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Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens

July 26, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments aphids, Black Snipe Fly, Canon 5d MkIV, Common Blue Damselfly, Cricket, Damselfly, fly, Laowa 60mm 2:1 macro lens, macro, Nature, Wasp Beetle, Wildlife, yellow-legged robber fly, YONGNUO YN24EX E TTL Macro Flash Speedlite

I purchased an ex demo Laowa 2:1 Macro Lens to allow me to shoot high magnification macro images whilst my

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Minor Bee on Orange (Gold)
Equipment Shots 

Background Experiments

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 ChrisA 0 Comments Backgrounds, bee, Canon 5d MkIV, Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Glitter, Hoverfly, macro, Stack, White Mill

I purchased recently some new cards for use a backgrounds when shooting some macro.  Having a coloured card in the

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After Glow2 - using preset Autoshine
Equipment Software 

A Look at Topaz Labs Glow 2 Plugin

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Flowers, macro, Software, Topaz Glow 2

Topaz Labs have an upgrade out for their Glow Plugin.  Aptly named Glow2.  Having owned and used Glow before, I

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Spider taken with Venus Laowa 15mm lens and Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor (2)
Equipment Shots 

Rayflash Ringflash Adaptor Try Out

August 21, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 580ex Speedlight, Canon 760D, Dunyeats Heath, macro, Rayflash Ringflash Adapter, spider, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

Having recently purchased the Venus Laowa 15mm Wide Angle Macro Lens, and tried it out at Thursley, I mentioned in

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Brown Hawker Wide Angle Macro
Equipment Shots 

First use of the Venus Laowa 15mm F4 Wide Angle Macro Lens

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Black Darter, Brown Hawker, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM, Canon 760D, Gorse, Heather, Keeled Skimmer, Lizard, macro, Nature, Thursley, Venus LAOWA 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

I visited Thursley common on Sunday.  The weather was nice and warm, and I had with me a new lens

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Top of Diffuser
Equipment 

MT-24ex Packing Foam Diffuser Setup for Canon MPE-65mm

April 1, 2016 ChrisA 0 Comments Canon MPE-65mm, Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Diffuser, macro

Here is my first 2016, Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash diffusion setup for use with the Canon MPE-65mm .  It is

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Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens
Equipment News 

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens

July 6, 2015 ChrisA 0 Comments Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens, macro, Venus Optics

Venus Optics, the Chinese camera lenses manufacturer who had launched the world’s first 2:1 Macro Lens in last Sept, has

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Beetle at ISO 6400 handheld on MPE in Natural Light
Equipment Shots Technique 

Does the Canon 760D make Handheld MPE-65mm Insect Natural Light Shots Possible ?

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Beetle, Canon 760D, Canon MPE-65mm, High ISO, macro

Does the Canon 760D make Handheld MPE-65mm Insect Natural Light Shots Possible ? With the improved noise / detail handling

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270ex Flash Diffusion
Equipment Technique 

MPE-65mm and Canon 270ex Flash diffusion Mk1

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Chris 1 Comment Canon 270ex Flash, Diffuser, macro

This is details of my first flash diffusion setup using the Canon 270ex Speedlight.  I take no credit for the

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MT-24ex Flash Diffusion
Equipment Technique 

MT-24ex Flash Diffuser Mk10

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Chris 0 Comments Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash, Diffuser, Diffusion, macro, Mk10

This is details of  my 10th diffuser setup for the MT-24ex. It is essentially a piece of vellum paper folded

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