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Fruitfly macro 5.2:1 · 08:49 AM

Made with a reversed SMC-Takumar 35/3.5 on a fully extended (170mm) Pentax-Auto-Bellows. This little creature is only about 1mm long, and the photo is slightly cropped. Natural lighting, ISO400, 3" exposure. According to the booklet accompanying the Bellows, the magnification is 5.2:1...

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 09-14-2009, 04:51 PM

That is an astonishing achievement Rense, I have tried but so far unsuccessful. Thanks for posting it.

**Rense** · 09-15-2009, 12:44 AM

Thank you Heinrich! The picture has quite some flaws, but I am content with it somehow...

Nass · 09-15-2009, 01:14 AM

Great stuff, I've never done macro and after looking at the cost of the Pentax gear, I figured I might give this DIY ringflash a shot

scott-devon · 09-15-2009, 08:41 AM

Amazing shot of such a tiny subject.

netuser · 09-15-2009, 12:12 PM

Great image

(The bug was frozen ? - just joking

)

yeatzee · 09-15-2009, 02:07 PM

how did you get it to stay still for 3 seconds?

**Rense** · 09-15-2009, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by Nass

Great stuff, I've never done macro and after looking at the cost of the Pentax gear, I figured I might give this DIY ringflash a shot

Thanks Nass! And thank you for the link too, it's very interesting!

Originally posted by scott-devon

Amazing shot of such a tiny subject.

Thank you Scott!

**Rense** · 09-15-2009, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by netuser

Great image

(The bug was frozen ? - just joking

)

Originally posted by yeatzee

how did you get it to stay still for 3 seconds?

Thank you!! No, not frozen, I had to do just nothing. They are cooperative little critters, sitting still for a minute or more !

**Ash** · 09-15-2009, 09:54 PM

So that's what they look like up close...
That is tiny.
And the DoF just phenomenally thin.

Taff · 09-16-2009, 04:20 AM

cool rense

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Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Great stuff, I've never done macro and after looking at the cost of the Pentax gear, I figured I might give this DIY ringflash a shot

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Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	Originally posted by Nass Great stuff, I've never done macro and after looking at the cost of the Pentax gear, I figured I might give this DIY ringflash a shot Thanks Nass! And thank you for the link too, it's very interesting! Originally posted by scott-devon Amazing shot of such a tiny subject. Thank you Scott!

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Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	Originally posted by netuser Great image (The bug was frozen ? - just joking ) Originally posted by yeatzee how did you get it to stay still for 3 seconds? Thank you!! No, not frozen, I had to do just nothing. They are cooperative little critters, sitting still for a minute or more !

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