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have to get a faster lens... or am I just getting old....

Postby big pix on Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:07 pm

shot with a 55mm manual Nikkor macro.........

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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:53 pm

OR slower bug :lol:
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Postby fozzie on Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:56 pm

bp - on this occasion the hand was not quicker than the eye.
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Postby kipper on Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:04 pm

On this occasion the D70 slow response probably had something to do with it :)

Probodies have faster response afaik from pressing shutter to releasing shutter. I could be wrong but I remember some photographer talking about it.

The D2X has a shutter response/lag of 37ms from pressing to releasing.
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Postby yeocsa on Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:50 pm

Switch to manual focus. Prefocus at a predetermined point where the bee is likely to land. Wait for the bee to get there. Once in range, fire away in continuous shots. Use flash 1/500 to freeze motion. I use this method with my 80 - 200 f2.8 one-touch, with 1.4X TC + Ext. tube 25 + Canon 10D close up filter.


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Postby redline on Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:54 pm

your 55 is that the manual version??
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Postby Willy wombat on Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:19 pm

Nice under-carriage shot BP :lol:
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Postby nito on Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:25 pm

that's cool. The bee looks like the lunar module, landing on a flower. :o
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Postby big pix on Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:10 am

Chris...... the Bumble bees I am chasing are HUGE and very quick.... maybe a rolled up newspaper to slow one down.....

Fozzie.... you are right

Kipper..... I was just a bit slow very eary morning in the garden

Arthur..... thanks arthur will give it a try...

Redline.... yes manual lens

Willie..... thanks

Nito...... I am here for a while and I will try to shoot the rest of the bee

London weather report......... no clouds in the sky today and no rain just dam perfect....
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Postby gstark on Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:58 am

big pix wrote:London weather report......... no clouds in the sky today and no rain just dam perfect....


Don't get used to it; it won't last. :)

Interesting shot. You could try saying that it was exactly what you wanted to get, you know .... ;)
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Postby kipper on Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:02 am

I love Bumble Bees, and yes they are bloody huge :)
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Postby Andoru on Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:43 am

big pix: as I've also discovered, MF lens + moving macro subject + bad eyes = not good! :lol:

Anything else, the 55mm AIS kicks arse!
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