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Flash for macro shots rinat_atia • Oct 8, 2018	rinat_atia	Oct 9, 2018 petrochemist	4
Please assist me - bringing the vintage to meet my D750 or D800 bobfstop • Oct 3, 2018	bobfstop	Oct 7, 2018 bobfstop	4
a little macro advice please ... chile1 • Sep 30, 2018	chile1	Oct 5, 2018 chile1	13
Macro kit for herpings phgordon • Sep 1, 2018	phgordon	Sep 10, 2018 phgordon	2
Macro lens for tree frogs CarrieCH • Aug 26, 2018	CarrieCH	Aug 30, 2018 AlbertTheLazy	5
focus stacking software leerob • Aug 18, 2018	leerob	Aug 24, 2018 Richard Comfort	20
How to eliminate discoloration around edges of auto-focus-stacked macro photos? canadianjesse • Aug 23, 2018	canadianjesse	Aug 23, 2018 (unknown member)	1
Automatic focal rail suggestions? ClementPhotos • Aug 19, 2018	ClementPhotos	Aug 21, 2018 deanimator	14
Good lens for macro and other leerob • Jul 14, 2018	leerob	Aug 11, 2018 gardenersassistant	20
Modified Action cams; are they a great macro option? MacM545 • Aug 8, 2018	MacM545	Aug 8, 2018 MacM545	0
Novoflex MB 50 leerob • Aug 7, 2018	leerob	Aug 7, 2018 leerob	0
Learning macro photography leerob • Jul 26, 2018	leerob	Jul 28, 2018 RobinHsherwood	15
Is this a Dung Beetle (UK) ? petercod • Jul 27, 2018	petercod	Jul 28, 2018 DaveTG	2	4
Raynox CM-2000 MacroExplorer Lens Set Luddhi • Jul 18, 2018	Luddhi	Jul 18, 2018 D Cox	3
Small LED Lights for Light Tent Supplemental Lighting JustGeorge • Jun 27, 2018	JustGeorge	Jun 27, 2018 JustGeorge	0
Olympus OMD M-5 Mark II with the 60mm macro lens oneofone25 • Jun 25, 2018	oneofone25	Jun 27, 2018 bclaff	10	1
Helicon Remote to fucos stack flower closeups, lens recommendations? kbdkbd • May 28, 2018	kbdkbd	Jun 14, 2018 gardenersassistant	6
Dewdrops: How to get big ones RUcrAZ • Jun 12, 2018	RUcrAZ	Jun 12, 2018 rtex42	3
SOS! I can not take off the reverse ring. How to do that? poolos • Jun 6, 2018	poolos	Jun 6, 2018 TallTree	2
macro lens and adapter Sony A7 ii ff e mount scardosov • May 1, 2018	scardosov	May 23, 2018 scardosov	2
Macro lens for Canon aps-c Gavin Wade • May 16, 2018	Gavin Wade	May 17, 2018 Gavin Wade	13
Photographing flowers on Macro marilyn777 • May 10, 2018	marilyn777	May 10, 2018 BBbuilder467	1
Looking for advice for trying out macro sza85 • May 9, 2018	sza85	May 10, 2018 BBbuilder467	11
Recommendation Sought for Macro Kit: Panasonic GX9? Hominid • May 5, 2018	Hominid	May 7, 2018 Hominid	4
Lumix GX85 and 45-150 lens - conversion to macro? Andrewscooterman • May 4, 2018	Andrewscooterman	May 4, 2018 gardenersassistant	2
align_image_stack / enfuse results: not satisfied mermaidkiller • Apr 24, 2018	mermaidkiller	Apr 28, 2018 SmoothOperator	2
Based on your experiences, which focal length lens is the best for “non-tripod” macro-photograpy? tornac • Apr 6, 2018	tornac	Apr 12, 2018 deanimator	9
Calculating the minimum and maximum distances for macro close-up lenses havanna60 • Mar 30, 2018	havanna60	Apr 2, 2018 bclaff	8
Subjects to practice on at home RollTideRoll • Mar 30, 2018	RollTideRoll	Mar 31, 2018 (unknown member)	10
Robert Thompson’s “Close-up and Macro PHOTOGRAPHY. Its Art and Fieldcraft Techniques JMcHaffie • Mar 15, 2018	JMcHaffie	Mar 31, 2018 rolandb	9
Lighting Options with large macro lens Photon Embargo • Mar 23, 2018	Photon Embargo	Mar 24, 2018 gardenersassistant	10
Macro advice and recommendations. jeadows • Mar 14, 2018	jeadows	Mar 21, 2018 Giklab	6
Need advice on buying close up filters? spytrek007 • Mar 6, 2018	spytrek007	Mar 17, 2018 c h u n k	17
what's a good way to make great-looking ascorbic acid crystals? jannefoo • Mar 12, 2018	jannefoo	Mar 14, 2018 bclaff	6
Canon mt24ex problem Stuart Carlton • Mar 7, 2018	Stuart Carlton	Mar 13, 2018 John K	4
Focus Stacking Step Size for a Finite Objective Lens? Richard B99 • Mar 8, 2018	Richard B99	Mar 11, 2018 Richard B99	12
Macro flash query Stuart Carlton • Mar 1, 2018	Stuart Carlton	Mar 4, 2018 gardenersassistant	7	1
Canon EOS MT-24EX or Yonguo YN-24 Ex? TTTT • Feb 25, 2018	TTTT	Feb 25, 2018 TTTT	0
Adding extension tube to 85mm Nikon micro? Peter in Canberra • Dec 28, 2017	Peter in Canberra	Feb 21, 2018 Peter in Canberra	12
Multiple reflections in mirror? Mike CH • Feb 19, 2018	Mike CH	Feb 20, 2018 Mike CH	16
Macro lens for Sony or Medium format (unknown member) • Feb 18, 2018	(unknown member)	Feb 19, 2018 Gre-Gor-45	4
E-M5 Mk2 vs E-M1 Mk2 for macro? igivanov • Feb 14, 2018	igivanov	Feb 14, 2018 (unknown member)	1
food challenge host? T bird • Feb 11, 2018	T bird	Feb 11, 2018 T bird	2
Helicon Focus Tube hideko25 • Dec 2, 2017	hideko25	Feb 9, 2018 Evan Robinson	9
Focus stacking help keyur8 • Jan 31, 2018	keyur8	Feb 7, 2018 Bill Janes	5
Why when I change aperture on the camera, the DOF stays the same? MacM545 • Jan 20, 2018	MacM545	Jan 26, 2018 deanimator	30
First macro "Kit" rolandb • Jan 20, 2018	rolandb	Jan 24, 2018 rolandb	5	2
Just starting out and a few basics to understand Woody709 • Nov 5, 2017	Woody709	Jan 21, 2018 RobinHsherwood	10
How to mount an eyepiece to camera? MacM545 • Jan 19, 2018	MacM545	Jan 21, 2018 petrochemist	8
Dark Frames and Flat Fields? fjwallace • Jan 14, 2018	fjwallace	Jan 15, 2018 mawyatt2002	1
Flash Equipment Recommendations AllanK88 • Dec 26, 2017	AllanK88	Dec 30, 2017 kli	4
Macro Slider Quality Rod McD • Dec 14, 2017	Rod McD	Dec 19, 2017 Mark H U	8
Macro lenses—how far out can they beat prime lenses? rfsIII • Dec 12, 2017	rfsIII	Dec 14, 2017 rfsIII	6
Using an Olympus Stf-8 Macro Twin Flash with a Panasonic G85 body JMcHaffie • Nov 27, 2017	JMcHaffie	Dec 1, 2017 JMcHaffie	2
Extension Tubes DiverDown2 • Nov 19, 2017	DiverDown2	Nov 28, 2017 Geniet	3
Sigma AF 150mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO Macro (F-Stop question) fotos123 • Nov 27, 2017	fotos123	Nov 27, 2017 bclaff	3
Slide film digitizing lens options jamie8848 • Nov 24, 2017	jamie8848	Nov 25, 2017 Michael Benveniste	3
Am I optimizing my magnification capabilites? Nature Nut • Nov 13, 2017	Nature Nut	Nov 19, 2017 deanimator	9
Recommendations for budget macro lens for D5600 crabdog • Nov 15, 2017	crabdog	Nov 19, 2017 Snapshott	3
Nikon Ring mount for 105 macro lens DiverDown2 • Nov 17, 2017	DiverDown2	Nov 17, 2017 DiverDown2	0

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