This article will be a detailed reference of my particular setup that I can simply send people to.
As such, it’s very common when sharing any photo to get questions about one’s setup. The great thing about the extreme macro community is that people constantly compare and share setups, innovating collectively. 1.3 This articleīefore we dig in, I want to clarify the goals of this article, which are multiple: Beyond 1:1, the projection of the subject on the sensor is larger than the physical size of the subject itself. In any case the term ‘ Larger than life ’ applies. Some say it does not include the microscopy range, which roughly starts at 10:1, others do not make this distinction. Note: the term ‘ extreme macro ’ has no hard definition, but general consensus is that it involves any magnification beyond normal macro (1:1). When you do something ridiculous, at least do it properly ridiculous. So that’s the backstory of an extreme extreme macro setup. And that’s how it all got so out of hand. An unstoppable process kicks in where the mind analyzes and improves it without me commanding it. So I’m spending hundreds of hours just staring at a bunch of gear.
There isn’t much else to look at, especially in audio-only meetings. I have a dedicated desk for work, which sits directly next to the section where I have my extreme macro setup.Īs I go about my work day, I tend to look at it a lot. The pandemic has forced me to work from home for about a year now. The second impact COVID-19 has had on this journey is far sillier. And as it’s quite a limited environment where I’ve photographed most critters many times, the only interesting angle remaining was to take the extreme macro route as the new main route. Which means our small urban garden was to be seen as this year’s jungle. 1.3 COVID-19Īs COVID-19 hit the Netherlands just days after my first test shots with this lens, it became immediately clear that there wasn’t going to be a tropical trip anytime soon. A lens to fool around with on the side, nothing else. I already knew it wouldn’t be a productive field lens, and figured I could perhaps do some fun stuff within a controlled environment, for example our garden. I didn’t even put a lot of thought into how I’d use it.
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Given what this lens can do, and compared to typical prices for full frame lenses, it’s quite a deal. The thing that ultimately pulled me in is the combination of capability and affordability. But the seed was planted and growing slowly. I had been hearing about it for a while, and wasn’t tempted at first.
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