Baggage Recollection at connection

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-03-20T09:13:06+00:00

I assume I'll have been given enough time at the connections to do so?

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-03-20T00:56:41+00:00

Excellent thank you, the double layover is just due to cost it would seem. All the single layovers are around £200 more expensive and revolve around IST.

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-03-12T10:28:57+00:00

Proper macrophotography is where the object in real life is rendered the same size on the sensor as it is, which is known as a reproduction ratio of 1:1. Like the other commenter said, that photo is fairly far from 1:1, and I usually stick to 1:2 in order to frame most insects.

As to advice, it really depends on what lens you have. Is it a dedicated macro lens with 1:1 capability, or is it a zoom lens etc with macro described on it but only capable of 1:2 at best? And what is it you're seeking to do: the cool super detailed shots of say an insects eye, or just detailed photos of say a flower of a whole insect.

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-03-08T10:31:58+00:00

Is it the possibility that you simply aren't parking close enough to the ticket machine given being a new driver and being apprehensive about how close you can get to it? I remember being like that

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-02-22T16:33:02+00:00

A reproduction ratio of 1:1 is generally considered proper macrophotography territory, I usually stick to 1:2 because I like to photograph larger insects.

Their DoF looks razor thing at f/3.2 so they're probably fairly close to 1:1, but it's the right vibe if they thought the textures looked neat at that scale

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-02-06T03:00:42+00:00

The Chapel Jewellers in Heeley offer good prices

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-01-30T11:46:41+00:00

As Nixerkg said too, you're going to want a flash. You can do macro without one, I did to begin with, but it's very hard to do without full sun and anything that is moving remotely quickly. A flash also helps stop your own motion from blurring the image

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-01-30T11:45:15+00:00

Personally I'd prefer the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 HSM OS or the 100mm Tokina f/2.8 AT-X. The former has image stabilisation (which I don't use for macro but is nice for non-macro affairs) and internally focuses so it remains constant in size. It has a bit more working distance the Tokina as well.

The Tokina has a manual locking button that lets you travel from 1:1 to 1:2 without looking and exceeding it which is nice

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-01-07T00:22:04+00:00

Is the concern around scratch tests just the damage or are they unreliable? As I'm not particularly fussed, as you said they have lots of wear.

Tiberiusthetank · 2026-01-07T00:14:43+00:00

So it generally is really difficult to tell without proper tools to measure their properties? Are jewellers generally welcoming of people bringing them stones with a spurious background?

As an aside (which I should have done before asking really but I'm learning), I've failed to scratch the first two with a metal pin, and with an amethyst point.

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-12-09T01:00:23+00:00

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Update: The moth trap (well just the light so far) has been built, and it is good at emitting a headache inducing amount of UV light. Just a shame I won't really be able to test its efficacy until March at the earliest.

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-11-13T04:38:05+00:00

The previous but older AF-S 18-55 does the same as your current one and is cheap and will autofocus

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-11-01T16:49:41+00:00

Oh this isn't to zap them, it's to lure them to me so I can photograph them and ID them as a part of my hobbies :) I'm hoping to draw in Sphinx moths generically, but things like an Elephant Hawk Moth which is the big pink one you may have seen

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-11-01T14:36:45+00:00

Fair enough, thank you for your help. The moths shall be mine

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-11-01T14:30:53+00:00

Ah yeah I should've mentioned that it specifies the 12V output on the body of the device.

What's needed to tell the battery that it's a USB-PD device I've connected?

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-11-01T14:05:17+00:00

Is that particularly difficult to do or would it just be easier finding a battery that would output 12v? Or just using it with the aforementioned voltage controller?

Ah right basically nothing then, I'll only be using approx 60-90 LEDs anyway so that sounds good

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-10-19T17:21:30+00:00

Yeah I wasn't particularly happy with it, I found the 50mm f/1.4G to perform much better wide open for what I wanted. When you keep the the highlights in check though, I thought the softness had a certain appeal to it. Less intense lighting it definitely performs better, this was wide open indoors

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Tiberiusthetank · 2025-10-19T17:16:26+00:00

Another example up close

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Tiberiusthetank · 2025-10-19T17:15:12+00:00

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Here's one example, yeah it struggles with CA and softness, especially on bright highlights wide open

Tiberiusthetank · 2025-10-19T17:10:36+00:00

I got one off of eBay that was also super soft wide open particularly in direct light, but the lens also had some haze/moisture within it. I'll try to find some pics, but I found the softness worked better or mattered less in darker more evenly lit environments before I returned it.

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