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[geoff]

Anyone know what this little bug is,about 8mm long and eating my garden!!

 

 

[janey]

Excellent photos

 

Not surprisingly, they're rosemary beetles.

 

 

 

 

Edit: I just googled this link for you Rosemary beetle / RHS Gardening

[geoff]

:thumbup1:Wow,thanks Janey,and yes they are munching my lavender as well,bless them!

[tommer9]

Wow they're beautiful little bugs!

[geoff]

Tommer,I can send you the lot of them if you like! They need plenty of feeding!

Yes they are nice looking,the pics dont do the colour of them justice, as I had to use a flash.

[janey]

Anyone know what this little bug is,about 8mm long and eating my garden!!

 

What do you use to get such beatiful, clear macro shots? Can you try and keep your answer simple as my photo experience only runs as far as using the one on my phone - even if it is 12mp's

[geoff]

Janey,I use the same camera as Monkey-D,a canon g12 (or11),its a small pocket camera,but you can buy a filter attachment to go on it,and a close up filter,the camera is about £360 - £450 new,the filter attachment £45,the close up filters off ebay second hand £10,or new £35.The only tech bit is to make sure you get an 'achromatic' filter,as they have two bits of glass (rather than one in the cheap close up filters),and give superior pics.

(If you are interested in getting this sort of kit I can go into furthur detail so you end up with the right bits & bobs).

 

Oh and the great thing is you dont need a tripod!

[David Humphries]

Great images Geoff, which settings did you have the canon on ?

 

 

 

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[geoff]

Thanks,I had it set on manual at 5.6,8 would give more depth of field in focus.

auto focus,iso80,and 200th second shutter,(using flash),as it was a bit windy.

If not windy then you can get these with a slower shutter speed,and set it av(aperture priority).

I set it to macro,but its not nescesary,but the trick is to getthe dedicated canon filter holder £45 part no (fa-dc58b),this will hold a 58mm filter,or any size filter with a step down ring(£3or£4),Then run around phoning shops etc to find an 'acromatic'close up filter,(these filter/lenses)are made of two bits of glass,and give far superior images than the common close up filters.

Then set the camera to a high optical zoom,this gives you about a foot between the lens and subject so you dont spook them,and it lets the light on your subject as you are not right up against it like you are in normal macro.

If you use the digital zoom as well,you would get even more magnification!

You can buy new acromatic filters such as Raynox DCR 150 and 250 for about £35/45,but I just bought them from a camera shop second hand for £8 for two sigmas they have different magnification streangths.you can use them one at a time,or stack them for smaller subjects,the quality of these filters is superb,canon do some too,but they are hard to get.Any settings will get the picture,but to get in close,and from a distance,its the filter addapter & achromatic filter that do the job,what they are up to is allowing you to use the cameras lens at its longest(highest magnification),and focus closer to the subject.

If you are after this kit for your camera,you can get the canon addapter from any canon dealer,or online,the achro filters take some looking,but I have done that and could source you some the same as those I use as the shop had a few of them second hand and good.

Hope this helps,and that canon addapter can hold any filter,plolariser,skylight,etc,and protects the lens and gives you a better hand hold on this small camera.

Sorry for the prolonged post!give me a shout if you get the canon bit & I could lend you the filter setup to try.

[David Humphries]

Great info, thanks Geoff

 

 

 

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