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Here's a couple photos I managed in the woods near my house. These are easily the best dragonfly photos I've ever taken. I especially like the second one because of the interesting angle where you can really see the dragonfly gripping the stalk.
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Those are truly wonderful.
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Thanks! I'm sure there are plenty of better dragonfly photos out there, but you're right, I've never seen better either! :G
The camera is the FZ30, apparently just discontinued, so if you're in the market you'd better move on it while it's still a bargain. |
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Very nice: they re so big that even without add lenses...
Maybe 5T is the best option for you can achieve a good DOF to adequately blur the background ... ![]() Narmer Macros |
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Thanks for showing me up, I really appreciate it.
I'm curious about the macro lenses. I haven't seriously looked into them yet, but I'm starting to see where I could have some real fun with them. I have a few questions: The 5T is the macro lens with the greatest depth of field, right? My understanding is that with a macro lens, I can use the full zoom of my camera at close range, but the lens itself doesn't magnify or shrink the image, is that accurate? How close/far can the 5T be used? Also, is there a macro (or any other type of lens) that can be used to simply decrease the DOF for regular photography so I can get that nice blurred background more easily on non-macro photography? Thanks! |
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to achieve more blurred background with large apertures (as F2,8- 4 ) you neen dSLR which have larger sensors, and so less tendency to have all in focus like small compacts' ccd do. Nikon 5T is +1,5 diopter (62mm thread) and 3T is 52mm thread, always +1,5. Nikon 6T is +2,9 diopter (62mm thread) and 4T is 52mm thread, always +2,9. Nikon 6T + 5T is 4,4 diopter (about the same as Raynox DCR 150). At 12x with both of them you focus from about 12cm of distance. See tyhe great page by Seemolf on diopters/acromats lenses power, focussing distance, magnification, DOF size and more: http://www.geocities.com/seemolf/ach...ts.html?200617 |
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