06-02-10 – Macro Bugs

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  • #27730
    U-Man
    Participant

    Oh. And you just had to introduce me to the Canon Macro Photo MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Manual Focus Lens didn’t you? With the obligatory ring lights, of course.

    And I was perfectly satisfied with my 100 mm.

    Dangerous hobby.

    #27731
    justkat
    Participant

    Yeah, Team Folland exchanged a few high-fives this week. 😉 Thanks everyone. I guess everyone gets a contest “relevant to their interests” now and then. =D Now to return to obscurity; I don’t have anything up my sleeve for the next four weeks. 😯

    #27732
    orionid
    Participant

    Oh. And you just had to introduce me to the Canon Macro Photo MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Manual Focus Lens didn’t you? With the obligatory ring lights, of course.

    And I was perfectly satisfied with my 100 mm.

    Dangerous hobby.

    It’s not as bad as I figured it would be. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183199-USA/Canon_2540A002_Macro_Photo_MP_E_65mm.html Only 1/4 to 1/2 of a project car.

    #27733
    Elsinore
    Keymaster

    Yeah but add the light setup to it, and you’re adding another $700-$800.

    #27734
    U-Man
    Participant

    I might. Probably. Maybe. I want better telephoto though.

    /must ponder.

    #27735
    Elsinore
    Keymaster

    Given your other collection of glass and toys, I’d be honestly shocked if you didn’t get it 😆

    #27736
    ravnostic
    Participant

    I might. Probably. Maybe. I want better telephoto though.

    /must ponder.

    Don’t know if you have a Canon SLR lying around, but I saw a Celestron 500mm telephoto compatable w/canon on ebay; maybe it’s still available. It should be a quality lens.

    #27737
    mopsy
    Participant

    Hey, Hey, justkat. Am not sure if you’ll come back to this discussion thread, but congratulations. I haven’t been at my computer much this weekend and so late in the congratulating. Well, you said you love taking pics of creepy crawly critters and it shows.

    #27738
    olavf
    Participant

    haha mopsy she also likes taking pictures of me, so I’m hoping that isn’t a pattern 😉

    #27739
    U-Man
    Participant

    haha mopsy she also likes taking pictures of me, so I’m hoping that isn’t a pattern 😉

    Is there a difference? I’ll bet you are creepy and crawly sometimes.

    Oh. Elsinore. Yeah. I probably will. I have liked the super-macro stuff since I was a kid. But who around here has the tilt-shift glass? 🙂

    #27740
    olavf
    Participant

    no, U-Man you’re probably right. :/ I mean, I did take a self-portrait for ‘heebie-jeebies’ and all…

    I love the macro stuff, but I really want to get something wide-angle though. I was drooling over those Canon 10-24mm’s this morning 😛

    #27741
    Elsinore
    Keymaster

    Oh. Elsinore. Yeah. I probably will. I have liked the super-macro stuff since I was a kid. But who around here has the tilt-shift glass? 🙂

    lol yeah but notice how much I’ve used it in contests since I got it 😆 Alas, it only makes me crave t/s in the other focal lengths. And would that I could spare the cash for that MP-E 65mm and the light setup. I need to win the lottery. Of course, I’d need to play it first.

    #27742
    lokisbong
    Participant

    I was thinking that with that close of a focus point how do you light the thing you are shooting. Is that what those ring lights that wrap around the lens are for?

    On the lottery thing I should start buying them myself so I can get poor.. I mean rich.

    #27743
    Elsinore
    Keymaster

    Yep, there are the ring lights, but then this other setup the guy in question is using has two flashes 180 degrees apart.

    #27744
    justkat
    Participant

    Thanks, Mopsy. I think I said earlier that it was nice to get such good places in a contest so in line with my interests.

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