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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 03-17-2023, 08:27 AM  
Thematic Flickr Explored
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 2,094
Views: 167,169
Glad to hear that - though it was already what I thought. :) Tone was neutral for that statement - somehow the shot evokes some of the AI-generated imagery I've seen. Not sure what (if anything) that says, either about the shot or about AI-generated images. :o Maybe it comes from the post-processing style...? It's very cinematic, IMHO, and I really dig it, so it certainly wasn't meant as a slight!
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 03-16-2023, 05:32 AM  
Thematic Flickr Explored
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 2,094
Views: 167,169
Looks very AI-ish somehow... Striking light!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 03-10-2023, 01:26 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Here it is! With 12-60mm, 25mm F/1.7, second battery and a little case! And was basically almost the same price as most "naked" bodies I've seen. (Sorry for hurting your eyes with a super crappy phone pic... :o)



So I should be able to go directly from 1.2 to 2.7?

Yikes, that's expensive for a color profile! Maybe once I actually start shooting video I will care. Maybe. :)

Thank you!

BTW, I have confirmed that Pentax LI-90 batteries from the K-3 will power up the G9 happily. However, what are not compatible are the charging cradles, because of grooves on the side of the battery that differ and prevent one manufacturer's battery from slotting into the other's charging cradle. But they are identical size, voltage and MAH ratings, so I am (personally) not worried about using LI-90 in a G9. See pic below.

Now all I need is a macro lens! Still leaning towards Laowa 50mm 2:1... I have acquired a Godox TT350o flash, which will make a nice light overall package, and it can wirelessly trigger my old V850ii too if I need more power. Stoked! :cool:
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 03-08-2023, 03:34 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
OK, got a line on a sub-10k actuations G9 for a decent price locally! Woohoo! :D

However, it's running a pretty old firmware (1.20). Will there be any gotchas in upgrading it? I seem to have read that maybe there was a non-free (ie $$) firmware update at some point for the G9...? Is that true? If so, is it expensive?

Picking it up tomorrow!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 02-13-2023, 08:02 AM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Does anyone here have experience buying from them?

They don't list shutter counts and, surprisingly, the pricing varies significantly between the various currencies (when converted to Canadian dollars for me). Buying in British pounds, they seem to have some really good prices on both GX9 and G9 bodies. USD pricing is not so great (for same condition). Available bodies even seem to vary - I see some "Like New" G9s in USD but not in GBP...

EDIT: Just noticed this thread...
Forum: Sold Items 02-12-2023, 12:43 PM  
For Sale - Sold: K3iii
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 15
Views: 1,759
Definitely tempting...! Would seller consider shipping to Canada? Not sure if I want a "yes" but... :o
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 02-08-2023, 06:15 AM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Jeebus. $CAD2050. :(

I thought it looks huge and heavy too, but then I saw 453g and I went to put my Laowa 100mm 2:1 on a scale to refresh my memory and... 724g (with caps)! So I guess making it F/3.5 and only having to cover the m4/3 image circle really paid dividends, because it has AF, is stabilized and weighs quite significantly less.

Looks like a seriously appealing lens, for those with seriously deep pockets. Unfortunately that would not be me.

BTW two G9s have recently slipped through my fingers on Ebay thanks to snipers. E-M1 Mark II bodies seem to go for slightly less than G9s, but the K-3 battery compatibility, larger EVF and 6K photo mode has me looking at G9s first. The GX9 seems fairly rare on the used market. All three models still in the running though, depending on what deals pop up before springtime...
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-25-2023, 11:15 AM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Note that I am not talking about the raw burst capabilities, but rather the experience of looking through the viewfinder when shooting bursts with mechanical shutter. See for example this discussion. And I'm actually not quite sure how the G9, M1 ii, G95 and others compare in this regard. When shooting 8fps in liveview with the K-3, the image displayed on the backscreen lags progressively further and further behind in time with respect to the image being taken, so you have less and less of a decent idea of where the camera is exactly pointing at as you are shooting. This makes it quite difficult (to say the least) to control camera movement when attempting do do a focus stack by slowly moving the camera while shooting a burst of shots. That's when using the OVF is so much better than liveview.

Of course, none of this applies if you are using focus bracketing on a lens with AF and keeping the camera stationary. Which is something to think about given the soon-to-be Olympus 90mm 2:1 lens...

Also, does anyone know if focus bracketing works with adapted four thirds AF lenses (with a smart adapter)? (Thinking specifically of something like a Sigma 105mm macro in Four Thirds mount...)
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-24-2023, 07:01 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Well, to each their own, I guess. Even with the K-3, my process for the majority of my (all field, all handheld) macro shots relied on magnified liveview. (One sample at 2:1 here.) Of course, you do need to "pre-compose" the shot in your mind, decide where you want the eye(s) in the frame, and move your magnification zone to the area of the frame that will have the "must-be-in-focus-eye(s)". Then you slowly move the camera until you hit focus and trigger the shutter. That worked much better for me than trying to achieve focus using the OVF, but of course YMMV. Being able to move this process to the electronic viewfinder instead of using the camera's backscreen will help with stability of the camera body and better control of the movement required to hit focus, thanks to the third contact point provided by the viewfinder. That should result in a higher keeper rate than with the DSLR. That's the theory/hope anyway. :o (Also, with some macro setups - using some manual, reversed, stacked or adapted lenses - the aperture is already closed before the shot is taken, and that can result in an OVF that is very dark since you are shooting flash and setting the aperture to expose properly once the flash fires.)

On the K-3, using the OVF can work better than using liveview (for me) when shooting bursts for focus stacks because the liveview gets very choppy on a K-3 when shooting 8fps bursts, plus critical eye-focus will be achieved through the stacking, and slow and well controlled movement of the camera body is really essential. But I assume that the through-the-EVF burst shooting experience of something like a G9 (or a K-1 Mark II, or G95) is quite improved over the liveview experience of a K-3's 8.3fps bursts, and I hope not too far off from what an OVF DSLR burst delivers...

I've still not actually bought anything yet. Hoping to contribute pictures to this thread rather than words eventually! :o
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-20-2023, 12:32 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Wait... what?!! (Insert some quick searching here.) That lens sounds... sweet! Probably super expensive though, no? (It has "pro" in the name! :o) I see OM have released firmware to support it (and back to the M1 Mark II too), but I don't quite get it... This lens won't be compatible with Panasonic M4/3 bodies? (EDIT: Oh, I see comments that this firmware update would be to support in-camera focus stacking with that lens. No biggie if that's just it...)

Currently leaning towards G9, though a good Ebay deal for a G9 plus Leica 12-60mm just passed under my nose - more lens than I need for that focal length, but the price... Ah well, gone now. It's complicated... so many choices! E-M1 Mark ii also really appeals, and others not far behind... Though by the time I have a few lenses, it would be easy to spend just as much $$$ as a used K-3iii would cost. Unless I start selling all my Pentax stuff, but not quite ready to cross that bridge I think.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 01-20-2023, 12:10 PM  
Thematic Insects
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 1,437
Views: 79,202
Another one from the archives, surely posted... over five years ago now!


Red-Faced Grasshopper (#1) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-19-2023, 03:22 PM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
After checking out some more reviews, I think I will also add the Olympus E-M1 Mark ii to the watch list. Kind of worried about byzantine menus, but the reviews are really good and I think video AF may be superior to G9 (without the "jitter") and in-body video stabilization also gets high praise. I expect most of my video would be MF anyway, but may want to try AF with something like the Olympus 30mm macro... Stills-wise, I think you pretty much can't go wrong with either G9 or E-M1ii, right? Any Olympus shooters in the room? :)

  • BTW, I assume all these bodies (G95, G9, Gx9, E-M1ii) can give a magnified view with focus peaking in the viewfinder? (For macro, that's a major advantage over OVF, actually.)




Thank you! Adding the GX9 to the watch list! I like the tilting EVF, which may be useful for macro at odd angles where using the viewfinder gives a third point to stabilize the camera (plus the two hands). Downside is lower magnification than the G95, whose VF is itself lower magnification than the G9. (It also seems that Panasonic has quietly released a G95D with a higher res back screen...?)






Thanks, this is all super useful! As is your post (and the whole thread actually) on switching to the G9.

I am a bit worried about this as well (if I go for G95, GX9 or M1ii)...

Also very good to know that the "inexpensive" 12-60 is good, thank you!
Forum: General Photography 01-19-2023, 09:06 AM  
Focus Stacking Tips?
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 12
Views: 1,579
I'm kind of late to the party here, but I did want to mention a couple of things...

For one thing, in my (admittedly limited) experience, stacking software (I use Zerene) struggles most when you have both foreground and background elements in focus in the same area. For example, the edge of a wing on an insect with part of the abdomen behind it in focus in another shot well "down" in the stack. There will generally be an area at the edge of that wing where you can always improve the stack by manually retouching. Learn how your software's manual retouching works and use it. For me, I will first use both Zerene stacking methods and vary the parameters a bit and compare the resulting output. Then I will pick the best stack and start retouching. I usually spend quite a bit of time retouching. Areas where there is a "hole" in a foreground object (like the small gaps in a snowflake) are also often problematic. Basically any foreground/background edges.

The second thing is you need to choose your background "style" (for lack of a better term). The stacking software will always pick the most detailed shot, even if it's not quite in focus. For the background of your shot, sometimes you actually want the most out of focus shot to be used instead, which (especially if the background is busy) really brings out your subject in a manner totally similar to shooting at a wide aperture to "bokeh out" the background in non-macro shots. Choose deliberately where you want detail and where you do not. Thankfully that retouching is usually fairly quick, as you can deal with large areas quickly (though again, it gets harder at the edges of the subject).

Just a couple of thoughts... :)

Addendum: my focus stacks.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-18-2023, 09:16 AM  
Micro Four Thirds Club
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,127
Views: 526,379
Hi m4/3s shooters.

So I haven't been shooting much of anything since... well about 2 years. Used to be fairly active on these forums, shooting predominantly insect macro using a K-3. We moved last summer and new shooting opportunities have me wanting to get back into photography once the spring arrives, but frankly my K-3 doesn't excite me that much anymore... My 100mm Macro has a lazy aperture problem, and although the Laowa 100mm 2:1 I also have is superb, the combo of that plus K-3 plus flash (for macro) is, well, heavy! And although the K-3iii looks amazing, it's no lighter than my K-3 and it's, well bloody expensive (for me).

So I've been thinking of getting a m4/3 body and a Laowa 50mm 2:1 as my primary shooting platform. (A 2:1 macro with auto-aperture is pretty much a must for me, and this one is nice and light too.) The idea of moving to m4/3 appeals not just because of weight, but because it would also allow me to investigate the possibility of shooting macro video. My reflection so far draws me towards the Panasonic G95 and G9 bodies, both most likely being purchased used. I am looking for:
  • still capacity at least as good as the K-3 (8fps with decent buffer @ 20MP);

  • good video (decent 4K, 1080p high frame rate for slow motion, decent to excellent in-body video stabilization);

  • good ergonomics;

  • non-byzantine menu system for someone coming from Pentax;

  • kinda beginner friendly to get decent video;

  • won't break the bank.

The G95 appeals because I can get it used with kit lens for a really decent price. The G9 because of the viewfinder, K-3 compatible battery and top-end feature set. A G9 body is at the very top end of what I want to spend, and getting expensive when coupled with the Laowa 50mm macro, and I wind up without any sort of kit lens for everyday photography (which would be an additional expense)...

Waddya think? Am I on the right track? Are there other M4/3s bodies I should consider? Any gotchas I should be aware of? Other systems entirely which I should consider instead of M4/3s? Should I (re-)consider the K-3iii? But I think it maxes out on video at 1080p @ 60fps (ie no 120fps) and no in-body video stabilization...? I do have a decent Pentax lens "stable"...

My Flickr stream is linked in my signature, if you want to check out my shooting "style". :)

Thanks in advance for any input!

P.S.: I hope it's OK to post non-photo m4/3s content in this thread...
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 11-10-2022, 07:00 AM  
Pentax KF
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 425
Views: 34,988
Well, that's kind-of me. My camera is a K-3. From 2013. Nine years ago. Heck, the internal battery in my K-3 has even died so I'm constantly having to re-enter the date. I have the lenses I need. Wouldn't mind an upgrade or at least something new. K-3iii? Sexy, but frankly waaaayyyy too expensive. KF? Are you kidding me?

It's not like the R&D for the K-3 hasn't already been done - and ten years ago! Never mind introducing tech from the K-3iii. Just rebadge the bloody K-3, or K-3ii, or KP as the KF and I'd probably buy any of those for a reasonable price to have a brand new body and avoid switching systems. Heck, if you must, give it a non-magnesium-alloy body. But give me the focus system, the shutter, the processor. Those parts are not new and require zero R&D. Didn't the focus system from the K-5 eventually migrate to the entry model?

So I'm left with the options of hunting for a used body or switching systems (or just putting money into another hobby). None of these options give Ricoh any revenue...
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 11-09-2022, 05:40 PM  
Pentax KF
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 425
Views: 34,988
Wait, it's 2022 and the "brand new" KF doesn't even have the AF module from 2013 (K-3)?

(Sorry, just came by to renew my donation after having been absent for a while, but thinking of getting back into it now... Saw the leaked pics & got excited for a second.)
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 10-15-2021, 08:17 AM  
Thematic Dragonfly Photos, Show us your dragonflies and damselflies
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 147
Views: 7,266
A few years ago I got a bit obsessed with these metallic red/purple damselflies. I saw just one in 2016, but then made a point of going back to the same spot at about the same date to try to see more of them and get more shots. Which I finally did successfully in 2018. I posted on BugGuide to try to get help with an ID, and someone convincingly opined that these are teneral spotted spreadwings (Lestes congener), which would rapidly change color as they "harden" after their emergence. I think they are the most amazing looking Odonata I have seen.


Dark Metallic Red Damselfly (ID Shot) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Dark Metallic Red Damselfly (Portrait #1) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Damselfly Overlord (Dark Metallic Red Damselfly, Portrait #2) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Dark Metallic Red Damselfly (Profile) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


And Another Dark Metallic Red Damselfly by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Dark Metallic Red Damselfly (Three-Quarters) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Dark Metallic Red Damselfly [Explore 2018-07-19] by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 09-21-2021, 05:50 PM  
Thematic Dragonfly Photos, Show us your dragonflies and damselflies
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 147
Views: 7,266
Gingerly returning to the site after quite a long hiatus, and this new thread drew my attention. Odonata are, along with jumping spiders, my favorite subjects! I hope no one will mind a few reposts of older shots - I've not shot anything lately. Maybe it'd be time to change that... :o

A few different species of Meadowhawks (Sympetrum sp.):


Sympetrum Says Hi by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Dragonfly Having Dinner by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Meadowhawk Profile [Explore 2015-07-07] by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Meadowhawk Dragonfly #6 (Super Happy!!) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 01-12-2021, 07:42 AM  
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2:1 Macro lens for k-mount
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 439
Views: 53,548
I would be cautious in using a simple "eye-meter" to gauge the amount of information contained in a frame. For example, we've all seen those before-after comparisons where someone pulls up the shadows from an under-exposed photo. On the "before" shot, your eye thinks there's basically nothing in the shadows, which is not the case at all. I wouldn't be surprised if a higher magnification shot sharpens up to produce a much nicer result than the crop from a lower magnification shot, even if the unprocessed images initially seem similar to the naked eye. That being said, I won't be the one testing that statement - I prefer to be out shooting...

The other element that people often seem to forget is that diffraction is not the only thing through which you loose information/detail. You lose a lot through having parts of your subject simply out of focus! Over on Flickr and even sometimes on PF, I keep seeing shots proudly posted that were shot at "optimal" apertures and where a critical part of the subject, even often the nearest eye, are completely out of focus. Shooting at a higher aperture means you are more likely to get those critical parts of the subject into acceptable focus. And an image shot at a higher aperture may have a lower *peak* sharpness, but may still contain much more overall detail of the subject through its greater depth of field.

That being said, in my comparison of the Laowa with my D-FA 100mm WR, I did find that although the Laowa is quite a bit sharper at open and mid-apertures, the D-FA resists diffraction better at "criminally high" apertures. Switching to the Laowa for me will require shooting significantly more open to produce better results than what I could achieve with the D-FA/DCR-250 combo. This in turn require much more focus stacking to not lose out on depth of field either. There is the potential for a significant improvement in image quality of my shots from switching, but simply swapping lenses won't achieve it. My technique will need to adjust and improve to manage to exploit the potential offered by the Laowa. It's a challenge I am excited to take on and that I hope will help me grow as a photographer. I won't be selling my D-FA any time soon though...
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 12-14-2020, 08:24 AM  
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2:1 Macro lens for k-mount
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 439
Views: 53,548
I have the Vivitar Series 1 105mm F/2.5, which is a rebranded Lester A Dine, and in testing there simply was no comparison - the Laowa was way superior. That being said, I've had (IMHO) great results with the Vivitar S1, and I wouldn't sell it. But a bit like Thomas Shahan when he tested his older setups in his Laowa 100mm video, I was surprised at the results when I actually tested it. I think people tend to overestimate the real-world differences between macro lenses when looking at 100% crops of shots at optimal apertures with perfect focus done in a controlled environment...

[EDIT:] Also, another point worth mentioning is that the focus throw on the Laowa is short. Very short. Personally, I'd prefer to have more throw, especially between 1:1 and 2:1. Thankfully the focus ring is very well-dampened, but the Lester Dine lenses have the most velvety and pleasant focus action with a super long throw, so there's a major handling difference there...
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 12-11-2020, 11:34 AM  
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2:1 Macro lens for k-mount
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 439
Views: 53,548
Well, it's pretty simple and I just retested it since you had me doubting...! ;) Taking a shot of a ruler at infinity focus, I have about 30mm horizontally on my image. My APS-C sensor is 23.5mm wide, so that's roughly 0.8:1. My DCR-250 is also on a 49-43mm stepdown ring. Now you have me wondering how you bottom out at 1:1, apparently using the exact same lens combo. :o I just dug out my hood BTW, and eyeballing it I am surprised to agree that it might indeed be possible to get decent light even with the hood. This may warrant further testing. Thanks! :cool:
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 12-11-2020, 08:23 AM  
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2:1 Macro lens for k-mount
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 439
Views: 53,548
This is a good point, but remember that I'm not using the DFA by itself. 99.5% of the time, I have a Raynox DCR-250 on the end of it. With this combo, I get a macro range of 0.8:1 with the lens at infinity focus to 2:1 with the lens at MFD. I haven't actually tested this (and maybe I should), but I would expect that when shooting at the "long" end with this combo, if I also had the hood on, it would practically touch the critter and lighting would become difficult/impossible. You might argue that I could "simply" remove the Raynox for those "lower magnification" shots, but that's just a PITA, IMHO. You have to unscrew it, then find the cap for it, then put the cap on and put it in a pocket, then hope that the critter hasn't disappeared in the time it took you to do that. In practice, I mostly don't even bother trying to shoot anything that won't fit in my APS-C frame at 0.8:1. Precisely for this reason, I expect that shooting with the Laowa next summer will mean I will shoot a lot more "near-macro" shots (such as profiles of Odonata, which are useful for species identification) rather than strictly concentrating on high-magnification "portraits". Those portraits will remain my bread and butter though, but I expect I will also have to adjust my technique as the Laowa's optical strengths are very different to those of the DFA 100mm plus Raynox DCR-250 combo...

BTW, if I could have the perfect macro lens for me, I would pick a macro range of 1:3 to 3:1. I don't care about infinity focus, but bottoming out at 1:1 is a bit too tight. And at the other end, shooting above 3:1 in the field is almost mission impossible, so I don't really need the 3:1 to 5:1 range that something like the Canon MP-E offers. But since I can't get something that does 1:3 to 3:1, I'll take infinity to 2:1 (ie the Laowa).

---------- Post added 12-11-20 at 10:50 AM ----------



Thank you!

Yes, me too I guess - time spares no one... But for me it's very much about the "hunt": about getting out there, walking, spotting critters, then managing to get them to accept the camera when they could simply fly/jump away. Corpse photography just really isn't my thing. I think the people who do that are often either techno-geeks who care a lot more about their micro-stepping motors than about the insects themselves, or science geeks that care greatly about the details of obscure anatomical features. I want to shoot critter portraits. Shots that showcase the beauty of living creatures that just happen to be too small for people to generally notice them. If I could no longer do this handheld, I think I would resort to getting up at ungodly hours and learning how to find insects that are still "sleepy" from a cold night and then carefully setting up my tripod and stacking contraption near them...
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 12-10-2020, 11:17 AM  
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2:1 Macro lens for k-mount
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 439
Views: 53,548
Personally, I find the working distance is too great with a very long lens. It requires much more flash power and it's often hard to find an appropriate point to brace on while shooting so far from the critter. My poor man's long macro is a Tamron Adaptall 90mm (52BB) coupled with the well-regarded Adaptall 2X tele-converter, which gives a 1:1 180mm lens. I've gotten good results using this with a Raynox DCR-250 for high-magnification shots (e.g. here), but frankly it no longer sees much use. For me 90-105mm really is a nice sweetspot for in-situ nature macro of critters roughly 5 to 30mm in size.

To come back to the Laowa, they claim it's an internal focus design, but the front element recedes deeply into the lens at infinity and progressively extends as you focus closer and closer. To me this behavior is very similar to a more traditional macro design (like the D-FA 100mm WR), only with a fixed-length external barrel that goes all the way to the maximum extension of the internal barrel (rather than only extending to the infinity focus point as the external barrel on the D-FA 100mm WR does). Not sure if that description is clear...

Nevertheless, what I didn't expect is that having this fixed length external barrel is actually super useful. It makes it much easier to setup a diffusion surface since you know that the barrel will always be there and is a solid point on which to rest a diffusion surface. With the D-FA 100mm, you always have to worry about the lens extension/retraction - both in trying to avoid putting to much pressure on the internal barrel when fully extended, and at the other end not having anything there (to stop your diffusion surface from sagging into the field of view) when the lens is retracted. To me this difference is an unexpected but very welcome improvement in shooting with the Laowa versus D-FA 100mm plus Raynox DCR-250 (in the 1:1 to 2:1 macro range).
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 12-07-2020, 09:07 AM  
Thematic Show me your insects
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 6,692
Views: 516,698
Looking through some old SD cards, I found a couple of nice enough shots from 2016, and I don't quite know why I didn't post them at the time... They look pretty good from where I'm standing in 2020, no?


Bee on Flower (Lost and Found) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr


Red Dragon (Lost and Found) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 12-07-2020, 09:05 AM  
Thematic Pollinators in action
Posted By Doundounba
Replies: 842
Views: 63,671
I recently found this shot on an old SD card - not sure why I had not posted it in 2016!


Bee on Flower (Lost and Found) by Pascal Gaudette, on Flickr
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