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SonicScot
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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: My macro rig |
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SonicScot wrote:
I thought I'd show everyone what I've been using to get my recent macro shots of bees/hoverflies/etc, like this;
Versatar 70-210 macro (with Raynox 250)-3 by Gaz Sutherland, on Flickr
My Canon 7D has a Velbon flash bracket attached, upon which is a Yongnuo 565EX speedlight. Unfortunately the 7D doesn't wirelessly trigger the flash, so I use the pop-up as a trigger (the pop-up light has no effect on the exposure). The mini-softbox was bought on ebay for £3 and seems to work really well.
On camera is my Vivitar 70-210/3.5 with a Raynox DCR-250 attached to the front. At full zoom this combination provides around 2:1 magnification.
I can swing the speedlight in any direction, the angle in the photo below works in most cases. I had a plan to use two flash on two of these brackets, but it was rightly pointed out to me that it would be too heavy and cumbersome.
In this configuration I find it quite easy to hand-hold for long periods, avoiding the restrictions tripods and monopods put on the photographer when shooting fast moving subjects.
EDIT forgot to say, this set-up gives me about 7 inches between lens and subject.
(apologies for crappy phone camera photo)
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Himself
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
I like that rig Gary.
I can't see how you hooked that flash to the handle but I hope to be a ball head because you want the diffuser where the lens ends.
You don't intend to use the built-in flash, do you? Not like that anyway.
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
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I like that rig Gary.
I can't see how you hooked that flash to the handle but I hope to be a ball head because you want the diffuser where the lens ends.
You don't intend to use the built-in flash, do you? Not like that anyway. |
Thanks 
You're right, the flash is attached to the bracket via a ball-head connector, it has just enough friction to hold the flash steady.
The built-in flash is simply a trigger for the Yongnuo, which is is a slave here. The 7D doesn't speak the same language as Yongnuo so I can't trigger it wirelessly. As I said, the built-in flash has no effect on the exposure at all, the amount of light it emits is tiny but enough to trigger the Yongnuo.
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Himself
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
They don't speak the same language but you can help with the translation
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_kw=flash+trigger
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=camera+flash+cord&_sacat=0
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
I've added one of those wireless triggers to my wishlist, I'll probably buy one at some point. But at the moment everything works fine as it is.
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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pich900 wrote:
Don't change anything, it seems to works perfectly like this 
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
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| Don't change anything, it seems to works perfectly like this |
Thanks
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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David
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David wrote:
Hey, Gary,
So my K1000 has a dead hot shoe, always has. I bought a hot shoe bracket that has a wire to connect to the flash port. Would something like that work? It adds about 0/75 inches or less to the flash's height, and a wire could be in the way, but it's about a $4 solution.
But honestly, the rig you have right now works really well.
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
| David wrote: |
Hey, Gary,
So my K1000 has a dead hot shoe, always has. I bought a hot shoe bracket that has a wire to connect to the flash port. Would something like that work? It adds about 0/75 inches or less to the flash's height, and a wire could be in the way, but it's about a $4 solution.
But honestly, the rig you have right now works really well. |
Well for $4 it's certainly worth a try right! Sounds fine to me, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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