Recent content by T0p cat

All I am going to say is this. If it hurts or kills one single variety of our springtails/collembola then I will never let you post a picture again in this country without me hounding and harassing you. :bat::naughty:

Well if your Barkfly boat doesn't win the macro category then i will eat camera bag. :) I still don't know how you managed to capture the scene so well.

The only issue i see with the Loupe is the size of the glass. I am thinking if i go small i will be straining my eyes like i get with the MPE. My thoughts are if i get something bigger i can move the glass away from my eye reducing the strain.

I have been considering buying one to help find and study those pesky little creatures that just aren't visible unless you are really looking. Does anyone have a recommendation as to the best type to buy. I have come across these after a very short google search and was thinking maybe 5x mag...

No problem at all, that is what forums are for.

If i am reading you correctly all you need to do is make a copy in lightroom. Click on Photo>create virtual copy.

I only really discovered Macro photography about 5 weeks ago so please forgive me if you all say "yeh! we have all seen his work" I found a picture of a Peacock spider and did not believe it was real until i googled it. i then discovered Thomas Shahan's Flickr page and was blown away. As...

Thanks for your help guys, i get it now. I just couldn't get my head around a newish model camera not having the feature built in once they took off the built in flash. I was looking at it like an ipad or phone and how they connect wirelessly.

Hi Gary, your message has me slightly confused now. At no point in the instructions does it say i also need to buy a trigger for this system and none of the Youtube videos i have found have used one either?. i have a wireless shutter release which allows off camera flash to be triggered via one...

Hi Bryn, i have followed that procedure. Kev, i have watched that video and everything works on mine like his on the Di866, until i go to the flash function settings on the camera. There it doesnt appear to find the speedlite?. thanks for the help so far guys.

Hi all, i bought my first ever external flash this week after discovering i am going to need it for my new found interest in macro. So i bought the above model and it works fine in the hot shoe even though the user ( me ) hasn't really got a clue what he is doing yet. Tonight i thought i would...