Schneider HM40 Catches Damsel Napping
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I don't generally find insects in their overnight roosts but this damsel seems to be an exception. It was inactive on a plant stem, quite low down but it started to move around slowly when I started taking flash shots.
I find getting the outer edge of the closer eye of damsels sharp, so that was my emphasis here. The images are as shot, uncropped. They are single frames, no stacks.
EM-1, extension, Kiron x1.5 TC*, reversed Schneider HM40mm at f11 (first image) then f16, ISO 200, Twin TTL RC diffused flash, hand-held with some support from a cane.
* The makes the effective apertures one stop smaller than stated.
Even with help from the cane focusing was extremely difficult.
Harold
I find getting the outer edge of the closer eye of damsels sharp, so that was my emphasis here. The images are as shot, uncropped. They are single frames, no stacks.
EM-1, extension, Kiron x1.5 TC*, reversed Schneider HM40mm at f11 (first image) then f16, ISO 200, Twin TTL RC diffused flash, hand-held with some support from a cane.
* The makes the effective apertures one stop smaller than stated.
Even with help from the cane focusing was extremely difficult.
Harold
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Thanks. This is what the lens is supposed to do.
Harold
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Brian,
Thanks. I must refine my use of the lens this season.
Harold