I really like how mole cricket came out.

When I was a kid I used to watch large european mole crickets fight with these metallic looking ground beetles, fascinating stuff.

Thanks for your comments. These were taken a few years ago, and at the time I mostly focused on taking pleasant pictures and less on technical aspects. All are natural light and handheld. This is maybe why they are a bit soft. I have better grasp of technical aspects these days and I am trying to ge...

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Trying to get better at close up and macro. Let me know what you think. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-H7pADPVCydI/V3p2SHdrG9I/AAAAAAAANHw/bJvVZQXuLXgJ_NV_18XFVZI5sMzUb-BVQCL0B/w852-h569-no/P1050429.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2aaW2bHeRzE/V3qKgho7JCI/AAAAAAAANII/3Cx7-iNBOkkodyx9DE5XG2...

I am looking for reverse mount adapter that will fit EL Nikkor 50mm f2.8. It an be m42, L39 or Nikon mount on the other side. The thread on front attachment of EL lens is 40.5 mm x 0.5 mm.

Thanks, looks more like a two-spotted spider mite than springtail. I need to take a better picture.

I was playing with new Macro lens and ring flash and took a few pics of my indoor Gardenia plant. Lens is Minolta 50mm 1:1. In one of the shots there was this small insect (mite?) on the leaf? I did not see while taking a photo. Does anyone here know what this is? http://www.photomacrography.net/for...

I really like how frog eyes look in the first frog picture, very cool.

Something I pulled from the spider web. My first feeble attempt at focus stacking with CombineZP.

ChrisR wrote:I also have a Vivitar bellows, which is indeed T2.

If the lens is one which goes to 1:1 at closest, it'll probably be best reversed at any higher magnification.

I need to get some reverse mount rings. Thanks so much for all the help and advice.

Practicing on Lincoln penny. Minolta 1:1 lens on the 150mm bellows.

A few thoughts/questions: You're certain that your bellows has a female T-mount in front? --Chris Yes, it's Vivitar Bellow system. It came with Nkon T mount adapter and box said T-mount system, so based on this I believe it's not M42. I also have Minolta mount Spiratone bellows and I am curious if ...

Thanks for all the advice. I figured out a solution. Not very elegant but it will work. I have a T-mount to Nikon mount and found Nikon to MD adapter for sale. I have a few MD lenses and wanted to try using them on the bellows. What kind of magnification factor can I get using my 50mm 1:1 Minolta le...