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Extreme macro. Subject is approx. 3mm by 1mm.

First attempt. I have no idea what is the magnification.

D70 + Ext. tube 25 + TC1.4X + reverse 50mm + SB800

Exposure: 1/500 at f8, Flash manual 1/16. ASA 400

Manual focus and handheld.

1. What you see thru viewfinder.


2. Picture at 100%. Cropped to fit 800 by 600.


I am sorry if it cause any unpleasant ...

I have no idea what the heck it is, but it still looks creepy anyway!

Amazing macro given the thing's size... Wow... If the bug is only 3mm long, the DOF is incredibly short/narrow, must be tricky trying to get focus on the right "bit".

Cheers,
Mudder

I like it, it's just the lack of DOF that's annoying about it... looking from the head to the abdomen is slightly confusing as the eye sees something completely detailed and in focus to something blurry and hard to interpret.

yeocsa
Not bad. But whenever you do this sort of macro...you have to use f/22 or the smallest f/stop you've got. That's priority no 1.
Great attempt and I know we are going to see some great macros from you....because not many people use a lens reversed. In fact, not many people even know about reversed lenses.

Thanks for the encouragement. I need to use an older lens that is easy to turn the apeture ring. I could see the subject at f8. The moment i try to stop down, i moved focus point and it is so dark thru the viewfinder that it is impossible to focus. I did try at f11 but could not get the focus. Maybe the solution would be to use a tripod.

cheers,

Arthur

I am warned, i look, i like.

Sensational.

It's a beautiful bug. I see you focussed on its eyes too, a job i would expect to be quite difficult with the lens reveresed process too. Is your second lens a 50mm?

Great work Arthur. I would love to see the reversed lens in action - I have a couple of lenses from other cameras which would reverse nicely, and although my main lens lust thrust is currently the 105 macro (or 150 but it is a lot dearer), I would still be interested in the more arcane techniques.

Maybe a Melbourne meet with emphasis on some macro action (in addition to the reds of course - mudder, are you there mudder?)

Nikon 200m Micro or Tamron 180 are the 2 best macro lens around - better than Sigma.

yeocsa wrote:Nikon 200m Micro or Tamron 180 are the 2 best macro lens around - better than Sigma.

Ahem - I use the Sigma 105 and like very much what it can do - but that aside your pics are great but had to chuckle when I saw your specs. Arthur, you must be an old film guy - 400ASA

Chris

Maybe a Melbourne meet with emphasis on some macro action (in addition to the reds of course - mudder, are you there mudder?)

What about checking out the botanical gardens one weekend...

Flowers, insects etc.

Excellent shot of the whatyamacallit but considering it is handheld
Well done Yeocsa
The cropped shot is much better because you have eliminated much of the DOF foreground problems
Cheers and well done
Graham

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I would like to go Botanical Garden for macro and bird photography.