The word "architectural" springs to mind?

Oh wow. It's 7 that does it for me but the others are hard on its heels.

I use a similar arrangement but instead of having the camera on the moveable mount (which is a BPM Focuslide mounted on a tripod) I put the subject on it so I can move it towards - away from the camera, which sits untouched on another tripod nearby. When you have a 200mm prime with a reverse mounted 35mm on the front of that, the slightest touching of the camera or tripod sends things wobbling out of control instantly. With the focuslide, you can move the subject micrometrically very easily.



Here is the result - the "thread" is a length of money spider silk.



I shall nevertheless have a look at some engineering outlets for that super two-way job. I've got one on the lathe but it's a bit hefty!

Have a look at this .... link

The dung fly is nice with such a lot of detail. And that soft golden colour is almost unique to them.

Those two make a stunning combination. They are all lovely but #2 is the standout for me. Am I losing it in my old age? .... I don't understand the title.

It's a plain glass disc with two sets of closely spaced, parallel engraved lines scored across it, one set at 90 degrees to the other. This one was made/ badged by Hoya. I suppose it could be called a starburst. I have two by different makers, both engraved "CS".

I find this to be very useful link This is just the page I use a lot but you can search on whatever floats your particular boat.

Odd, I suppose, but I have become so used to using the K5 for macro work that I just grab it even though it sits on the desk right next to a K1 - with a flip screen! I had to change the lens too because the K5 normally has a Tamron A03 28-200 on the front (that's such a nice lens I have two of them).

Thank you all for your comments - it was worth the wetting.

Main Basin and Ring of Steel are the stand outs for me.

These don't attempt to meet Lennybloke's standards since it's an inferior lens - (if you can call the A series 50mm f2.8 macro 'inferior').
The droplets here were really tiny, less than 2mm as can be seen from the size of the blades of grass, so I put a 21mm Jessop's extension
tube, with 'A' contacts, in front of the lens to bring it up to at least 1:1. They were all shot hand held with manual focus at f2.8 bar the
last one, which was at f5.

1. With lots of bokeh.



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4. With a cross screen filter.



5. Sneaking up from behind.



The neighbours must have thought me nuts lying flat out on a wet lawn but there's no flip screen with a K5.