Shot with a K10D and F100/2.8 macro. For the pic with the fly I used a simple non-TTL ringflash from ebay. To compensate my caffeine intake I always try to use a monopod and ball head for macro (and switch shake reduction off). I don't use AF with the F100/2.8 and set the lens manually to 1:1 and focus by moving my body. Without a flash I set the camera to drive mode, focus in front of the subject, press the shutter and slowly move the camera forward. Brute (digital) force, with analog I would waste an entire roll of film for every bug.
On 7/17/07, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike is right about the ocelli - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellus. Toine this last shot is an > amazingly high magnification with great detail - I am curious about > macro set-up. Was this a live specimen? > > Alastair > > > > On 7/17/07, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, this list is amazing! > > > > On 7/16/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: 2007/07/16 Mon PM 01:48:14 GMT > > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: PESO Crab spider > > > > > > > > Yes most likely. The dutch name for this hoverfly is blind bee. I > > > > noticed something strange about this specimen. It has a black blob on > > > > his head with two bright red spots: > > > > > > > > http://leende.net/peso/20070714/fly.htm > > > > > > > > A fly parasite? > > > > > > > > Toine > > > > > > Ocelli. Very simple eyes, often found in threes. The third one is > > > there, just not very clear or red. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- -- Toine http://leende.net/peso -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
