Non insect macros anyone?

Ballen Photo wrote in post #19014513
All of the above peppers look pretty darned nice and edible.

Thank you for the kind words. They actually were very tasty with a tzatziki sauce

S.R.M. wrote in post #19016942
I've had a macro rail on order for the last two months, and I've been waiting for it to arrive so that I can do some proper testing of the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x ultra macro lens that I bought a few months ago.
The rail finally arrived today, and so I had a very quick play with a match head as a subject. This is a focus stack of 8 images taken at 5x magnification and stacked using Zerene stacker. I think it's going to be a bit of fun as a studio macro lens!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ixT​yK3 Laowa 25mm f2.8 focus stack test by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Dang, that's an amazing shot of a match!

Ballen Photo wrote in post #19017093
Dang, that's an amazing shot of a match!

Thanks very much! The Laowa 25mm ultra macro looks like it performs quite well optically.

A very old filter case

Thin ice with polarized light.

Sibil wrote in post #19022055
Thin ice with polarized light.

Hey, you're having entirely too much fun with that lens, send it to me.
Actually, pretty interesting shot.

Ballen Photo wrote in post #19022102
Hey, you're having entirely too much fun with that lens, send it to me.
Actually, pretty interesting shot.

Thank you. The ef-s 60mm macro is rather common

A little Birds Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus). This "nest" is about 7mm in diameter. This is a focus stack of about 24 images at 0.25mm increments using my Laowa 25mm f/2.5 2.5-5x ultramacro lens at about 3x magnification.

The "eggs" (peridioles) are full of spores and are dislodged from the "nest" by raindrops. Amazing little fungi!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iBY​zM3

S.R.M. wrote in post #19022884
A little Birds Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus). This "nest" is about 7mm in diameter. This is a focus stack of about 24 images at 0.25mm increments using my Laowa 25mm f/2.5 2.5-5x ultramacro lens at about 3x magnification.

The "eggs" (peridioles) are full of spores and are dislodged from the "nest" by raindrops. Amazing little fungi!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iBY​zM3 Birds Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus) by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Very nice photo, interesting fungus.

I'm curious about why you used the 25mm. What would be the pros and cons of using such a wide angle macro?

Archibald wrote in post #19023100
Very nice photo, interesting fungus.

I'm curious about why you used the 25mm. What would be the pros and cons of using such a wide angle macro?

Thanks!

I chose the 25mm simply because it will give me up to 5:1 magnification ratio (like the Canon MP-E 65)

S.R.M. wrote in post #19023121
Thanks!

I chose the 25mm simply because it will give me up to 5:1 magnification ratio (like the Canon MP-E 65)

OK, thanks!

I've been looking for a reason to buy the Laowa

Garter Snake.

Photo from Archibald's gallery.
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A piece of petrified wood from my garden. There were several of them there when I moved here 15 years ago.

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Bismuth Crystal