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- Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:05 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
Dalantech, have you ever looked at this material? https://www.edmundoptics.eu/f/holographic-uv-diffusers/12652/ "Holographic Diffusers are used to control the diffuse area of illumination and increase transmission efficiency to greater than 90% from filament lamps, LEDs, arc lamps, and other sources...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:39 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
It seems Canon publish durations for the MT-26ex I don't remember seeing this before https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/flashes/macro-twin-lite-mt-26ex-rt Flash Output Firing Duration (Approx., sec.) 1/1 (Full) 1/1300 1/2 1/1900 1/4 1/3700 1/8 1/8700 1/16 1/130...
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:57 pm
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
I've been playing around with configurations based on your recent blog post, seems moving the diffusion layers away from the flash bulb makes the biggest difference to the actual diffusion
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
If your diffusers are bigger now are you still using the Gary Fong puffer plus as the final layer?
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 3:44 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: The Canon R5
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5089
Re: The Canon R5
There are reports that the animal eye auto focus is able to identify bee eyes..
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Bee feeding on dandelion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1560
Re: Bee feeding on dandelion
Nice work, good job on achieving eye focus on a feeding bee!
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
Great work, looks like it's pretty much the final solution, how is it on bee faces, I think they are the challenge. One photographer I follow where I'm always interested by the diffusion is this Japanese Instagram feed. I expect the reason they can be so good it's that perhaps it's much less than 1x...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:22 pm
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Laser aiming and focus in photomacrography
- Replies: 51
- Views: 51066
Re: Laser aiming and focus in photomacrography
Lasers can damage your sensor so be careful when you use them.
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:51 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Dagger Fly
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1329
Dagger Fly
Macros of a tiny dagger fly at 2x magnification, feeding on a Cat's Ear flower, this was a very small fly. single frame, hand held, f/11, iso100, 2x https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50069055991_409a0a17a8_b.jpg Dagger Fly by Aves Lux , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50068941678_721...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:35 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
So am I right in thinking your current lighting is Mt-26EX with 2 heads -> Drilled out diffuser cap as a bracket > layer of 1/4 stop silk > 1 cm gap > layer of 1/4 stop silk > Garry Fong puffer plus - > Subject. That's pretty close :) That is what I also have, basically copying your setup but also ...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:30 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Beetles Eating Daisy Pollen
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1797
Re: Beetles Eating Daisy Pollen
In my experience the Topaz denoise in sharpen does a decent job of smoothing the bokeh without affecting subject detail out which makes the subject pop a little more. I only ever use the Topaz sharpen as a final pass before publishing.
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:22 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Beetles Eating Daisy Pollen
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1797
Re: Beetles Eating Daisy Pollen
Well chosen angle to get both mouth-parts and eyes in focus at f/11
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:25 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
So am I right in thinking your current lighting is Mt-26EX with 2 heads -> Drilled out diffuser cap as a bracket > layer of 1/4 stop silk > 1 cm gap > layer of 1/4 stop silk > Garry Fong puffer plus - > Subject. That is what I also have, basically copying your setup but also extending the flash head...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:09 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9988
Re: Diffusing a Macro Twin Flash
Hi John, very interesting as always. How much do you think the size of your subject matters here, I notice you shoot smaller subjects at higher magnifications than I tend to, does the relative size of your diffusers make a lot of difference, whats your light like at 1x? Have you considered using som...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:52 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: An 18-spot Ladybird on geranium stigma
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1757
Re: An 18-spot Ladybird on geranium stigma
Thanks's yeah it's rare the background works so well.