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Raynox 250

Started Mar 24, 2022 | Questions thread
JimH123 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,885
Re: Raynox 250

Columbusrat wrote:

Quick question: I shoot hand-held, with a 55-250 lens, Raynox 150 and built-in flash. I know different equipment and techniques could give better results, but this is what I'm happiest with (the 'communing with nature' bit is more important to me than the final result).

I'm often aiming at tiny bugs of around 2mm long. My hand isn't the steadiest, and AF can be tricky as the 'target' is so tiny (MF occasionally gives better results but is still iffy). If I used a Raynox 250, would focusing be easier as the target is bigger, or would it just amplify my wobbles as well as the bug?

Below (cropped) is what I typically get with a tiny bug (Chlorops) - just about good enough for id purposes, which is pretty much all I can hope for at this size:

Another option is software to correct camera motion and for resizing. Attached is an example of a Hibiscus flower starting to open. The ants had placed their aphid herd on this one.

Original hand held closeup

Using Topaz Sharpen AI - Motion Blurry Mode to correct hand shake. Some cropping was done.

Using Topaz Gigapixel AI to resize a tighter crop by 4x

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