Some Bees & Bumblebees Macro with X-T3

Jerry-astro wrote:

Ugh... one of these days, I’ll pay attention to the warnings. Can’t unsee that.

Heh, indeed. "Go home nature, you're drunk!"

baobob wrote:

Great shots Baobob. With the photos you're posting I'm finding it hard to maintain my prejudice against the 18-135

At the risk of seeming competitive, I've got a Scarce Chaser dragonfly shot as well

Scarce Chaser dragonfly

edorf_71, the OP, wondered about extension rings. The following was taken with the 50mm f2 with the MCEX-11 ring. I think (I hope) it shows that the rings enable you to take interesting shots with an ordinary lens. The 50mm + MCEX-11 makes for a very compact and light 'travel macro' solution:

notchy wrote:

baobob wrote:

Great shots Baobob. With the photos you're posting I'm finding it hard to maintain my prejudice against the 18-135

At the risk of seeming competitive, I've got a Scarce Chaser dragonfly shot as well

Scarce Chaser dragonfly

edorf_71, the OP, wondered about extension rings. The following was taken with the 50mm f2 with the MCEX-11 ring. I think (I hope) it shows that the rings enable you to take interesting shots with an ordinary lens. The 50mm + MCEX-11 makes for a very compact and light 'travel macro' solution:

Nice shots! I have ordered the MCEX 16 and will try that on the 60 and 50-140. That might get me close enough. Here is two of the shots I posted originally but in 100% 1:1 quality. These are severe crops so not too bad in that regard.

edorf_71 wrote:

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

notchy wrote:

edorf_71 wrote:

Wow, those are amazing! Do you get close enough with the zooms or did you use extension rings? Very nice shots.

Thanks! I enjoyed yours too, particularly given that they feature bees

None of the dragonfly shots above were taken using an extension ring, although I have used the MCEX-11 many times with the 55-200mm and the 50mm f2. With those lenses it works well, albeit with the inevitable shallow depth of field. Like most people I suspect, I just adjust it to the minimum or other required focus distance and move backwards and forwards until I achieve focus, allowing the OIS (in the case of the zoom) to make up for my wobbling about or else resting my supporting arm or hand on a tripod.

Yeah, the 55-200 (no extension tube here) does great with dragon flies.

Great shot Darn! That is seriously sharp

Yes, but are the spots in the bokeh dust specks in the lens?

David Lumsden wrote:

edorf_71 wrote:

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

notchy wrote:

edorf_71 wrote:

Wow, those are amazing! Do you get close enough with the zooms or did you use extension rings? Very nice shots.

Thanks! I enjoyed yours too, particularly given that they feature bees

None of the dragonfly shots above were taken using an extension ring, although I have used the MCEX-11 many times with the 55-200mm and the 50mm f2. With those lenses it works well, albeit with the inevitable shallow depth of field. Like most people I suspect, I just adjust it to the minimum or other required focus distance and move backwards and forwards until I achieve focus, allowing the OIS (in the case of the zoom) to make up for my wobbling about or else resting my supporting arm or hand on a tripod.

Yeah, the 55-200 (no extension tube here) does great with dragon flies.

Great shot Darn! That is seriously sharp

Yes, but are the spots in the bokeh dust specks in the lens?

Dirt sensor, since cleaned.

Love these!