Beautiful image!

Please see here: http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=12143

David

One reason that I wanted to start with the 600 mm f/4 lens is that after extension I will still only be at an effective f-stop of f/8 at 1X. The big process lenses are typically f/9 to start with which will take me to f/18 effective so I worry about diffraction. That said, I bought a 610mm apo nikk...

Nice - I really like the color palette! And a 600 image stack needing no retouching is an enviable accomplishment.

David

Thanks Olympusman and Sumguy01!

zzffnn wrote:Thank you very much, David. I found some images.

Cheers,
Fan

Thanks for letting me know Fan, and good luck locating some eggs!

David

The close up lenses are all very fast - for example the Raynox DCR5320AB has a focal length in this test of 192 mm. It is 72mm in diameter so that is about an f/2.7 to f/2.8 lens. Thanks for doing this huge amount of work, and sharing your results! Could you please confirm your measured focal lengt...

Hello zzffnn, The adult butterfly in the image is actually nectaring on Gregg's Mistflower, Eupatorium greggii , but the eggs are laid on the underside of the leaves of various Tragia species. These are commonly called Noseburn because of their stinging trichomes, so handle with care! :wink: It's a ...

Thanks for your comments!

David

Although these butterflies are common in south Texas, they appear here every few years when their local hostplant, a species of Tragia , flourishes after a good summer rain. This is a quick stack of an egg at about 10X - I hope to collect some more while the weather is still warm. http://www.photoma...

A great set of images!

I first encountered one of these about 20 years ago in southeastern Arizona, when it ran across my arm in the very early morning. It definitely woke me up!

Rik -

Thanks for explaining this issue so clearly. And thank you very much for administering this informative, inspiring site where civil discourse is the norm, rather than the exception.

David

Greetings nikonf, This is an old thread, and you may have solved the problem by now, but if not, the following method will work to easily mount the lens and shutter inside the PB6 bellows. Loosen the bellows retaining screw to separate the bellows from the front standard. Use a 52mm male to male ada...

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