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Well the D700 is going back as after two days shooting ime not filling the frame with my style on most subjects,i may revisit the idea later but with the unspent cash ime giving serious thought to the sigma 150 macro,my 105 sigma is over 10 years old and the old screw drive focus which is slow compered to the modern units.
Well the D700 is going back as after two days shooting ime not filling the frame with my style on most subjects,i may revisit the idea later but with the unspent cash ime giving serious thought to the sigma 150 macro,my 105 sigma is over 10 years old and the old screw drive focus which is slow compered to the modern units.
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That 150 is a beast! One dang fine Macro lens. You will love that thing!
I am not surprised about the D700 not making the cut. FX is awesome if you want to go wider. But for your shooting the only FX I would tell you to look at would be the D800. Its the only one that I think is a good match for you. Best would be the D7100.
That 150 is a beast! One dang fine Macro lens. You will love that thing!
I am not surprised about the D700 not making the cut. FX is awesome if you want to go wider. But for your shooting the only FX I would tell you to look at would be the D800. Its the only one that I think is a good match for you. Best would be the D7100.
First of all, a question. What do buses and jumping spiders have in common? Don't know? Well as the saying goes, you wait for ages to get one and 3 arrive one after the other.
I hadn't seen a jumper this year so far and this morning I came across a little chap, so tiny that I didn't realise at first that he was a jumper
Shortly after, I came across an other, slightly bigger, who was so full of himself that he kept jumping at the camera every time I got near him. This photo was as good as I could get. I discovered after I took these two photos that, for some reason or other, the camera had defaulted to standard jpg, so probably not as good as they could have been.
Then, just as I finished work, I came across this. Took loads of photos.
I hadn't seen a jumper this year so far and this morning I came across a little chap, so tiny that I didn't realise at first that he was a jumper
Shortly after, I came across an other, slightly bigger, who was so full of himself that he kept jumping at the camera every time I got near him. This photo was as good as I could get. I discovered after I took these two photos that, for some reason or other, the camera had defaulted to standard jpg, so probably not as good as they could have been.
Then, just as I finished work, I came across this. Took loads of photos.
Thanks Bill. I'm now finding out what a brilliant lens the 40mm is, especially when combined with macro extension rings.
Scott Murray
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It could be a Sheetweb spider - Sheetweb Spider - Neriene - BugGuide.Net or this one Sheet web spidersI only managed this one shot before it scuttled off. Can anyone help with identifying it as I have had no luck in Google searches.
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Thanks Scott. Though I haven't yet found the exact species, it appears you hit the nail on the head.
Scott Murray
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Hard to guess with an overhead shot but is pretty close if you compare thorax, abdoman and the Pedipalp.Thanks Scott. Though I haven't yet found the exact species, it appears you hit the nail on the head.
Thanks bechdan. That looks really great. Brings out much more detail and looks more alive. I'm sure you'll get there. A few weeks ago I was happy if I could even spot their eyes.