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With so many legs it's easy to get confused:

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Finally got the new 5Dmk4 up and running. Here's a few new ones.

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S.R.M. wrote in post #18742731
A fairly small but striking-looking Tent Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis sp.) in my backyard.

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Great photos! How do you find the 6D for macro? Does it do all of that with the EF100 alone, or do you use achromats as well?

mat vanella wrote in post #18743439
Finally got the new 5Dmk4 up and running. Here's a few new ones.

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Great shots Mat! That new camera seems to be doing the job nicely!

Macroramphosis wrote in post #18743618
Great photos! How do you find the 6D for macro? Does it do all of that with the EF100 alone, or do you use achromats as well?

I'm very happy with my old 6D! I chose that body mainly for astrophotography (low noise at high ISO), but it works great for macro as well. All my shots are just the 100L on the 6D... no tubes or achromats. (I do crop a bit though.)

Cheers,
Stephen

Thanks Steve, i think the 5dmk4 has spoilt me after all those years of the trusty 40d. Didn't know what i was missing with full frame.

S.R.M. wrote in post #18742731
A fairly small but striking-looking Tent Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis sp.) in my backyard.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2cBB​bki Cyrtophora moluccensis by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

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Wow that is a beauty.

Couple of safety shots just before my MP-E packed up (now repaired).

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18746664
Couple of safety shots just before my MP-E packed up (now repaired).

Lester, what is a "safety shot"?

ozziepuppy wrote in post #18746676
Lester, what is a "safety shot"?

One at low magnification as you move in increasing magnification, in case you scare the subject off.

Here my lens started having problems between 1:1 and 2:1 so I never got in very close, these are cropped s bit.

My first attempt with these amazing creatures.
Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)

Female St Andrew's cross spider, Argiope sp., at Nundjurr (Wangi Falls), Litchfield National Park.

A little female Zoropsis spinimana by the fire today. The dogs didn't see her, fortunately.

Green Huntsman visited the kitchen......

Nikon 70-200 f4 with Raynox DCR250 and Marumi Ringflash

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Three jumpers from this weekend:

(1) A male Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon) ... this shot was testing out a 25mm extension tube that I've just acquired

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