Donald HobernMar 1, 2024

I take so many fewer #photos when I carry a DSLR. I want #macro for #insects/flowers/fungi and #telephoto for #birds/mammals. Switching #lenses or (worse) carrying two #cameras is so cumbersome. So, I'm testing a new lightweight combination:

#Sony RX10 IV camera

#Marumi DHG Achromat Macro 330(+3) (screws in like a filter)

#GODOX MF12 macro #flash set

It seems very promising. I'd already tried telephoto:

https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern/111975218396023831

Here are some macros w/ flash in #Canberra today.

#entomology

Donald Hobern (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image I photographed this Eastern Grey #Kangaroo this evening on Black Mountain, #Canberra. It was only when I got it on my computer that I saw the cloud of #flies that were surrounding his head. At first, I thought they were water droplets.

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All these were taken at F16 with the flash units at -3.0. The achromat gives what should be a fixed focal length, but autofocus seems still to work within narrow limits.

It's great for snapping moths at rest or at night. Tracking more active insects is harder with fixed focus, but this #AssassinBug (which was scampering around on the wall) came out well enough to support an #iNaturalist observation. I'm pretty sure the species is Ectomocoris binotatus.

#Hemiptera #entomology #Reduviidae

Mar 1, 2024 at 2:37amWeb