Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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Hi everyone,
today I'd like to share a "wide-angle perspective" macro of Mecaspis striatella, a small european weevil (no more than 10mm) photographed with a DIY macro wide-angle solution.
Border are nothing special and sharpness isn't excellent, but perspective is a bit unusual.
Toni
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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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That definitely is an interesting perspective. This shows a lot of potential!

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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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Thank you for your appreciations..it's obtained adapting a c-mount pinhole lens to a m4/3 camera and cropping a bit...

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No relay lens?

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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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No relay lens! I have tried a lot of combinations, but finally I have decided to use directly a c-mount pinhole lens 9mm...they have a more cone-shaped end (useful for short working distances) and a decent sharpness. Unfortunately you have to crop a bit, because they don't cover entirely the m4/3 sensor, but high resolution (in this type of experimentation) isn't my target.

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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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...just another example...
It is a Devil's coach-horse beetle...a bit larger than previous insect and a bit easier to photograph with this wide-angle macro solution...
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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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OOoouuu, looks like it is going to stomp all over New York City! Or at least have a street fight with Godzilla.

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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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:) :) :) Yes...this lens is a real Godzillator!!!

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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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Very interesting! I also much like the perspectives you get from this lens. The depth of focus is rather phenomenal.

The aptly named Devil's coach-horse beetle is something I see on occasion along forest paths. Its a large for a "rove beetle" (that is its family), fast-moving, and very difficult to photograph when alive.
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Re: Wide-Angle macro of weevil

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Yes, Mark...it's a Staphylinidae, more precisely an Ocypus olens, a synanthropic species wich looks terrible, but definitively harmless to humans.

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