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Martin
09-18-200718th September 2007, 09:33 PM
Tamron 90 and the D200, 36mm extension tube.

http://martind.smugmug.com/photos/197166131-L.jpg

http://martind.smugmug.com/photos/197164596-L.jpg

http://martind.smugmug.com/photos/197168124-L.jpg

http://martind.smugmug.com/photos/197171083-L.jpg

Martin
Rob
09-18-200718th September 2007, 11:11 PM
These are really great Martin. How do you handle lighting?
Martin
09-19-200719th September 2007, 04:12 AM
Thanks Rob, for lighting I used a on camera flash with large flat diffuser mounted on end of lens.

Martin
Kevin
09-20-200720th September 2007, 06:26 PM
Bravo on shot #2! What magnificent eyes!
spfanatic
09-21-200721st September 2007, 08:11 AM
Love the jumping spiders - nice eyes and detail
Salsa
09-21-200721st September 2007, 03:54 PM
Holy crow on the second one! These are sharp photos.

Sally
ahockenberry
09-24-200724th September 2007, 06:32 AM
Spider is excellent !!
Duncan C
09-24-200724th September 2007, 04:46 PM
Tamron 90 and the D200, 36mm extension tube.


Martin

Martin,

Those are awesome. Why use tubes on the Tamron 90, though, if you aren't going to use closest focus? I can get larger images with just my Tamron 90.

Take this one, for example: http://www.pbase.com/duncanc/image/84869713/original.jpg

That's nearly full frame, and was reduced quite a bit for posting online.
Jim
09-24-200724th September 2007, 07:08 PM
Nice Jumpers Martin :coo3l:
Martin
09-25-200725th September 2007, 05:47 PM
Martin,

Those are awesome. Why use tubes on the Tamron 90, though, if you aren't going to use closest focus? I can get larger images with just my Tamron 90.


That's a great pic Duncan, but I was at closest focus with the tube and all, it was a very small jumping spider probably smaller than the head of the bee.
Duncan C
09-25-200725th September 2007, 06:29 PM
That's a great pic Duncan, but I was at closest focus with the tube and all, it was a very small jumping spider probably smaller than the head of the bee.

Wow. That must be a REALLY tiny jumper then!

Have you measured the magnification you get with your Tamron 90 plus the tube? (use a metric ruler and compare the number of millimeters in a full frame image to the sensor width.)
PSchleiffer
09-25-200725th September 2007, 07:12 PM
I love macros but sure wouldn't want to meet that spider for real. Great shots. How big is it?
Martin
09-25-200725th September 2007, 09:07 PM
Wow. That must be a REALLY tiny jumper then!

Have you measured the magnification you get with your Tamron 90 plus the tube? (use a metric ruler and compare the number of millimeters in a full frame image to the sensor width.)

It gives me a 15mm wide frame for 1.58:1
Martin
09-25-200725th September 2007, 09:10 PM
I love macros but sure wouldn't want to meet that spider for real. Great shots. How big is it?

Imagine if they were the size of dog, that would be scary, there probably a few around your house somewere, there very common.

Not sure on its size, the frame was 15mm across and the picture is cropped so it wasn't very big.

Thanks.