FZ30 Macro and zoom???

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by speckled wood

Just wondering if anyone has posted any pics of smaller insects such as ants and tiny flies that have been taken using the Raynox?

I do have a few ant shots but none are brilliant, mainly as they just don't stand still! The smallest insect/spider that I have in my WAB Gallery would be this Zebra Spider which must have only been around 8mm long.

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This hoverfly (Syritta pipiens) was also tiny, again less than 10mm I would say.

[life through a lens]

I picked up the Raynox DCR150 and DCR250 together for £36 inc postage. Unfortunately haven't had too much time to try them yet thanks mainly to the weather.

Will say, however, that Matt's images look even better after actually trying to use the lenses outdoors, on insects that wont stay still, in a breeze !! Have decided to get a light tent and practise on still subjects for the time being for the sake of my sanity !!

Olly

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by life through a lens

Will say, however, that Matt's images look even better after actually trying to use the lenses outdoors, on insects that wont stay still, in a breeze !! Have decided to get a light tent and practise on still subjects for the time being for the sake of my sanity !!

Olly

it probably is a good idea to practice on something in good light that doesn't move . There's definitely a bit of a knack to using these lenses at full zoom and it takes a while to get used to the very, very shallow depth of field.

Matt