Photography of ants ... need some suggestions on how to enhance magnification

SonjaD

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here my shot of the day called " one foot in focus" ,ha ha, used Godox flash, ttl mode, auto, diffused it, one of my first tries ....on f 11, ISO 200
 

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Suresh Khaire

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Best is f14 to f16 with speedlite and tracing paper diffuser at 1/4th power in manual mode will give you great results. Try it and experience. Black ants on sugar ball. Taken with 50mm f1.4 + 65mm extn., speedlite attached to the camera shoe with tracing paper attached to it in extended shape with regards,
 

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SonjaD

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it depends on your camera and lens , really....what magnification are you shooting ?
 

Suresh Khaire

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This is general. If you are using kit lens than do not go beyond f11 whereas if pro-lenses than use upto f8. Regards,
 

SonjaD

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This is general. If you are using kit lens than do not go beyond f11 whereas if pro-lenses than use upto f8. Regards,
well, I use Macro lens, 1:1, Olympus 60 mm...and yes I can crank it up to f 22 and get a usable result...but much better around f 11 ( better lower for quality in sharpness)
 
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SonjaD

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OK, I got the flash, I use higher aperture ( here f 11, but I also tried higher with some good results, just no ant ), but the magnification problem will be solved later...I did some research and found the Raynox DCR 250 lens, which will add magnification to even the macro lens....I asked one expert online if it makes sense on the macro lens: answer :yes...So, waiting for the postman now ...this example is not 100 % 1:1, I think more towards 1:1.3...external flash manually controlled...a bit too flashy ( marginal) maybe here...need more practice, but I love the composition here, fore-, middle- and background, depth in the image and of course the ant that came to visit this scene... so, another way to enhance magnification, that is to add extension tubes, but you will lose more light again. So, I decided to go for the magnifying lens and see how much that will bring me, cheers and thanks for your advices @all ...to be continued...
 

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i have been a regular user of dcr 250 to my 18-55 lens. however i ditched it when i got my macro 90mm. the reason was simple, why compromise on the IQ by adding 2 more glass elements?
 

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i have been a regular user of dcr 250 to my 18-55 lens. however i ditched it when i got my macro 90mm. the reason was simple, why compromise on the IQ by adding 2 more glass elements?
Yes, well, is there a better way for magnification where you do not lose anything? I guess you always lose out on something if you go above 1:1
 
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