Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting

Samdiver74 · 26th of November 2006 (Sun)

Ok this is my first time posting pics although I have posted comments a few times in various threads.

I used my Sigma 70 - 300mm lens and a canon FD 50mm lens reversed, all the aperture control was done with the 50mm at f/22 couldn't see much in the view finder, while the Sigma lens was wide open.
This jumping spider was very cooperative though, no flash was used as I don't have an external flash unit yet but I am looking at getting a 580EX in the not to distant future, so all shots are done with Natural light.

CC welcome

Thanks for looking

Allan
Ok my bad I just realized that this first shot was with the Kit lens and a close-up filter

The remaining shots are with the Sigma 70 - 300 and a reversed Canon FD 50mm f/1.8

nitefrogger · 26th of November 2006 (Sun)

Wow- I like the second one a lot. Good detail and very close. Looks almost as cuddly as a kitten. Well, almost!

sirsloop · 26th of November 2006 (Sun)

Given the fact that you were shooting this through an f/22 aperture... wow! Impressive! Wait till you get yourself a flash and bracket... then you'll start having a GOOD ol time! As for shooting with that FD lens... you can use your finger at the business end to manualy close the aperture right before you shoot. I do the same thing with just my 28mm f/2.8 reversed... focus at f/2.8 and flip the aperture to f/22 right before hitting the shutter.

Samdiver74 · 26th of November 2006 (Sun)

Sirsloop
Yeah I actually constructed a little piece to hold the lever for the aperture, kind of like a little notched brace made out of a lollipop stick, installed this and then mounted the lens to the camera, so when I used the aperture it actually closed down the iris (Blades) which is why I could barely see through the view finder. I get where you're coming from though.
But it today everything worked, especially because I had the Mirror lock up custom feature enabled so I clicked the button and waited 10 seconds for the camera to settle on the tripod and then clicked the button again.
I Definitely need Macro focus rails for this magnification.

But I'm very pleased with the results so far
Thank you for the CC

Alex Paul · 26th of November 2006 (Sun)

Nice job with the rev50 shots.....Alex

Omri Alon · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

You are really lucky that the spider didn't move during these long exposures! #2 is an excellent shot

GTV681 · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

great shots,i love these jumping spiders.
beware of the reversed lens virus though,once you start you cant stop,it is another world.

cheers
Adam..........

Alex Paul · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

Allan: I didn't realize your lenses were stacked until just now..... Shoot the 50 wide open always..... Adjust aperture with your main lens. You will have plenty of light for focusing, you won't need the long shutter speeds, and you won't need to steady camera while fiddling with aperture ring hoping nothing moved before taking the shot.. One final note... You won't need focus rails or tripod or anything else once you get a flash at the end of the lenses..... That is one of the beauties of the stacked rev setup.... It an be hand held so it is portable and can be used in marginal light so it is good in the bushes too....Try it you'll like it

.....Alex

Stefano · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

What a beautiful jumper! Never seen one like that.

Samdiver74 · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

Thank you all for the comments and the help it is really appreciated.
Alex Paul
I tried the reversed lens for the aperture control this time as previous attempts, using the Sigma lens on the camera produced a lot of shots with Vignetting and shallow depth of field
ISO was 400, Shutter speed was like 4 Secs, Everytime the Jumper would move I would place the lid from the container over him (like putting a hood over a hawk) which would calm him down, (also stop freaking my wife out) I could then reconfigure stuff like the tripod, the lens etc
So obviously I can't do this all the time with every bug, but I wanted to do some serious experimenting, to see what worked and what didn't

photobitz · 27th of November 2006 (Mon)

I could stare into those crystal balls all day

LordV · 28th of November 2006 (Tue)

Amazing closeups

As Alex mentioned it's more normal to use the 50mm lens wide open and focused on infinity and use the main lens to control aperture.
Brian V.

wayne_eddy · 29th of November 2006 (Wed)

love these creatures and soooo close

look at those cool eyebrows

canonloader · 29th of November 2006 (Wed)

That has just got to be so weird, having eyes on the side or your head.

Canonada · 29th of November 2006 (Wed)

Excellent close-up shots.

Joe

26th of November 2006 (Sun)	#1
Samdiver74 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tampa Region, Originally Wales UK Posts: 1,194	Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Ok this is my first time posting pics although I have posted comments a few times in various threads. I used my Sigma 70 - 300mm lens and a canon FD 50mm lens reversed, all the aperture control was done with the 50mm at f/22 couldn't see much in the view finder, while the Sigma lens was wide open. This jumping spider was very cooperative though, no flash was used as I don't have an external flash unit yet but I am looking at getting a 580EX in the not to distant future, so all shots are done with Natural light. CC welcome Thanks for looking Allan Ok my bad I just realized that this first shot was with the Kit lens and a close-up filter The remaining shots are with the Sigma 70 - 300 and a reversed Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 __________________ Allan 7D, 10-22mm, 100-400, 50mm 1.4, TC-80N3, 580EX, 580EX II ST-E2, OC-E2, 3021 BPro, 488RC4, Kenko EF/EFS ext tubes, The Ultimate lightbox system & Delta flip flash bracket & various lighting accessories. http://allanmorrisphotography.smugmug.com/ Last edited by Samdiver74 : 27th of November 2006 (Mon) at 04:20.

26th of November 2006 (Sun)	#3
sirsloop BigFoot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South River, NJ Posts: 940	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Given the fact that you were shooting this through an f/22 aperture... wow! Impressive! Wait till you get yourself a flash and bracket... then you'll start having a GOOD ol time! As for shooting with that FD lens... you can use your finger at the business end to manualy close the aperture right before you shoot. I do the same thing with just my 28mm f/2.8 reversed... focus at f/2.8 and flip the aperture to f/22 right before hitting the shutter.

26th of November 2006 (Sun)	#4
Samdiver74 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tampa Region, Originally Wales UK Posts: 1,194	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Sirsloop Yeah I actually constructed a little piece to hold the lever for the aperture, kind of like a little notched brace made out of a lollipop stick, installed this and then mounted the lens to the camera, so when I used the aperture it actually closed down the iris (Blades) which is why I could barely see through the view finder. I get where you're coming from though. But it today everything worked, especially because I had the Mirror lock up custom feature enabled so I clicked the button and waited 10 seconds for the camera to settle on the tripod and then clicked the button again. I Definitely need Macro focus rails for this magnification. But I'm very pleased with the results so far Thank you for the CC __________________ Allan 7D, 10-22mm, 100-400, 50mm 1.4, TC-80N3, 580EX, 580EX II ST-E2, OC-E2, 3021 BPro, 488RC4, Kenko EF/EFS ext tubes, The Ultimate lightbox system & Delta flip flash bracket & various lighting accessories. http://allanmorrisphotography.smugmug.com/

26th of November 2006 (Sun)	#5
Alex Paul Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,708	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Nice job with the rev50 shots.....Alex __________________ "If I had any pride I'd be ashamed of myself" Gear: Yes 300D with kit lens.

27th of November 2006 (Mon)	#6
Omri Alon Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 5,051 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting You are really lucky that the spider didn't move during these long exposures! #2 is an excellent shot __________________ Omri Alon http://flickr.com/photos/omrialon/ Canon 6D 17-40L, 24-105L, 50mm f/1.4, 100mm f/2.8 macro, 430EXII

26th of November 2006 (Sun)	#2
nitefrogger Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western Wisconsin, USA Posts: 848 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Wow- I like the second one a lot. Good detail and very close. Looks almost as cuddly as a kitten. Well, almost!

27th of November 2006 (Mon)	#7
GTV681 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coast NSW,AUSTRALIA Posts: 293 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting great shots,i love these jumping spiders. beware of the reversed lens virus though,once you start you cant stop,it is another world. cheers Adam.......... __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofletch/ http://www.fluidr.com/photos/fotofletch/ GEAR:Gripped 20D\|\|GRIPPED 60d\|\|GRIPPED 5D2\|\|ZEISS 35-70 3.4\|\|70-200 2.8L\|\|135mm 2.8 Soft focus\|\|55-200usm\|\|Nifty Fifty\|\|Siggy 10-20mm\|\|18-55 IS KIT\|\|55-250 IS KIT\|\|KENKO 2X Teleplus MC-7\|\|Kenko Macro Tubes\|\|other bits and bobs.Heaps of OLD Manual Focus.

27th of November 2006 (Mon)	#9
Stefano Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 307	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting What a beautiful jumper! Never seen one like that. __________________ www.pbase.com/cuginostefano canon 350d canon 400L f5.6L - 70-200 f4L IS - 50 f1.8 II tamron 28-75 f2.8 sigma 150 f2.8 - kenko tubes set dg - kenko 1.4tc

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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 45,945 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Amazing closeups As Alex mentioned it's more normal to use the 50mm lens wide open and focused on infinity and use the main lens to control aperture. Brian V. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

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wayne_eddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Perth, 'straya Posts: 1,834 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting love these creatures and soooo close look at those cool eyebrows __________________ wayne eddy [I'm calibrated - are you?] Gear List

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Canonada Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Perth Ontario Posts: 1,760 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Another Jumping Spider Reversed 50 thread but my first time posting Excellent close-up shots. Joe __________________ Canon 5D MII, Canon 1D MK4, Canon EF 24-105 L IS USM, Canon EF 17-40 L USM, Canon EF 300mm f2.8 L IS USM, Canon EF 70-200 F4 IS L, Canon 430EX, 580EX II, Sigma EX 105mm F2.8 DG macro,

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