Hello friends,
a few days ago I was out to capture some dragonfly shots. There was also an old fence. I observed some wasps sitting on the fence doing something different. After moving closer I saw that they scratched
material from the surface and formed it with saliva to a little ball.I recognised that they collect material for their nest. Great, never
seen that before. This was the best opportunity to try out my new homemade macrolens and flashcombi. I use a reversed enlarging lens on my Canon 20D freehand, combined with a cheap little flash and a little
softbox in front.
Crop only to 3:4, postprocessing in RSE and PSCS.
C and C always welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Greetings,
Wow! cracking shot for a handheld. Would love to see what that lens can do with tripod and bigger depth of field.
Out of interest, what lens is it and how did you attach to 20D?
Hi Andrew,
I use a Nikon Enlarging Lens reversed mounted with some adapters to a stack of spacerings
on my 20D. It works only with f8. Wider open and closer gives decreasing quality. I have no
TTLmetering so I have to try a bit before I use it in any situation. But that whole system costs
me nearly nothing. Working distance is about 7cm.
Love it.
You 're a man after my own heart!
I once did a stone curlew with a pentax and an 8 inch telephoto on bellows made from an old plate camera !
We must both be poor - but it leads to invention ! well done.
JR
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17 repliesa few days ago I was out to capture some dragonfly shots. There was also an old fence. I observed some wasps sitting on the fence doing something different. After moving closer I saw that they scratched
material from the surface and formed it with saliva to a little ball.I recognised that they collect material for their nest. Great, never
seen that before. This was the best opportunity to try out my new homemade macrolens and flashcombi. I use a reversed enlarging lens on my Canon 20D freehand, combined with a cheap little flash and a little
softbox in front.
Crop only to 3:4, postprocessing in RSE and PSCS.
C and C always welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Greetings,
Out of interest, what lens is it and how did you attach to 20D?
Best
Andrew Stagg
I use a Nikon Enlarging Lens reversed mounted with some adapters to a stack of spacerings
on my 20D. It works only with f8. Wider open and closer gives decreasing quality. I have no
TTLmetering so I have to try a bit before I use it in any situation. But that whole system costs
me nearly nothing. Working distance is about 7cm.
Bertl Menegoni
This is fantastic! Awesome image! Lovely story too!
You 're a man after my own heart!
I once did a stone curlew with a pentax and an 8 inch telephoto on bellows made from an old plate camera !
We must both be poor - but it leads to invention ! well done.
JR
Dan.
Greg
Matt
To JR: Idea - realization - trial and error and success - is a kick of life.
Bertl
Alan
Dave
Amazing set up too - not sure I'd have the knowledge to make something like that!