Japanese Beetles have invaded

MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
edited June 29, 2010 in Holy Macro
My parents flipped when they saw this -- they have spent fortune trying to get rid of the Japanese Beetles and thought they had 'em licked.

Me? I was just trying to take pics of flowers. The Pentax 35mm f2.8 macro is useless for taking pictures of bugs and insects, due to the focal length. :dunno

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Good capture :)

    Assume the comment re using it on bugs is because of the short focus distance ?
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    wished the DOF was a little bit bigger (beetle is partly OOF) but the flower and the colours are hypnotising! :D
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  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Good capture :)

    Assume the comment re using it on bugs is because of the short focus distance ?
    Brian v.

    Yes. At the point where I get close to 1:1 I've essentially created a bug jar out of my lens. Since hunting bugs isn't the primary reason I got the lens -- it's an amazing walk-around lens that just happens to let you get up real close-- it's not a big deal.

    I was just surprised I was able to get as close to a bug as I did.
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