One for MJ

OK MJ; you were right. With the 2X converter on it was like looking down a tunnel with very little light at the end of it; but hey! you don't know until you try it do you? I had 2 modelling lamps/flashes and the ring flash but still struggled to get enough light down the lens, the subject was deceased so I was able to slow the shutter speed right down to get more light to the sensor.

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1st shot is cool..so adding 2x and min focal your be at 6:1..whats it like at 6:1 7:1 8:1 and 9:1 life size?

i cant rember where i saw it..it was on here somnewhere.a guy had bellows and tubes and all of the stuff..he done a exspremtn with bellows,tubes and mpe-65 with 2 x converter..cant rember where it is now..

In both shots the MPe65 was set at 5X; added together it made for quite a lengthy rig set up.

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hahaha u have 3 lcd screens..do u play online gaming on your pc?if so do u play bf2142?..oh your rig looks bad ass..what moto bike is that?

Yes I have 3 LCD screens, that setup is also linked to an overhead projector as well. I also have another setup just to the side of that with another two screens, that ones running Vista so I don't use it much. I don't play on line games; I don't play games full stop, my brain ain't quick enough. I did like playing Doom with all the cheats in place, never run out of ammo and can't be killed; great! My bike is a Honda GoldWing GL1500 6 cylinder, it's the same as in my avatar except I coloured that one purple for some strange reason that I can't remember now

ok..cool

Think #1 came out pretty well
Not as high a magnification but check out these shots from one of the experts at doing this type of thing - the setup is not disimilar to yours.
http://photomacrograph​y2.net/forum/viewtopic​.php?t=3770

Brian V

yer good pics..no good in the feild tho..

Some good pics there, I have to say they look more like drawings than photo's though. Quick tip for those that use a set up like mine, when you take the card out of the camera to look at the shots on the computer; turn off the modelling lights; or when you come back 20 minutes later you'll find the top of the flash unit warped

Mick Emmett wrote in post #4724360
Some good pics there, I have to say they look more like drawings than photo's though. Quick tip for those that use a set up like mine, when you take the card out of the camera to look at the shots on the computer; turn off the modelling lights; or when you come back 20 minutes later you'll find the top of the flash unit warped

whats them lights your using..them flashes exspensive?

They are Elinchrom D-Lite 2's, must be about the cheapest on the market. They're not overly powerful but ok for a small studio (or in my case Garage ) I got mine from Warehouse Express for £399.

http://www.warehouseex​press.com …ting/elinchrom.​html#dlite

If I know what I know now I would have paid that little extra and gone for the D-Lite 4's as sometimes when working out side my own Garage I could have used that extra power.