To bee or not to bee

denum · Mar 21, 2024

Found some cooperative bees the other day. I am still getting the hang of using my Sony 90mm macro lens.

Jeff15 · Mar 21, 2024

Very good bee shots..... :encouragement:

jeffashman · Mar 21, 2024

Very nice set! Love bees!

denum · Mar 22, 2024

Jeff15 said:
Very good bee shots.....

Thanks. Appreciate that.

denum · Mar 22, 2024

jeffashman said:
Very nice set! Love bees!

Thanks. Agreed...bees are awesome little creatures.

binx88 · Apr 18, 2024

Very nice detailed captures. I'm rather envious that you can control your depth of field and lighting so well with that macro lens of yours. My successful shot ratio with my macro setup is horrific to say the least.

jeffashman · Apr 18, 2024

Came back for another look. I like how you managed to catch the bee in mid-launch on #3.

denum · Apr 18, 2024

binx88 said:
Very nice detailed captures. I'm rather envious that you can control your depth of field and lighting so well with that macro lens of yours. My successful shot ratio with my macro setup is horrific to say the least.

Thank you for your kind words. I am indeed very happy with this lens and the results. What type of macro setup are you using? Maybe someone here can help with that.

denum · Apr 18, 2024

jeffashman said:
Came back for another look. I like how you managed to catch the bee in mid-launch on #3.

Thanks. I call that one the 'ready to attack' shot

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binx88 · Apr 18, 2024

denum said:
Thank you for your kind words. I am indeed very happy with this lens and the results. What type of macro setup are you using? Maybe someone here can help with that.

A used Canon 100L IS on a Used Canon 1D4 I purchased pretty cheap from an Ebay seller in Japan. The depth of field is so sensitive that I have to use Topaz Photo AI to make up for my lack of skill and knowledge in what appears to me to be a tricky method of taking pictures. I thought the 1.3 crop factor in that body would be to my benefit thinking I didn't need to get that much closer to the object making for a wider DOF I'm trying to take a photo of but maybe I'm wrong about that.

denum · Apr 18, 2024

binx88 said:
A used Canon 100L IS on a Used Canon 1D4 I purchased pretty cheap from an Ebay seller in Japan. The depth of field is so sensitive that I have to use Topaz Photo AI to make up for my lack of skill and knowledge in what appears to me to be a tricky method of taking pictures. I thought the 1.3 crop factor in that body would be to my benefit thinking I didn't need to get that much closer to the object making for a wider DOF I'm trying to take a photo of but maybe I'm wrong about that.

Hmmm...this is a bit above my pay grade. Perhaps you could take a couple macro shots and post them in the C & C forum for some better responses from others who have much more experience than I do.
I am just a beginner myself who fortunately chose wisely (lucky?) for a macro lens purchase.
I will say that I do play around with aperture for DOF testing., use a high enough ISO to gain shutter speed etc.