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    Bee-fly

    Seeing the very good photos that jimindenver is showing of insects.

    I thought I would show this Bee-fly.

    I used a Sigma 105mm lens + x1.4 teleconverter.







    Canon 7D 50D 400D Canon 300mm f4 L IS Canon 70 - 200 f2.8 L IS Sigma 150 - 500 f6.3 OS Sigma 50mm f1.4
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    Originally posted by Garry View Post
    Seeing the very good photos that jimindenver is showing of insects.

    I thought I would show this Bee-fly.

    I used a Sigma 105mm lens + x1.4 teleconverter.


    Nice one, Garry.

    Was it your Kenco TC and if so, can you get auto focusing with it? I got fed up with having to use manual focusing on mine so I ended up giving it to David (aka Gert).

    Pol

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      I love these, they are such a gorgeous colour
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        Hi Pol

        Yes! It is the cheap Kenko C-AF 1.4X Teleplus MC4

        Auto focus works very well.
        Canon 7D 50D 400D Canon 300mm f4 L IS Canon 70 - 200 f2.8 L IS Sigma 150 - 500 f6.3 OS Sigma 50mm f1.4

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          Very nice Garry. I'm glad my shots inspired you to post some of your own.

          I will say that you have much different insects on your side of the pond than we do here. I've only seen Bee flies in pictures and the one time I was over there, it snowed.

          I look forward to seeing more of your work over the summer.

          Jim
          Jim
          The Bug Whisperer

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            Re: Bee-fly

            Originally posted by Garry View Post
            Hi Pol

            Yes! It is the cheap Kenko C-AF 1.4X Teleplus MC4

            Auto focus works very well.

            Thanks. I think yours is a more recent one than ours. Ours is a DG we've had for a few years. I'll look into it.

            Pentax announced they were to release a new on back in 2008. I'd really like one of theirs but Pentax has a habit of announcing things then leaving peeps waiting for several years before it appears.


            Pol

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                Ian

                If you have a 35mm, a FL 20 and a EC 20, I will send you a piece of the FRF tube and you can shoot 2-1 all day.

                The working distance is the same as the 50mm/ EX25 but you get 2-1 macro instead of 1-1.

                Jim
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                  Re: Bee-fly

                  Originally posted by Jimindenver View Post
                  Ian

                  If you have a 35mm, a FL 20 and a EC 20, I will send you a piece of the FRF tube and you can shoot 2-1 all day.

                  The working distance is the same as the 50mm/ EX25 but you get 2-1 macro instead of 1-1.

                  Jim
                  Actually the 35mm is practically the only Olympus E-System lens not in hire stock. Nobody has requested one - maybe I should get one in.

                  The problem with manual extension tubes like the eBay ones is that apertures can't be selected, so I am resigned to using my OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.4.

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