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Adult antlion

JayLT — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:17:08 GMT

I don't see too many of these a year, but they are one of my favorite insects to get a picture of. This was taken with the # and

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Tronhard — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:32:14 GMT

Now, that is quite exquisite! Kudos indeed!

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BK5524 — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:57:16 GMT

I love macro photography. I’ve just recently gotten back in to photography and bought an R7. Still learning to use it. Would love to add this lens to my kit. I currently primarily use a 70-200 EF and it’s great. I can’t yet afford the new RF lenses. How much am I really missing without one?

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Tronhard — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:15:15 GMT

Since I don't do macro photography myself, I can only give general comments. Many RF lenses add to the speed of acquisition of focus and tracking and those that have OIS can interact with IBIS-capable camera. Also the optics have been enhanced as well, and finally a lot of lenses offer faster lenses - down to f/1.2 for example.

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JayLT — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:15:33 GMT

The RF lens is great, but the EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro lens is very close in capability and can be found much cheaper on the used market. The main difference between the two is the 1.4x magnification of the RF versus the 1.0x magnification of the EF. The 1.4x magnification is great, when you can use it, but it really depends on the subject you shooting as getting that full 1.4x means you need to get VERY close to the subject. For me, I shoot live subjects so that's not an easy thing to do. You also start to get into issues with a very narrow depth-of-field (DoF) which means you'll either want to use focus bracketing/stacking and/or a flash with a small aperture, probably around f/16

In the mean time you can add extension tubes to the 70-200 lens to allow a shorted minimum focus distance, they are an inexpensive option to get a bit closer

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JayLT — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:15:45 GMT

Thank you!

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MCPhotography — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:05:15 GMT

What an amazing image. Those eyes! Wow.

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ccanada — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:21:14 GMT

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Gautamwin — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 20:38:23 GMT

Great shot!

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JayLT — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:17:36 GMT

Thank you! The eyes on these certainly stand out, I have some close-up shots and the colors they have are really impressive

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JayLT — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:18:31 GMT

Thank you!

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JayLT — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:18:42 GMT

Thanks!

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Fotogrni61 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:43:28 GMT

that is a lovely photo. I love macro photography .😉😉

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lovetoshoot2023 — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:23:41 GMT

Beautiful work.

How far away were you from your subject?

Denny