The 77 Macro Limited....

JonSchick
Posted 18/07/2010 - 22:54 Link
Well nearly. After having recovered from a bout of stupidity about thinking of selling this lens a few days ago, it came out to play today, and just for a change I tried it with an extension tube. Here's some of the results, one from our local park, and a couple more of a resident in the sunflowers in our front garden:

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Jon

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thoughton
Posted 18/07/2010 - 23:33 Link
Loving the detail on the grasshopper and bokeh in that last photo!
Tim
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JonSchick
Posted 19/07/2010 - 09:11 Link
thoughton wrote:
Loving the detail on the grasshopper and bokeh in that last photo!
Thanks Tim. As I get used to extension tubes I'm starting to think that they are a very cost-effective and lightweight route into macro photography if you only do it occasionally. Mind you, attaching them to a lens as good as the 77 does help too!
Jon

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sandy
Posted 19/07/2010 - 21:19 Link
The grasshopper looks great

Sandy
coker
Posted 19/07/2010 - 22:47 Link
The CRICKET does, indeed, look great!

Good shot.

Coker
The more I look, the more there is to see!
JonSchick
Posted 20/07/2010 - 08:25 Link
I knew he was a cricket because our kids have called him Jiminy! He crawled into the house via a wisteria, but is now a permanent resident of the sunflowers by the front door.
Jon

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Daniel Bridge
Posted 20/07/2010 - 10:32 Link
She's a Speckled Bush Cricket.

Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
JonSchick
Posted 20/07/2010 - 11:38 Link
Daniel Bridge wrote:
She's a Speckled Bush Cricket.

Dan
Anyone got suggestions on a new name?
Jon

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flossie
Posted 20/07/2010 - 11:40 Link
Jennefer Cricket?

Anyway, great shots. And doesn't make resisting a FA77 any easier, next time one comes up...
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
myles
Posted 20/07/2010 - 12:54 Link
Jemima?
Utopia Poppy
Posted 20/07/2010 - 13:04 Link
Sheila?
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rparmar
Posted 20/07/2010 - 13:13 Link
That last shot is lovely.

I use the FA77 for macros all the time, since I can pocket a screw-on "filter" that does the job. Saves me lugging around the Vivi 105mm.
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