I have the following setups:
Sony a7IV
Laowa 100mm 2.8
Sony 90mm Macro
Godox 850III
Cygnustech Diffuser
OM Systems OM-1
Laowa 50mm 2.8
Olympus 60mm Macro
Godox v350o
Cygnustech Diffuser
I originally got the Sony, but paired with either the Laowa or the Sony macro + flash + diffuser, the...
Hi guys,
you know that I'm a big fan of slime moulds and other small things but I noticed, that I'm sometimes at the limit with my possibilities.
Until now I'm using the Canon EF-S 60mm lens with the Raynox MSN-505, but I'm more and more disappointed about the circular blurry areas around the...
A crop of a bumblebee image.
Hairs are very problematic as they produce halos in the stacked image. There is a technique to do sub-stacks, but haven't tried yet.
Other issues come from the number of dust particles the insects have, not visible to naked eyes. I haven't tried more advanced...
This insect is commonly known as "giant mosquito", but it is not related to those nasty guys.
Stack of 113 images in Helicon Focus, method C
4X magnification
Laowa Ultra Macro 35mm lens
Automated rail, step 30 um
1/125, ISO 100, f/2.8
Homemade diffusers, 2 flashes.
A beetle (don't know the specie).
Stack of 101 images in Helicon Focus (method C)
f/2.8 ISO 100, 1/125
Post-processed in Photoshop.
Two flashes triggered remotely, homemade diffusers.
Wemacro automated rail
Steps abt 40um
Subject: Stacked images (Using any photo stacking program)
Start: 07/09/2020
Rules: Post stack details (amount of images, step size, and program used), and EXIF data.
Posts: One,
End: 30/09/2020
This is my image:
Beetle
Stack of 151 images - Helicon Focus
Magnification 2,5X (cropped)
ISO 200...
Hi. I saw impressive results when shooting with laowa lenses, are they really with money. I saw some lenses are like over $1000 which is huge amount for just a lens to shoot extreme macro. What else you ca shoot with these lenses apart from extreme macro?
If I'm not wrong @rcorteschile and...
A beetle found dead last night.
Stack of 89 images - Helicon Focus
Laowa ultra macro 25mm lens
f/2.8 1/125 ISO 100
Flash (2) and homemade difusser
Final adjustments in Photoshop.