Reverse 28mm with K20D (Insects)
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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^^;
lol Don't wanna stress him too much, so did a seperate thread lor.
Anyway some 100% cropped w/USM
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:bsmilie::bsmilie: It will be still for you to capture.
Well, Longko will answer you....
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Or mebbe Longko's real name is Harry Potter, he can cast a petrifucus totalus on these insects.... |||
Amazing stuff as always
Thx for ur kind words^^
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.
When you take the fly out from the freezer, its nearly frozen, take some time to defrost:bsmilie::bsmilie: It will be still for you to capture.
Well, Longko will answer you....
otc
Liquid nitro. lol
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.
get your adaptor from feng wei. i got mine from him at less than SGD20. :bsmilie:
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. :thumbsup:
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
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
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Posted some taken about an hour ago here;
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=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
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=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
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.
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