Reverse 28mm with K20D (Insects)

longko · 28th June 2008

For the benefit of alanswan, posting these in a new thread instead of the Pentax photos. These are taken with in-build flash only

If anyone wanna see eyes let me know

longko · 28th June 2008

ishou80 · 28th June 2008

wah..really need to find time to learn macro from u liao!

longko · 28th June 2008

Originally Posted by ishou80

wah..really need to find time to learn macro from u liao!

If you interested maybe I can organise a short macro sharing workshop in Sept. Since Jul has a product sharing workshop and Aug I'll be busy with various doggie events, the earliest will be Sept^^;

ishou80 · 29th June 2008

yeah..tat will be great!

istDeS · 29th June 2008

Longko your macro pics gonna scare Alanswan outta here..

Nice macros.

longko · 29th June 2008

Originally Posted by istDeS

Longko your macro pics gonna scare Alanswan outta here.. Nice macros.

lol Don't wanna stress him too much, so did a seperate thread lor.

Anyway some 100% cropped w/USM

faisalee · 10th July 2008

Amazing stuff as always

epileatheral · 26th March 2009

Longko, one thing I don't understand.. don't you have to go very near to these insects? Wont they fly away?

otc · 27th March 2009

Originally Posted by epileatheral

Longko, one thing I don't understand.. don't you have to go very near to these insects? Wont they fly away?

When you take the fly out from the freezer, its nearly frozen, take some time to defrost

It will be still for you to capture.

Well, Longko will answer you....

otc

epileatheral · 27th March 2009

Or mebbe Longko's real name is Harry Potter, he can cast a petrifucus totalus on these insects.... |||

longko · 27th March 2009

Originally Posted by faisalee

Amazing stuff as always

Thx for ur kind words^^

Originally Posted by epileatheral

Longko, one thing I don't understand.. don't you have to go very near to these insects? Wont they fly away?

Yeap have to go really close, it's all about how you approach, need to be slow and gentle. You don't get scare if a cloud cast a its shadow upon you right? Most insects get scared by our movement, so if you can control your handling and movement well enough it's possible. Of course it may take a few tries to get one good shot.

Originally Posted by otc

When you take the fly out from the freezer, its nearly frozen, take some time to defrost It will be still for you to capture.

Well, Longko will answer you....

otc

Liquid nitro. lol

epileatheral · 27th March 2009

Wow... Longko... you must be damn good man... I have problems even swatting a fly... Guess I'll have to practice it out.. I just asked the local shop here.. the Reverse adaptor cost RM120. That's about... SGD50 bucks.

longko · 27th March 2009

Originally Posted by epileatheral

Wow... Longko... you must be damn good man... I have problems even swatting a fly... Guess I'll have to practice it out.. I just asked the local shop here.. the Reverse adaptor cost RM120. That's about... SGD50 bucks.

huh why so ex? Get from ebay, it only cost <S$20 include shipping.

My macro only so-so lah, compared to other CS bro in macro section. Actually extreme macro best use prosumer + raynox DCR-250. It's way lighter, so you'll get better control, instead of heavy DSLR.

epileatheral · 27th March 2009

Yeah... I felt it's too pricey also. Guess I'll try to source online. Thanks for the tip bro..

seefei · 30th March 2009

Originally Posted by epileatheral

Wow... Longko... you must be damn good man... I have problems even swatting a fly... Guess I'll have to practice it out.. I just asked the local shop here.. the Reverse adaptor cost RM120. That's about... SGD50 bucks.

get your adaptor from feng wei. i got mine from him at less than SGD20.

longko i am about to sell away my reverse lens set up due to lack of interest. but i think your pic, as usual inspired me again.

epileatheral · 31st March 2009

I attempted this reverse lens thingy and realized that it's really a BIG BIG challenge trying to get it into focus. The more I in awe when I look at Longko's insect pics!
Okay, well, I've shot a small flower bud (which is about 5mm big). I don't have a reverse ring yet, so, I just held the lens againts my camera. I'm using at DA18-55mm kit lens set at around 28mm. No PP done.. only used CS4 to resize and crop it.

100% crop

What I learnt is.. if there's dust particles on your sensor, you'll see it very clearly when u take these kind of shots

longko · 31st March 2009

Posted some taken about an hour ago here;
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...467083&page=32

epileatheral, get the reverse adapter, also try use a prime. Reason is if u hold too long dust will get into the sensor. Also kit lens is a DA lens with no aperture ring, it's hard to see as it's normally at most narrow aperture. Anyway, I believe u'll do just fine with insects with a little practise

longko · 31st March 2009

Originally Posted by seefei

longko i am about to sell away my reverse lens set up due to lack of interest. but i think your pic, as usual inspired me again.

lol, don't sell away lah. Anyway these are pretty old photos from last yr. Can always try ask otc if you wanna do macro mah.

epileatheral · 31st March 2009

Yeah... I was just experimenting with it. In the process of getting a reverse ring tru e-bay.

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ishou80 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Choa Chu Kang Posts: 743	Re: Reverse 28mm with K20D (Insects) wah..really need to find time to learn macro from u liao!

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ishou80 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Choa Chu Kang Posts: 743	Re: Reverse 28mm with K20D (Insects) yeah..tat will be great!

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31st March 2009	#17
epileatheral Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 145	Re: Reverse 28mm with K20D (Insects) I attempted this reverse lens thingy and realized that it's really a BIG BIG challenge trying to get it into focus. The more I in awe when I look at Longko's insect pics! Okay, well, I've shot a small flower bud (which is about 5mm big). I don't have a reverse ring yet, so, I just held the lens againts my camera. I'm using at DA18-55mm kit lens set at around 28mm. No PP done.. only used CS4 to resize and crop it. 100% crop 100% crop What I learnt is.. if there's dust particles on your sensor, you'll see it very clearly when u take these kind of shots Last edited by epileatheral; 31st March 2009 at 12:59 PM.