TESTING OUT THE NEW SECRET WEAPON. I call it the Gipson stomper. lolol

LightSpeed · Jan 30, 2012

Hello Gipson. lol
I knew you would be here. haha
Anyway, I'm just testing something out that's considered somewhat unorthodox.
That is , sticking and MC7 2x macro focusing teleconverter on the camera, topping it with a 25mm extension tube, topped by the Raynox DCR250 and of course the ring flash.
I had some ebay bucks so the converter was kinda free, brand new. It's a pretty nifty piece of 7 element glass.
I know all about degradation of image quality, but I just wanted to test it out.

This is what I came up with. Not too shabby.
This is one of the really small species of hover flies.
Head is about the size of the ball on the point of a pen. Give or take.

MTVision · Jan 30, 2012

LightSpeed said:
Hello Gipson. lol
I knew you would be here. haha
Anyway, I'm just testing something out that's considered somewhat unorthodox.
That is , sticking and MC7 2x macro focusing teleconverter on the camera, topping it with a 25mm extension tube, topped by the Raynox DCR250 and of course the ring flash.
I had some ebay bucks so the converter was kinda free, brand new. It's a pretty nifty piece of 7 element glass.
I know all about degradation of image quality, but I just wanted to test it out.

This is what I came up with. Not too shabby.
This is one of the really small species of hover flies.
Head is about the size of the ball on the point of a pen. Give or take.

Don't understand what any of that stuff means above

Picture is cool though - I love their eyes!

paigew · Jan 30, 2012

MTVision said:
LightSpeed said:

Hello Gipson. lol
I knew you would be here. haha
Anyway, I'm just testing something out that's considered somewhat unorthodox.
That is , sticking and MC7 2x macro focusing teleconverter on the camera, topping it with a 25mm extension tube, topped by the Raynox DCR250 and of course the ring flash.
I had some ebay bucks so the converter was kinda free, brand new. It's a pretty nifty piece of 7 element glass.
I know all about degradation of image quality, but I just wanted to test it out.

This is what I came up with. Not too shabby.
This is one of the really small species of hover flies.
Head is about the size of the ball on the point of a pen. Give or take.

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Don't understand what any of that stuff means above
Picture is cool though - I love their eyes!

/\ what she said

Desi · Jan 30, 2012

Nice shot......but watch out for Gipson's dinosaurs.

cgipson1 · Jan 30, 2012

LightSpeed said:
Hello Gipson. lol
I knew you would be here. haha
Anyway, I'm just testing something out that's considered somewhat unorthodox.
That is , sticking and MC7 2x macro focusing teleconverter on the camera, topping it with a 25mm extension tube, topped by the Raynox DCR250 and of course the ring flash.
I had some ebay bucks so the converter was kinda free, brand new. It's a pretty nifty piece of 7 element glass.
I know all about degradation of image quality, but I just wanted to test it out.

This is what I came up with. Not too shabby.
This is one of the really small species of hover flies.
Head is about the size of the ball on the point of a pen. Give or take.

Nice Shot! Did I mention that I sold my Macro lens? Yep.. somebody bought it within minutes of posting it! I am putting together my own secret weapon! BWAAHAHAHAAHHAAAAA! (ever tried to get a permit for home nuclear fission? Ain't easy.. I promise!)

LightSpeed · Jan 30, 2012

cgipson1 said:
Nice Shot! Did I mention that I sold my Macro lens? Yep.. somebody bought it within minutes of posting it! I am putting together my own secret weapon! BWAAHAHAHAAHHAAAAA! (ever tried to get a permit for home nuclear fission? Ain't easy.. I promise!)

ut-oh
I knew you had something up your sleeve.

LightSpeed · Jan 30, 2012

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luvmyfamily · Jan 30, 2012

Awesome, this site give me a case of the "wants." I want a macro lens now, so i can get those brown recluse spiders in my garage. OH...black widow too....great shots!!

MTVision · Jan 30, 2012

cgipson1 said:
Nice Shot! Did I mention that I sold my Macro lens? Yep.. somebody bought it within minutes of posting it! I am putting together my own secret weapon! BWAAHAHAHAAHHAAAAA! (ever tried to get a permit for home nuclear fission? Ain't easy.. I promise!)

Yep yep! I wonder who is buying it......

cepwin · Jan 30, 2012

All I can say is WOW!!! That's quite a shot!! BTW...the two macro lenses I got off evil-bay just came..can't wait (I'm waiting for them to warm up.....the seller (who's been great) advised me to let them warm up before opening the box to avoid condensation....following his instructions.

cgipson1 · Jan 30, 2012

Hey Light.. did you see the building abstracts I shot yesterday? Just curious to see your take on them!

cgipson1 · Jan 30, 2012

MTVision said:
cgipson1 said:

Nice Shot! Did I mention that I sold my Macro lens? Yep.. somebody bought it within minutes of posting it! I am putting together my own secret weapon! BWAAHAHAHAAHHAAAAA! (ever tried to get a permit for home nuclear fission? Ain't easy.. I promise!)

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Yep yep! I wonder who is buying it......

Yes.. I wonder!

Probably some fat old guy... who bought it to shoot stamps with! Or maybe it was some Babe... and we will see some really cool (insert item of your choice) shots! lol!