Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...
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Aren't life forms remarkable - they never cease to amaze me. You need to be observant to spot those, which why they survive.
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Some pics I came accross when reminiscing about my last summer holiday - June 2019, Crete 
They show that you don't need real macro equipment for butterflies:
200D/SL2, 85/1.8 some cropping was needed
I later switched to the 50/1.8 STM as it deliveres the better magnification: 0.21 (50 STM) vs. 0.14 (85)
I will post some with the 50 STM later.
These are painted ladies (vanessa cardui) AFAIK.
They show that you don't need real macro equipment for butterflies:
200D/SL2, 85/1.8 some cropping was needed
I later switched to the 50/1.8 STM as it deliveres the better magnification: 0.21 (50 STM) vs. 0.14 (85)
I will post some with the 50 STM later.
These are painted ladies (vanessa cardui) AFAIK.
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I generally use a 500mm at a distance of 3-3.5m. Here is a rare one for me at 700mm at 3.16m of a Common Blue. This one was tiny, about 1 cm across. It's very pale.Some pics I came accross when reminiscing about my last summer holiday - June 2019, Krete
They show that you don't need real macro equipment for butterflies:
200D/SL2, 85/1.8 some cropping was needed
I later switched to the 50/1.8 STM as it deliveres the better magnification: 0.21 (50 STM) vs. 0.14 (85)
I will post some with the 50 STM later.
These are painted ladies (vanessa cardui) AFAIK.
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This is the approach I use for dragonflies, too. Maybe a bit closer, 2 - 2.5 m. Sometimes less than 1.5 m.
But as I normally don't take my 100-400 with me on vacations (I want to travel light) this was no option here
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Here are a few more from Crete, this time all with the 50 STM and the 200D/SL2.
All with only very slight cropping.
I am really facinated how much detail that cheapo lens delivers
1:1 detail crop
All with only very slight cropping.
I am really facinated how much detail that cheapo lens delivers
1:1 detail crop
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Yet another one from Crete, again with the 50 STM and the 200D/SL2. This time starring a bee:
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The 50mm f/1.8 is a very sharp lens when stopped down to f/4, and pretty capable wider than that.
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I took these insect pics at about f/8 and 1/1000 and shorter thanks to the bright mediterranean sun.
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And the most remarkable and amazing you can´t see in one picture:
How they develop from larvae to imago. Sometimes so different!
There are even more BIFs in the animal kingdom but butterflies are probably the most difficult.
I start just with BeeIF.
EOS R with a manual Laowa 60mm Makro, 1/1000 Iso 1250 f/8, M with autoiso
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And the most remarkable and amazing you can´t see in one picture:
How they develop from larvae to imago. Sometimes so different!
There are even more BIFs in the animal kingdom but butterflies are probably the most difficult.
I start just with BeeIF.
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EOS R with a manual Laowa 60mm Makro, 1/1000 Iso 1250 f/8, M with autoiso
It’s a BEEiF. Awesome!
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