[smarti77]

I recently purchased a new flash thanks to some steering in the right direction from Pete.. (Sigma EF 500 ST).
And yesterday I recieved some extension rings which I found on Ebay...
Its been fun combining these and experimenting... I already find the rings more useful than a teleconverter (for macro subjects anyway). I've found the teleconverters cause alot more loss of light.
Anyway just wanted to share these..

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[Schellamo]

creepy! But cool. Looks like you've been having fun

[Russt]

Smarti.......great detail (maybe too much :o )

the fly is very well done.........good to see the results from the new gear

[Irma]

Your pictures are amazing smarti... I like a lot to see how close you are from these bugs... the light is great as well...
Enjoy your new gear...

[Pat]

These are so good - enough to give you a nightmare!

[Toad]

Nice work - #1 and #2 have better DOF - but all great.

[NT73]

Closer and closer.

[guerito]

You've got amazing detail in these shots. The enlargement is unbelievable. The logical next step would be a microscope...

[smarti77]

Thanks for the comments. This set up seems to work best when I set the focus about 4cm from the lens.
Its a little bit hit and miss but its been addictive...

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