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RenseH
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RenseH wrote:
All with the Panagor 90/2.8, and most with a reverse Pentax-A 50/1.7 on top...
Pompilus cinereus by Rense Haveman, on Flickr
Almost monochrome by Rense Haveman, on Flickr
Calopterix splendens female by Rense Haveman, on Flickr
Leptophyes punctatissima by Rense Haveman, on Flickr
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trifox
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trifox wrote:
the best insect pics I have ever seen!!
wow!  and respect..
truly amazing
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Excalibur wrote:
Amazing.
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NikonD wrote:
excellent, simply excellent!!! |
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Lena
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Lena wrote:
...jaw-dropping... |
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56 DIN wrote:
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the best insect pics I have ever seen!!
wow! and respect..
truly amazing
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poilu wrote:
great series, my fav is the last one !
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| trifox wrote: |
the best insect pics I have ever seen!!
wow! and respect..
truly amazing
tf |
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IAZA wrote:
great macro shot! bug2...and I think last one is baby grashopper, isn't?
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aspen wrote:
Bravo!! *stands up, applauds*
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| Bravo!! *stands up, applauds* |
I'll join you 
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BRunner wrote:
| SonicScot wrote: |
| aspen wrote: |
| Bravo!! *stands up, applauds* |
I'll join you |
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mo wrote:
Hey guys don't forget you can hit the "rate" button on his post.
They are truly amazing pictures and need to be seen by more people! Have you made any prints out of these?
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Aanything wrote:
No words, amazing pics!
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SonicScot wrote:
| mo wrote: |
Hey guys don't forget you can hit the "rate" button on his post.
They are truly amazing pictures and need to be seen by more people! Have you made any prints out of these? |
Good point mo, I'm always forgetting that bit. 
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skida wrote:
Really stunning images. I notice you have used a reversed lens combination, so I wonder if you could offer some advice here:
http://forum.mflenses.com/step-down-ring-for-lens-reversal-t49970.html#1233755 |
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RenseH
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RenseH wrote:
Thanks a lot for the comments and the ratings! Humbled.....
Skida, I commented on your question, but feel free to ask if there are more questions!
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: |
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RenseH wrote:
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| great macro shot! bug2...and I think last one is baby grashopper, isn't? |
It is, yes! It's a nymph of the Speckled bush cricket (a grasshopper....  )
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Toeteraar wrote:
Wow, simply stunning
Some questions:
1 is such a combination extreme hard to focus ? (after all, it's a 90mm with +20D on front)
2 How far has the Panagor to be stopped down for best quality ?
3 Do you use special lighting equipment ? (it really looks like you have some kind of microstudio hanging on your camera)
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RenseH
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RenseH wrote:
| Toeteraar wrote: |
| Wow, simply stunning |
Thank you!
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Some questions:
1 is such a combination extreme hard to focus ? (after all, it's a 90mm with +20D on front) |
Well, it depends what you call extreme hard, of course. It needs some training and exercise.... The DoF is very shallow, and just a micron will spoil the photo. But I have some technique where I hold the flower (leaf) on which the insects sit in my left hand and this hand supports the fore-end of the lens combo, making it quite stable and possible to focus quite accurate.... But you need insects that are a not very shy, of course....
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| 2 How far has the Panagor to be stopped down for best quality ? |
F/8. As almost all lenses. But that is theory. At f/8 you have no DoF, practically spoken. So, I mostly stop at f/16, being a compromise between a reasonable DoF and lens diffraction....
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| 3 Do you use special lighting equipment ? (it really looks like you have some kind of microstudio hanging on your camera) |
I have a rather simple external flash, mounted on a bracket with an extra swivel, to make it possible to bend the flash. On the flash I mounted a 20 cents DIY flash diffuser, made of cardboard, silver foil, duct tape and a plastic bag....
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Toeteraar wrote:
| RenseH wrote: |
| Toeteraar wrote: |
| Wow, simply stunning |
Thank you!
| Toeteraar wrote: |
Some questions:
1 is such a combination extreme hard to focus ? (after all, it's a 90mm with +20D on front) |
Well, it depends what you call extreme hard, of course. It needs some training and exercise.... The DoF is very shallow, and just a micron will spoil the photo. But I have some technique where I hold the flower (leaf) on which the insects sit in my left hand and this hand supports the fore-end of the lens combo, making it quite stable and possible to focus quite accurate.... But you need insects that are a not very shy, of course....
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| 2 How far has the Panagor to be stopped down for best quality ? |
F/8. As almost all lenses. But that is theory. At f/8 you have no DoF, practically spoken. So, I mostly stop at f/16, being a compromise between a reasonable DoF and lens diffraction....
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| 3 Do you use special lighting equipment ? (it really looks like you have some kind of microstudio hanging on your camera) |
I have a rather simple external flash, mounted on a bracket with an extra swivel, to make it possible to bend the flash. On the flash I mounted a 20 cents DIY flash diffuser, made of cardboard, silver foil, duct tape and a plastic bag.... |
Thanks for the info. Very useful. This plus your pictures are a perfect demonstration that making insect-pictures is more a matter of training than a matter of gear.
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Gurdie wrote:
WOW! Never seen better!
My favourite is #2, stunningly beautiful!
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pich900 wrote:
Amazing macro like always with you I must say  ....
I was wondering if the background/bokeh are natural colors or is it post processed  ...
I did some macro shots this week-end with reversed lens and my main issue was the quality of the background, sometime too busy or sometime completely black (probably wrong flash setting....) ......an other issue is that you have to be very very closed from the subject, probably a few cm isn't it ...anyway, your macro ability is quite amazing as well as your pictures......
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