Ectemnius / Part II

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Ectemnius / Part II

Post by babilon76 »

Ectemnius sp.
116 shots
Nex-5n with JML 21mm
Magnification around 3.5x-4x

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/harisprin/8716719143/

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Post by canonian »

Gorgeous on all levels.
Nice background, clean specimen, good lighting, low noise.
Seen the full size at Flickr, like this composition more than Part I.

I'm always interested to see how the NEX performs in macrophotography, what you showed is very promising.
How did you mount the JML, what is used to go from NEX to JML? ( adapters/bellows ?)
A photo of your setup would be greatly appreciated.

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Post by babilon76 »

Hi Fread
Thank you very much for your kind words.

I used a Nikon to Nex adapter,bellows, a 52mm reverse adapter to Nikon and a 30,5mm to 52mm step up ring in order to connect Nex with JML. Also I used a couple O rings and some teflon tape in order to seal the JML from the light.

My new setup is under construction.When I finish (hope soon) I'll upload some photos.

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Post by Planapo »

Excellent indeed!
This one really shows what's possible with this little $9 JML lens.

--Betty
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- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Lee, N. H. 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott, New York.

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Post by Rylee Isitt »

babilon76,

Excellent image! Everything about it is exceptional. I'm a big fan of nice, soft backgrounds with gentle color transitions too, so ya got me there too!

Planapo,

Oh, I only wish it were still $9 ;)

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Post by ckatosmith »

Very immaculate and pleasing, thank you for posting it.
Can you say what distance apart the shots are? Thank you,

Carolina

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Post by babilon76 »

Betty,Rylee,Carolina thank you very much for your kind words.

Carolina unfortunately I can't remember the distant between the shots.

Haris

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Ectemnius wasp image

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Haris,

Superb Image!

Cheers Peter Kinchington
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Post by martincito »

A breath-taking image. Thanks for sharing it... it's inspirational!

Martin

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Post by abpho »

I'm jealous. This is an amazing shot.
I'm in Canada! Isn't that weird?

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Post by martincito »

It's immaculate! How did you get that wasp so clean?

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Post by babilon76 »

Peter,Martin,abpho thank you very much for your comments

Martin First I wash the insect with distilled water after that I wash it again with a solution made by distilled water,few drops alcohol and 30% aceton and finaly I dry it gently with the blower.

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Post by pwnell »

Brilliant! Deserves to be on the front page. Well done.

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Post by Koorosh »

So impressed with what that camera has picked up! I took some images of Ectemnius and was never satisfied with the outcomes. Cracker of a shot that one.
What sort of lighting did you use? And how does using a Sony for macro work, work out? I'm looking to buy an a6000 this February and just really wonder how it is I'll be using it essentially.

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Post by yaya21 »

wonderful!!!

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