dkCambridgeshire Posted July 22, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Female Emperor Dragonfly Ovipositing Leica SL 601, Novoflex 'Follow Focus' with bellows extension, Noflexar 600mm f8 plus stacked Leitz 1.4x and 2x APO extenders … effective 1680mm f22 Photographed at a distance of approx 4.5m i.e. to the middle of the pond. The Emperor dragonfly is the UK's largest hawker i.e. approx 80mm long … thus image shows specimen at approx half life size on the camera's 36mm sensor width. Probably the same specimen as photographed in flight https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/286489-female-emperor-dragonfly-in-flight/?p=3553836 … which also required use of stacked extenders. The Noflexar 600/8 is a two element achromat and part of the 1960's - 80's modular Novoflex 'Follow Focus' system … once popular with sports and wildlife photographers and still capable of good results … and a very cost effective s/h purchase compared to modern telephoto designs. Being a modular system with adapters for all makes of cameras it's easy to add Leitz APO extenders. dunk Edited July 22, 2018 by dkCambridgeshire 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Female Emperor Dragonfly Ovipositing Leica SL 601, Novoflex 'Follow Focus' with bellows extension, Noflexar 600mm f8 plus stacked Leitz 1.4x and 2x APO extenders … effective 1680mm f22 Photographed at a distance of approx 4.5m i.e. to the middle of the pond. The Emperor dragonfly is the UK's largest hawker i.e. approx 80mm long … thus image shows specimen at approx half life size on the camera's 36mm sensor width. Probably the same specimen as photographed in flight https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/286489-female-emperor-dragonfly-in-flight/?p=3553836 … which also required use of stacked extenders. The Noflexar 600/8 is a two element achromat and part of the 1960's - 80's modular Novoflex 'Follow Focus' system … once popular with sports and wildlife photographers and still capable of good results … and a very cost effective s/h purchase compared to modern telephoto designs. Being a modular system with adapters for all makes of cameras it's easy to add Leitz APO extenders. dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/286843-female-emperor-dragonfly-ovipositing/?do=findComment&comment=3559972'>More sharing options...
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MarkP Posted July 23, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 23, 2018 Beautiful photo AND Extraordinary technical feat :-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted July 24, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 24, 2018 Agreed Thank you for posting your awe-inspiring work for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted July 24, 2018 Agreed Thank you for posting your awe-inspiring work for us. My photos have never been called 'awe inspiring' ... that's an unprecedented compliment … Thank you … I'd call this type of photography a 'technical exercise' dunk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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