i take photos of all sorts of nature, but usually plants and arthropods since that’s usually what’s most plentiful in my area. i usually shoot with a 10-year-old camera that has 18x zoom, 10MP, built-in flash (good to ~2m), manual focus ability, macro mode that allows me to shoot things even just a…

The difference between the Raynox and the screw-on close-up lenses is probably lens quality, and in particular sharpness and the fact that the Raynox is much more achromatic than a screw-on lens (almost no colour-fringing). Lens to subject distance is another variable. That’s set by the diopter rat…

I really would like to learn if it is possible to use a digital capture device like Adonstar ADSM201/301 could be useful on identification processes of my unnamed and archieved fly samples. I’d searched the whole forum but no words are spoken for the digital monitoring systems, so I’d appreciate th…

With “archived fly samples” I understood mounted specimens? Sure it will work. Just get a good book with keys to flies in your region.

I’d recommend the Sigma 150-600 Telephoto Lens (that’s what I know it as I don’t know if that’s it’s actual name) but I haven’t gotten too many chances to try it yet since I got it recently. It’s so heavy any advice on how to carry cameras with long lenses around would be appreciated.

I’m just curious - what type of equipment do you guys use for photographing your observations? I’m using a Google Pixel for my closer observations and a Canon PowerShot SX740 HS for my zoom shots. The Pixel is great most of the time but I get really frustrated without having manual focus for some of…

Curious which Google Pixel you have. I had a Google Pixel 2 XL which I adored for its camera and especially its macro capabilities. A few months ago, I “upgraded” to the Google 6 Pro on the assumption that the camera must be at least as good as its 5-years-older predecessor… but I hate it and it is …

I’m using a very basic smartphone (Motorola G8 power) and while this often serves me fine it also leads to lots of frustration, both in the capturing and uploading stage. I’d love to upgrade to a proper camera but it’s not in the budget right now. It’s mostly an issue for macro and telephotos, which…

My decision was mainly about size and affordability because most of the time i use my bike to get around, sometimes in combination with public transport and so it would be too much to carry around a big camera and additional lenses as well as further equipment. For me it’s mostly about learning and…

My new A53 has a rather good macro camera so I use that more, maybe even phasing out the NX300M I sometimes used before. And often I take a picture (or many to select the best ones) first using the camera function, then upload inside INat from the filesystem. The things I take pictures of are mostly…

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jhousephotos July 17, 2023, 5:31pm 124

Nikon D3300
Lenses: 18-55mm, 55-300mm telephoto, 200-500mm telephoto. My macro setup consists of a 50mm prime and a 35mm prime with interchangeable Raynox DCR-250 and MSN-202 attachment lenses.

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