Some bug shots from the last few days

Lord Vetinari · March 25, 2009

Some bug shots from the last few days. Pleased to see a few more hoverflies now appearing the garden.
Brian V.

Wolf spider

Gall wasp trying to take off

7-spot ladybird

Ichneumon wasp

Small fly on lichen colony on wall

Hoverfly (Eupodes corollae I think) feeding on azalea

jax · March 25, 2009

Great shots! As per usual

Daver2112 · March 25, 2009

Wow! Your shots just blew me away! Absolutely awesome!

What type of lens are you using?

Lord Vetinari · March 25, 2009

Thanks for the comments

Daver- these were all shot with an MPE-65 macro lens
Brian V.

XR6MOTO · March 26, 2009

Great shots with incredible detail & clarity.

anonymouscuban · March 27, 2009

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks for the comments

Daver- these were all shot with an MPE-65 macro lens
Brian V.

Brian,

Is there a comparable lens made for a Nikon mount?

I've searched high and low but cannot find any information on one.

If not with one lens, is there a way to achieve this level of magnification with stacked lenses or extension tubes, etc.?

Lord Vetinari · March 27, 2009

XR6MOTO wrote:

Great shots with incredible detail & clarity.

Thanks - glad you liked them and thanks for commenting

Brian V,

Lord Vetinari · March 27, 2009

anonymouscuban wrote:

Brian,

Is there a comparable lens made for a Nikon mount?

I've searched high and low but cannot find any information on one.

If not with one lens, is there a way to achieve this level of magnification with stacked lenses or extension tubes, etc.?

Hi, fraid there isn't anything else out there like the MPE-65 for any mount.
All the other macro lenses stop at 1:1 where the MPE-65 starts.

A few choices to achieve higher mags.

1. Macro lens around 100mm plus kenko ext tubes will take you to 2:1

2. Reversed lens on the front of another - various mixes but a reversed 50mm onto a 100mm macro lens gives 3:1

3. Body reversing lenses eg the kit zoom lens gives from 1:1 to 3:1 mags when reversed directly onto the camer body.

you can combine 1 & 2 and get to 4:1 plus with these methods you still have full aperture control which you lose with a body reversed lens.

Brian V.

anonymouscuban · March 27, 2009

Thanks for the info Brian. This is really helpful.

At what magnification were these shots taken? If different for each, at what mag was the first Lady Bug and second Hoverfly shots taken?

Lord Vetinari · March 27, 2009

anonymouscuban wrote:

Thanks for the info Brian. This is really helpful.

At what magnification were these shots taken? If different for each, at what mag was the first Lady Bug and second Hoverfly shots taken?

Hi Approx
#1 2:1
#2 3:1
#3 3:1
#4 4:1
#5 2:1
#6 3:1
#7 & #8 1.5:1
Brian v.

Chrissiebeez_NL · March 28, 2009

absolutely stunning Brian!

Are you also doing expositions as well? if not, you should!

Some bug shots from the last few days

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