Truly amazing, Sheps......just wait until I get my 100mm f2.8! My DSLR is a Pentax K50, so the aforementioned lens should work quite well with it.
I tend to believe that Pentax & Fuji don't always get the credit they deserve.....both make outstanding cameras which put the two big players (Canon & Nikon) to shame.
In any other organisation cock-ups on the scale that heve been inflicted on this forum in the last couple of months would have resulted in mass sackings.
Yes, it is very real, Michael...newly emerged Dragonfly's wings look amazing, with a gossamer like sheen to them and as they dry the detail becomes even more apparent.
Hi Fairy...I was going to produce a calendar a few years ago, but never got around to it.
Hi David...agree re Pentax and Fuji, I have owned both and they were very good cameras.
Sony make some of the best imaging sensors you can buy, I know they feature in quite a few cameras made by other manufacturers.
Unfortunately I don't have a Top 3, after investing so heavily in Canon I'm kind of stuck with them
Hi aym...I forgot to answer your question re the camera, the shot of the Dung Fly was taken with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 100mm f2.8 macro lens
The same Camera / Lens combo was used to capture the below picture, I don't do much flower photography, so not sure what this particular flower is called.
Here is a photo taken with my iPad. Sorry it's not really technical, but it's the best I can do.
When wandering around the back area of our 100 acres today, I found this little aboriginal stone tool. You can see that it is a flake which has been re-worked to make serrations - good for getting skins off dead animals etc. it's always good having a look after rain as they tend to get exposed.
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Truly amazing, Sheps......just wait until I get my 100mm f2.8!
My DSLR is a Pentax K50, so the aforementioned lens should work quite well with it.
I tend to believe that Pentax & Fuji don't always get the credit they deserve.....both make outstanding cameras which put the two big players (Canon & Nikon) to shame.
Top three for me:
I) Sony
2) Pentax
3) Fuji
Fg - everything was better before!
In any other organisation cock-ups on the scale that heve been inflicted on this forum in the last couple of months would have resulted in mass sackings.
Other forums just work!
Thanks everyone, pleased you like the Dragon
Yes, it is very real, Michael...newly emerged Dragonfly's wings look amazing, with a gossamer like sheen to them and as they dry the detail becomes even more apparent.
Hi Fairy...I was going to produce a calendar a few years ago, but never got around to it.
Hi David...agree re Pentax and Fuji, I have owned both and they were very good cameras.
Sony make some of the best imaging sensors you can buy, I know they feature in quite a few cameras made by other manufacturers.
Unfortunately I don't have a Top 3, after investing so heavily in Canon I'm kind of stuck with them
Sheps...
The nerds are back in town!!!!
Hurrah!
Ey up, PP
Now that David is back, you can't expect me NOT to talk Nerdish to him
Sheps...
Sheps - you really should. I'd buy it! Make sure there's a good little box for writing stuff in though...
Ppauper...you're a cheeky b***er ....but yes - hurrah!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi David,
If you want to go serious with macros, a proper macro lens is in order.
The Pentax 100mm f2.8 is an excellent lens. On my Pentax K5 camera I use a Tamron 90mm f2.8 (with Pentax mount) which is significantly cheaper and about the same quality. See a comparative study here: http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/tamron-90mm-macro-vs-pentax-100mm-wr/tamron-90mm-overview.html
You may also try to find either lens second-hand for about half the price of the new item.
I am attaching a few photos of flowers in my garden recently taken with my PENTAX K5 + Tamron 90mm combination.
Papaver orientale 'Princess Victoria Louise'
Tradescantia x andersoniana
Pelargonium (Angel Group) 'Mosquitaway Eva'
I wasn't being cheeky!
My boss gave me a signed copy of his book inscribed "What to give the nerd who has everything".
I'm a nerd and proud of it!
Nerdy McNerdwich from Nerdsville!
Great shot, Sheps, bravo!
Here is a photo taken with my iPad. Sorry it's not really technical, but it's the best I can do.
When wandering around the back area of our 100 acres today, I found this little aboriginal stone tool. You can see that it is a flake which has been re-worked to make serrations - good for getting skins off dead animals etc. it's always good having a look after rain as they tend to get exposed.