Macro Lighting Rig

The Sigma 180mm Macro lens is great for keeping some distance between camera and subject. That said, we have lots of these little flies in the house. They seem harmless and just sit there, sometimes for days. Some shed their carcass and leave an empty ghostly shell behind.

There was not much science used in these shots. Hand held camera, find a subject, AF, and snap. A little cropping (a lot in the case of the last pic), lift the contrast a bit, sharpen a bit, and output.

I've just got myself a Manfrotto 330B which is actually quite versatile, though without the flexibility of Peter's setup:
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3225

That said, it's a reasonable price and I'm just using Slave mode Wireless flash using the inbuilt flash as the trigger and an AF360.

I've yet to try it in the field, but the setup works well on my monopod with a relatively small ball head and the 180mm.

Nice bit of kit, but it looks a bit bulky for crawling around in the long grass!................

That's not a problem for me, we don't have any long grass here in southern Spain.

It's even bigger now I've fitted the extensions.

This looks more than a little interesting

http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=16699&cat=0&page=1

Some interesting stuff at good prices on that site.

G

Nice rig Tim


Does it make coffee too

I think you mean Pete don't you

Of course I do the brain cells aren't what they used to be