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Some recent bug shots :)
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Recently been doing some aperture tests on the MPE-65 checking the balance between DOF and diffraction softening. At higher magnifications diffraction softening kicks in at quite open apertures. I looked at this when I felt some of my high magnification shots were a bit soft. Shooting at lower apertures means I'm using focus stacking even more.
Optimum appears to be
1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 5:1
...F11 .F9 .F8 .F7.1
Anyway some shots using above settings
Brian V.
Flesh fly 3:1 F9 uncropped focus stacked from 3 pics
![230711798_c727a197fd_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/67/230711798_c727a197fd_o.jpg)
Cranefly close up uncropped focus stacked from 3 pics
![237441174_ba7cbafe3b_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/87/237441174_ba7cbafe3b_o.jpg)
Dragonfly sunning itself on a sunchair
1:1 focus stacked from 5 pics
![235023272_abc0286662_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/90/235023272_abc0286662_o.jpg)
A predatory spider mite 2mm long taken at 4:1 and yes those are it's eyes
![235796337_434d1060d3_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/85/235796337_434d1060d3_o.jpg)
Optimum appears to be
1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 5:1
...F11 .F9 .F8 .F7.1
Anyway some shots using above settings
Brian V.
Flesh fly 3:1 F9 uncropped focus stacked from 3 pics
![230711798_c727a197fd_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/67/230711798_c727a197fd_o.jpg)
Cranefly close up uncropped focus stacked from 3 pics
![237441174_ba7cbafe3b_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/87/237441174_ba7cbafe3b_o.jpg)
Dragonfly sunning itself on a sunchair
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![235023272_abc0286662_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/90/235023272_abc0286662_o.jpg)
A predatory spider mite 2mm long taken at 4:1 and yes those are it's eyes
![235796337_434d1060d3_o.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/85/235796337_434d1060d3_o.jpg)
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Great photos what can i say
which one is closest i mean what is limit of megnification you can get
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The last shot is the highest magnification- about 45X on the PC screen taken at 4:1
I did do some experimental shots using the MPE-65 at 5:1 plus a 20 dioptre closeup lens on the front and a 1.4X TC on the back tjhis gave a magnification of 9.9:1 (FOV width of 2.2mm)
Shots below are crops taken at this magnification.
Brian V.
Pollen grains
Edge of an orchid petal
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He uses the same lens I have....Sigma EX DG 105mm f2.8 Macro.
Just He is WAY better at using it than I am!
His photo's do nothing but amaze me!!!!
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douglas
Here's some pics ot the 2 setups I'm using at the moment.
First 2 pics Canon 20D with MPE-65 . Third shot my canon 300D with my 105mm EX- still use this a lot for shots at 1:1 or less.
Last shot using my bean-pole stabiliser
Brian V.
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Very much appreciated- I'm still learning and playing
Brian V.
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Generally the front of the lens is between 1.5" and 4" away from the subject. There is a slight art to approaching bugs with a camera and not getting them spooked there's some hints here.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewers/discuss/72057594073223102/
Obviously I don't get pics of the bugs I do spook
Luckily very small bugs tend not to take too much notice of you
Brian V.
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you have the focus stacking down pat-well done as always
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Nice to see your set up too
Thanks
Fred
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As I keep on saying to others, focus stacking like taking macro shots is jst about practice- the more you do it the better you get
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Thanks Fred
I get asked quite frequently about it so have a section on flickr I can refer to
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Brian I sit in awe of your amazing shots, your work is worthy of National Geographic ..... you continue to amaze everyone here of your incrediable ability to shot Macro
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