Comment on Baby bugs! by melvynyeo

Amazing work!
Is this picture take with the 100f2.8 and the 30mm extension rings? What aperture do you go for?
What is the set up for this picture?
I am really impressed ;)
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Most of my pics were taken at f16. This is my set up 1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IJ4iyGo94E…
Thank you for this reply, Melvyn.
So you go for extension rings + 100f2.8 + Raynox250.
What is it on the top? I have no clue about what it is ...
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The top is my flash, I inverted it and mount it on the tripod collar and trigger it via off shoe cord. :) I did this to move my flash forward so that i can lower my flash power. This is my previous setup 4.bp.blogspot.com/-eS217EhkxUA…

Its about the same but i need higher flash power or ISO.
Thank you for those explanations Melvin ;)
What would you say about the Raynox250? Does it lower the overall image quality?
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Hmm... depends on how fussy you are :) I personally find them ok, maybe towards the edge the IQ will drop... but if you are looking at closeup filter, this is definitely one of the best. Fyi, the raynox 250 is a +8 closeup filter, which makes your shooting kind of limited. For my setup, i can only shoot at min distance of 5cm to about maybe 15cm.
I am not fussy at all ;)
Once again thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
I will very probably buy a Raynox 250 in october and will keep you posted about the results.
Greetings from France.
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Cool! Have fun! :)
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