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FZ80 experiences pt.4
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Seems like the Raynox 150 is well worth it.Thanks! Yes, these are all straight photos, no 4K, post focus, stacking or anything. Cropped one of them a little because there was a huge, unshatp leaf in one corner though
Haha, Yes, some edits there
What focusing modes are you using? - have you tried pin-point with the magnified confirmation?
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AF-S , single focus, smallest. Haven’t tried pinpoint yet, but good idea, must try that!Seems like the Raynox 150 is well worth it.Thanks! Yes, these are all straight photos, no 4K, post focus, stacking or anything. Cropped one of them a little because there was a huge, unshatp leaf in one corner though
Haha, Yes, some edits there
What focusing modes are you using? - have you tried pin-point with the magnified confirmation?
Franno83
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well for something you did just to help illustrate the usage - I am actually gobsmacked by the quality... and composition.
Is this just a straight photo - or did you have use any 4K post focus or stacking modes?
Ha-ha! I had just edited my post when you were replying
and similarly I think you just added another photo!
We have got to stop meeting like this - people will talk!
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These shots are amazing!! Great work you two. I know what will be on my Santa list this year
I knew Fran would talk....These shots are amazing!! Great work you two. I know what will be on my Santa list this yearwell for something you did just to help illustrate the usage - I am actually gobsmacked by the quality... and composition.
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Ha-ha! I had just edited my post when you were replying
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and similarly I think you just added another photo!
We have got to stop meeting like this - people will talk!
Just to be clear all those impressive bumble bee photos were PerAE's - he's the one with the Raynox 150.
So you are aware Amazon often has "used" buying options - and I've seen 3 recently (within days) ranging from very good to like new for less than 1/2 the asking price (of US$69.50) @ US$29.93 - 31.03 - so it's worthwhile keeping an eye on - and persuade Santa to come earlier....
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Thanks! It’s a great little add on!These shots are amazing!! Great work you two. I know what will be on my Santa list this yearwell for something you did just to help illustrate the usage - I am actually gobsmacked by the quality... and composition.
Is this just a straight photo - or did you have use any 4K post focus or stacking modes?
Ha-ha! I had just edited my post when you were replying
and similarly I think you just added another photo!
We have got to stop meeting like this - people will talk!
Still figuring out how to use it, it’s not the easiest think to use. The challenge with it is that it only focuses at certain distances. Closer than that and it won’t focus and further away and it won’t focus.
At low zoom the “window” in which it focuses is wide enough that its fairly easy to find it, but when I increase the zoom that window gets narrower and narrower. When it passes 600mm it gets very narrow, not many centimeters and at full zoom it’s so small that the camera only needs to move a tiny amount before everything is a blur.
To make matters worse the distance from the object where it focuses changes as I zoom in. If I fex am able to focus at 300mm and want to increase the magnification and use 450mm, I have to move the camera and find that new window a bit further back. There’s a technique to it, I guess, but I haven’t quite fond it yet. But it has gotten easier than it was at first so that’s something at least
Franno83
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For info - there's a section on the forum called First Attempts with Raynox 150 - might be useful??Yes, it looks like it magnifies more both the macro zoom and the Raynox than 1:1. It looks like the Raynox is just 7mm across (width) at full zoom which is considerably less than 24 mm. An at full zoom with the Raynox I think that I'm about 20 cm away from the subject (more or less, didn't measure)Per - thank you for taking the time to show how the Raynox 150 works, really appreciate it.Did are really quick setup with the Raynox
A Norwegian krone (smallest coin I could find) and a ruler with ducks on it! The ruler is in centimeters
Ca 700mm
1200mm (I set the coin at a slight angel to make it stand upright and it shows here with the parts out of focus because of the very shallow depth of field)
4K mode at full zoom with in camera stacking (some artifacts from the stacking)
Here’s the ruler at 1200mm (it’s one millimeter between each vertical line)
The Norwegian krone is 21mm diameter (with 3.2mm center hole) - the US 1 cent coin is 19.05mm diameter.
You clearly showed longer than about 700mm the Raynox 150 will give greater magnifications than anything the FZ80/82 can do natively.
However just a note - I'm not sure of equivalences for macro reproduction - but on the old 35mm film a 1:1 macro magnification (the holy grail) is being able to get a 36x24mm area to fill the frame....
I think your Raynox 150 pics (and the native macro Zoom) are getting larger magnifications than that?
It appears the HUGE advantage of the Raynox 150 (and to a lesser degree the simple close-up lens) allows for greater magnification without having to get so close to the subject.
This practicality in itself mitigates a lot in terms of any loss of quality out from the center of the image.
Thanks so much.
Went out just now and took a few pictures of a bumblebee. The magnification is so big that I have more than enough with getting it in focus for now, but with practice I hope it will be easier and I can concentrate on composition too
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Beautiful! I'm so jealous of your butterflies. Really windy here today. All I shot was a bit of a wobbly Grebe!!
Just been reading an interesting article. I am left eye dominant when shooting and thought this was odd, but apparently not. Many right handed people are left eye dominant. Who knew?
I don't know.. all they ever do is flutter-by and around buddleia bushes, seem to lose their shoe (wing-tip) and never seen them use a FZ80/82 - or get talked about on the Banbury Guardian.....
doing target sports will soon discover one's eye dominance - although limited equipment and schools may compel the use of right-eye.
The easiest way to test eye dominance, is simply point at a small object - without moving the finger, shut left eye, if finger still points at object then - right-eye dominant....
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WoW! that is weird...
Eye-dominance test -
https://www.allaboutvision.com/resources/dominant-eye-test.htm
since you have difficulty shutting the left-eye, then do the test shutting the right-eye and see if your left eye is still aligned?
from the above link:
" Dominant eye in photography. Knowing which eye is your dominant eye is important when composing a photograph by looking through the viewfinder of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera or similar film camera.
Using your dominant eye will give you an accurate preview of the actual shot. Using your non-dominant eye will cause certain details to be slightly displaced laterally or off-frame."
the full Monty explanation -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_dominance
so much for the Zen saying about finger pointing at the moon
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Hmmm, seems like I’m left eyed then, don’t know why I got a different result last time. Maybe it’s constantly shiftingWoW! that is weird...
Eye-dominance test -
https://www.allaboutvision.com/resources/dominant-eye-test.htm
since you have difficulty shutting the left-eye, then do the test shutting the right-eye and see if your left eye is still aligned?
from the above link:
" Dominant eye in photography. Knowing which eye is your dominant eye is important when composing a photograph by looking through the viewfinder of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera or similar film camera.
Using your dominant eye will give you an accurate preview of the actual shot. Using your non-dominant eye will cause certain details to be slightly displaced laterally or off-frame."
the full Monty explanation -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_dominance
so much for the Zen saying about finger pointing at the moon
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Thats a very nice shot of a cute fella!We just filled up another thread! this is part 4 please continue to post here.
link to last post of previous thread - FZ80 experiences pt.3
I'm hot and exhausted...
Thank you, you're very kind.Thats a very nice shot of a cute fella!We just filled up another thread! this is part 4 please continue to post here.
link to last post of previous thread - FZ80 experiences pt.3
I'm hot and exhausted...
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Franno83
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So, same as me. I was concerned because I watched a few YouTube videos and everyone was using their right eye.
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