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But I think its working!
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3272683190_97994781cb_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3273012834_5484fcdb28_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3273013766_b75f1b360f_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3272194881_4975c5d10d_o.jpg
All taken with canon 400D, sigma 150mm macro, 1.4 teleconverter, speedlite 580M2 and lumiquest softbox (As well as off camera flash cord - I am really warming to off camera radio remote use though - that cord can be limiting at times)
Went to Wisby butteryfly house today - it was packed with people - week day, term time I was hoping for it to be mostly quite - not so. Everyone was their - at least 3 if not 4 young school kid trips and several coachloads of senior citizens. Note Wednesday is fieldtrip day!
Anyway aside from slow cooking myself and cursing my rechargable batteries (which died again - both sets - so I bought some disposables which kept going!). All I can think is that they are not getting a full discharge in the flash since when they stop performing they get replaced - thus they might still have a reasonable amount of charge left in them. One set were used and (Admitidly) was waiting for them to die, but the others lasted about just as long and were unused since their last charge.
As for the lens it performed brilliantly though I am now thinking that a shorter macro lens has benefits - you don't need big working distance in those places and it actually hampers you a bit (you can't keep moving back or you run into someone/a barrier and if your too far back you get in everybodies way as they have to wait between shots). Also the bugs tend to be very dosile and few had a problem with me pushing a big lens and flash right at them. Besides a shorter macro would be a lighter macro!
Also, for those that remember, I tested out the flash being held on the tripod collar via a miniballhead - in the end it failed in the upright position (the 580M2 is just too heavy for stable results) but it was possible ot have the flash upright if the collar was set to a side position and the ballhead used to return the flash to the vertical.
Oh and there are many many more shots to come --- though I think I really have to get over my eye obesssion - I always end up getting really close shots and no (ok few) full bodied ones
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3272683190_97994781cb_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3273012834_5484fcdb28_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3273013766_b75f1b360f_o.jpg
f13, ISO 200, 1/200
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3272194881_4975c5d10d_o.jpg
All taken with canon 400D, sigma 150mm macro, 1.4 teleconverter, speedlite 580M2 and lumiquest softbox (As well as off camera flash cord - I am really warming to off camera radio remote use though - that cord can be limiting at times)
Went to Wisby butteryfly house today - it was packed with people - week day, term time I was hoping for it to be mostly quite - not so. Everyone was their - at least 3 if not 4 young school kid trips and several coachloads of senior citizens. Note Wednesday is fieldtrip day!
Anyway aside from slow cooking myself and cursing my rechargable batteries (which died again - both sets - so I bought some disposables which kept going!). All I can think is that they are not getting a full discharge in the flash since when they stop performing they get replaced - thus they might still have a reasonable amount of charge left in them. One set were used and (Admitidly) was waiting for them to die, but the others lasted about just as long and were unused since their last charge.
As for the lens it performed brilliantly though I am now thinking that a shorter macro lens has benefits - you don't need big working distance in those places and it actually hampers you a bit (you can't keep moving back or you run into someone/a barrier and if your too far back you get in everybodies way as they have to wait between shots). Also the bugs tend to be very dosile and few had a problem with me pushing a big lens and flash right at them. Besides a shorter macro would be a lighter macro!
Also, for those that remember, I tested out the flash being held on the tripod collar via a miniballhead - in the end it failed in the upright position (the 580M2 is just too heavy for stable results) but it was possible ot have the flash upright if the collar was set to a side position and the ballhead used to return the flash to the vertical.
Oh and there are many many more shots to come --- though I think I really have to get over my eye obesssion - I always end up getting really close shots and no (ok few) full bodied ones