colorado definitely sounds like the place to go to but trust me you will get them and it open a whole new world,you start noticing things that you never did before
Moab Man's Magnified Macro
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colorado definitely sounds like the place to go to but trust me you will get them and it open a whole new world,you start noticing things that you never did before
Scott Murray
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Do you approach them carefully? Wait awhile for them to be comfortable and then sloooooowly move in? Maybe entice some with sugar etc
I've got a lot of macro experience, but the Raynox depth of field and lack of bugs right now is a bugger.
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@Chayelle thanks.
There is definitely a huge technique learning curve to the Raynox. After 2-3 days of use I have developed a much smoother and smaller advance of bringing the lens closer to the subject thus bringing the bug into focus. Starting out, and accustom to traditional macro bug photography, my prior to a Raynox technique seems more like a sledgehammer approach where now my approach is more the precision of a scalpel.
My thoughts for everyone... Raynox, DX or FX
I have been bouncing back and forth between the two sensor sizes. The decision is not final, but I seem to be getting better images out of my FX than the DX. My suspicion is that the increased "magnification" of shooting on a DX seems to be (my theory) blowing apart the image and is not as sharp. What I need to do is try shooting from the tripod at a fixed object and try to rule out the human factor or if my theory is what seems to be occurring.
There is definitely a huge technique learning curve to the Raynox. After 2-3 days of use I have developed a much smoother and smaller advance of bringing the lens closer to the subject thus bringing the bug into focus. Starting out, and accustom to traditional macro bug photography, my prior to a Raynox technique seems more like a sledgehammer approach where now my approach is more the precision of a scalpel.
My thoughts for everyone... Raynox, DX or FX
I have been bouncing back and forth between the two sensor sizes. The decision is not final, but I seem to be getting better images out of my FX than the DX. My suspicion is that the increased "magnification" of shooting on a DX seems to be (my theory) blowing apart the image and is not as sharp. What I need to do is try shooting from the tripod at a fixed object and try to rule out the human factor or if my theory is what seems to be occurring.
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Great capture,is that a spider to the left
I don't know what they are. They are everywhere and they are about the size of a fat dot from a pencil on a piece of paper. It's some kind of a beetle with red legs sticking out the front.
Good eye, Mike!
coolbus18
Senior Member
This was done by using a 200mm f/4 , a 52mm adapter ring, and a micro nikkor 55mm reversed. Today I'll be trying out a 200mm with a reversed 105mm.. Also I bounce back and forth using the 2 different crop modes on the D7100.I ordered a macro slide rail. I also use the remote to fire the shutter because vibration has to be 0 , or one gets a blur. It's fun experimenting . Enjoy!!