's what I do. My mix varies from time to time. It's a very personal thing. I get on fine with Lightroom but have never got on with Affinity.
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    Some tiny sensor invertebrate images

    For almost two years I have been experimenting with full frame setups for photographing insects, spiders and other invertebrates. These setups have all used macro lenses and most also used a pair of teleconverters. Prior to that, for over a decade, I used close-up lenses, mostly a Raynox 150 but...
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    Experiment with 5 mpix in APS-C mode on full frame

    Exactly so. I can get a smaller (equivalent) f stop with the macro lens and double teleconverters than with close-up lenses on telezoom lenses, especially at higher magnifications. Of great interest even though I don't have one. Thanks for the link.
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    Experiment with 5 mpix in APS-C mode on full frame

    I don't have a smartphone but they certainly seem to be getting very, very good at image-making. And macro? I wouldn't want to bet against them getting there. One small thing, as to small sensor depth of focus advantage. The reason I moved, for invertebrates, from a bridge camera with a...
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    Experiment with 5 mpix in APS-C mode on full frame

    Thanks Lindsay. I like writing about experiments and methods. I'm currently working on a thread following up on my comment above that " depending on what you doing, pixel count and sensor size may come very low down on the list of key factors". That is an issue that figured largely, and...
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    Experiment with 5 mpix in APS-C mode on full frame

    With my current setup I can only get down to 4.5mm scene width. For smaller scenes I have to crop. Because I use very small apertures there is a lot of softening from diffraction and so the images don't contain enough information to allow for much cropping. One way round this would be to open...
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    Comma Butterfly on Willow

    I think those are all very pleasing examples (especially to my eye #3 and #5), for which that aspect ratio works very well. It is an aspect ratio I use with flowers when the opportunity arises.
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    Noctuidae

    I looked at the first one and thought "I'm not so sure about this". And then as I looked at the rest I liked them more and more. Good set Paul.
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    Comma Butterfly on Willow

    I really like the way this image works, with the butterfly standing out so clearly by way of both focus and colour compared to the background and the plant. And a narrow, vertical aspect ratio that is very effective for the nice composition within it. Really nice to spend time contemplating.
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    First jumper of the year!

    Nice! I love the pose/angle of the second one.
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