Re: Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread P. J. Alling
I probably would never have taken these photographs, but I still hate you. Toine wrote: I noticed the AF160FC ringflash has a filter thread inside the ring which sparked an idea. Searched in my garbage drawers and found some step down rings to attach the Raynox 250: http://www.repiuk.nl/images/

Re: Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread Toine
Thanks, I have ordered a 58 - 49 mm reverse ring from ebay / china for 3 euros. That should fit a M 50/1.7. The flash has a 58 mm filter thread Toine 2009/10/10 Bruce Walker : > Toine wrote: >> >> I noticed the AF160FC ringflash has a filter thread inside the ring >> which sparked an idea. Searche

Re: Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread Toine
Thanks. Yes most likely winged aphids. They have the typical tubes on the back of the abdomen. from wikipedia: "When host plant quality becomes poor or conditions become crowded, some aphid species produce winged offspring, "alates", that can disperse to other food sources." Toine 2009/10/10 Alun

Re: Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread AlunFoto
Cool shots, Toine! They look like winged aphids. For my snow crystal shots I usually do between 2x and 4x, but still hesitate to call it microscope... :-) Jostein 2009/10/10 Toine : > I noticed the AF160FC ringflash has a filter thread inside the ring > which sparked an idea. Searched in my garb

Re: Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Toine wrote: I noticed the AF160FC ringflash has a filter thread inside the ring which sparked an idea. Searched in my garbage drawers and found some step down rings to attach the Raynox 250: http://www.repiuk.nl/images/raynox-ringflash.jpg Mounted the contraption on the F100 macro and searched

Raynox 250 on AF160FC on F100macro

2009-10-10 Thread Toine
I noticed the AF160FC ringflash has a filter thread inside the ring which sparked an idea. Searched in my garbage drawers and found some step down rings to attach the Raynox 250: http://www.repiuk.nl/images/raynox-ringflash.jpg Mounted the contraption on the F100 macro and searched for the smalle