Marmalade hoverfly

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited February 13, 2014 in Holy Macro
Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus - they've not all been blown away or drowned in the wonderful weather we are having at the moment.
Brian V.

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Brian V.
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Comments

  • silvio000silvio000 Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2014
    Hi Brian, as always an incredible job.
    I've been looking at your latest photos and it seems like you are geeting an extra magnification, or are the bugs just growing? :-)

    all the best,
    Sílvio

    Sílvio Oliveirawww.silviooliveira.net

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2014
    Great as always! Do you shoot some with normal lens and some with extension tubes? Meaning when you get closer to the subject is it with MPE-65 just moving back and forth or are you using something else in conjunction with it. Thanks.
  • DeeBugDeeBug Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2014
    Superb again Brian!

    Cheers Davy
  • TriksterTrikster Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited February 10, 2014
    Excellent work Brian! I wish there was an MPE for Nikon...
    Kevin Woodard

    Manual focus lens and Fuji/Nikon gear junkie
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2014
    Thanks all for the comments appreciated :)

    Silvio - I'm using and MPE-65 lens which can shoot from 1:1 to 5:1 magnification. I suspect I have just been doing a few more high mag shots of the hoverflies.

    Kevin - yes there is no easy to use solution for a Nikon - you can of course get to high mags using reversed lenses or diopters and/or ext tubes.

    Brian V.
    Brian V.
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  • TriksterTrikster Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2014
    Yeah, doing that in a more controlled fashion is next on my list. I have a damaged macro 55/2.8 that I want to try out reversed in front of 30mm of tube and a good quality 3.0 diopter. The lens has an excellent flat field, but it's nothing like the MPE65.
    Kevin Woodard

    Manual focus lens and Fuji/Nikon gear junkie
    http://flickr.com/photos/kevinwoodard/
  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    Great set Brian, like the eye details :)
    Predrag Petkovic

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2014
    DeVil wrote: »
    Great set Brian, like the eye details :)
    Thanks Predrag :):
    Brian V.
    Brian V.
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