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Playing with my "new" X-E2 which is purely for adapted glass and JPEG shooting, SOOC shots with the Helios 44-2 Southport%20Street%202%20by%20Carl%20Reid,%20on%20Flickr'][/URL]

I've got an NX10 as my indoors / "grab and go" camera and it's fantastic. I picked up a little used NX10 with the 30mm F2 for £200 from eBay which was an absolute bargain and the 30mm lens is a cracker. I bought it after much research so I was aware of it's limitations (not so good low light...

EuroMillions job but: PhaseOne 645DF + IQ 180 back + focal plane lenses

Horses for courses, I researched the NX10 fully before buying so I was aware of it's limitations and it was only ever going to be a companion camera for my DSLR. I wanted a compact camera for the car / work / with great IQ for those "wish I had my camera with me" moments, and frankly the price I...

Doh!!! Yes it is, my bad. Carl

Picked up it's older brother, the NX10 with a 30mm f2 as my indoors / grab and go camera and it's been a stonking performer. The 30mm lens is razor sharp and the NX10 is producing images on a par with my 5Dmkii which I was really wasn't expecting.... Picked up the NX10 2nd hand on eBay for an...

Had mine for 2 years, it's the sharpest lens in my collection and has performed flawlessly...

I'd personally stay away from the MPE-65 (long term owner here BTW), it's not something you'll get to grips with over a weekend (or three) plus even at 1x mag you've got minimal working distance and DOF. I'd recommend hiring something a bit more user friendly such as EF 100mm 2.8L and the ring...

Few of mine from saturday night, ended up wrapping my camera bag around my kit to keep the rain out....

Black backdrop and be clever with your shooting angles..

Manual focus for 99% of macro shots, you need to use the "rock backwards and forwards" technique in MF mode to get sharp results. There is a 2nd problem that if you've got a short working distance AF can cuse your lens to zoom in and out and scare / squash your target...

Wherever I lay my eggs, that's my home.......

Speedgraphic do Novoflex gooseneck arms See Here and various mounting options. I use one for my macro setup Here Carl

Manual focus all the way, learn to focus by moving the camera Tripods are only useful in the studio, leave them at home and learn how to hold your camera rock steady (bring arms into your body, control your breathing etc). Shutter speeds should be kept high, 1/160 - 1/200 is a good...

I agree with the number of pictures per post limit but IMHO for the rest of the suggestions don't fix what ain't broke! For example in birds / macro you'll frequently get posts requesting ID, would these fall foul (fowl??) of the proposed rules :thinking: Don't forget there are a lot of...