E300 Macro + 200D + Hoya

[Allan Teo]

Here is a fly macro handheld, 1/120 , F10 with, ISO 400

a Hoya +2 stacked onto a canon 500d on the kit 45mm lens using
a ring adaptor. 58-->67-->77.

The actual length of the fly is around 5mm

ISO 400. I must say the ASA 400 performance is very good with
uniform patterns that can easily be USM.

Shot was taken handheld. I think with tripod it can only get better




Allan

[bariq]

nice shot, looks impressive indeed. Where do u get all the time to shoot all those pics hehe.. Darn me stuck up with disaster recovery

[Evilmerlin]

err...whats a 200d?

[chii]

Originally Posted by Evilmerlin err...whats a 200d?

seems to be a lens...

nikon??

[uginz]

you can stack one lens on top the other?

[littledigitalartist]

how close were you to the fly??? did you zoom in?? seems like all the flies flew away whenever we are near... unless its a dead fly... which cant seem to stand... hai.. teach me teach me teach meeeee....

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by bariq nice shot, looks impressive indeed. Where do u get all the time to shoot all those pics hehe.. Darn me stuck up with disaster recovery

HA Ha, I am on leave and the best time is to pick up the new cam
and then analyse it so that you know what to do..

The best way to do disaster recovery is to prevent it..
Get your SAN STORAGE man!

Allan

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by littledigitalartist how close were you to the fly??? did you zoom in?? seems like all the flies flew away whenever we are near... unless its a dead fly... which cant seem to stand... hai.. teach me teach me teach meeeee....

Ok The CANON 500D is a 2 layer magnifying glass . I bought
mine from Ebay and the seller is in HK.. I bought the 77MM version
after consulting with people here so that I can use it on any
camera brand. Sorry for the wrong name(200d)

The Hoya 2+ is a SG$18.00 magnifying glass -(single layer)

Yes you stack them on top of each other so that you can combine
the magnification factor.

Since the Fly is SO SMALL, this poor man's 'zuiko' macro
let me focus 6 inches from the fly. Once the fly is captured
on the 8MP CCD, you zoom in 100% and there you are ..

If you slowly approach flies on a WINDY day and in this
case they are on a branch, they wont fly away as you notice
when the wind blows they cling onto the suface..

I think in that the Canon 500D is a very good buy as you can use
it to adapt any lens into 'macro' mode.

If not you can try the +2 hoya lens. Always buy them in
77MM size so that you can reuse them in the future.

I believe the 4/3 macro 50mm lens is SG$800 ++
The ebay 500D 77mm is around SG$250.00 from
keaphoto.

Allan

[bariq]

Originally Posted by Allan Teo HA Ha, I am on leave and the best time is to pick up the new cam and then analyse it so that you know what to do.. The best way to do disaster recovery is to prevent it.. Get your SAN STORAGE man! Allan

We are doing simulation only man, san storage also wont be there if there is a big fire in the data centre, so we are doing the offsite DRP, hectic but goodthing iam still online hehe...
enjoy

[chancy]

Originally Posted by Allan Teo Here is a fly macro handheld, 1/120 , F10 with, ISO 400 a Hoya +2 stacked onto a canon 500d on the kit 45mm lens using a ring adaptor. 58-->67-->77. The actual length of the fly is around 5mm ISO 400. I must say the ASA 400 performance is very good with uniform patterns that can easily be USM. Shot was taken handheld. I think with tripod it can only get better Allan

Hello Allan,

Thanks for correcting the close-up lens description from 200D to 500D, curious checks on the internet revealed the closest relative that has a 200D designation comes as the part number of a Canon photocopier spare part.

Nice shot, very neutral & natural colours that fly in your face :-)

Thanks for sharing.

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by chancy Hello Allan, Thanks for correcting the close-up lens description from 200D to 500D, curious checks on the internet revealed the closest relative that has a 200D designation comes as the part number of a Canon photocopier spare part. Nice shot, very neutral & natural colours that fly in your face :-) Thanks for sharing.

Hi
Thanks v much.. just sharing to that all who got the e300 can explore
their options to the fullest.

next test:

Zuiko 25MM Tube test
50-200 F2.8 Zuiko

Today ,I went to check up the eagles on the east coast but the
rain + wind ruined their appetite, I think will goto the (FWP)fresh
water pond at SBWR tomorrow maybe I can catch the otters
and try out the 200.. I noted very large eagles swooping down
on the FWP and large grey herons varying their tastes at the
same place.

Allan

[Bean]

You guys can also do super super macro by reversing the 14-45mm kit lens by handholding the lens at the 4/3 mount... and focusing via moving in and out or turning the zoom to focus. You can achieve amazing macro by just reversing the lens at the focal length of 14mm... Try it out... With Anti-Dust, no need to worry about dust going into your camera.. haha

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by Bean You guys can also do super super macro by reversing the 14-45mm kit lens by handholding the lens at the 4/3 mount... and focusing via moving in and out or turning the zoom to focus. You can achieve amazing macro by just reversing the lens at the focal length of 14mm... Try it out... With Anti-Dust, no need to worry about dust going into your camera.. haha

Hi Sure its worth a try, I need to go and get some masking
tape. I am not sure if the camera allows SLR viewing without
a lens being attached.

BTW: Oly Sg told me its a DUST REDUCTION system not a PREVENTION
system.

Allan

[Bean]

Originally Posted by Allan Teo Hi Sure its worth a try, I need to go and get some masking tape. I am not sure if the camera allows SLR viewing without a lens being attached.

I've tried it before... can be done... since lens is 14mm (the less the focal length the more macro when lens is reversed), and E300 has 2x cropping factor... you will have damn amazing macro!

I've tried playing with the E300 at the Shaw House Olympus roadshow, I reverse the lens, den the promoters were like say... 'eh.. wrong side ah..'

and at this set-up, you can still view through the viewfinder, and just frame the xD word on a xD picture card. But damn hard to focus ah.... but can still trip the shutter..

[Evilmerlin]

Cool tip, maybe some third party can produce a reverse lens mount for the 4/3 system someday.

[SpitFir3]

nice shot!..but you should use a fill in flash to light up the details under the fly..theres too much shadows under it

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by SpitFir3 nice shot!..but you should use a fill in flash to light up the details under the fly..theres too much shadows under it

Hi
Ok that would be next time but I can actually redo the
macro into a proper macro 'portrait' by messing around
with raw + photoshop subtraction technique to give
'filmlike tonal range' but it was just a test shot and not
meant to be a proper macro portait.


Regds
Allan