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sorry for the delayed reply, not been back here for a while.
No extension tubes. This was taken using the Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S lens which focusses down to 5ft without any tubes! Combine this with the 1.5x factor of the Nikon chip and you get a 450mm lens at 5ft - awesome for butterflies, moths and flowers! I've just swapped this lens for the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR AF-S but I think this only goes down to about 7ft min focus. May need a tube but the files from the D2x are big enough to allow some cropping to make up for the 2ft difference between the lenses.
John
No extension tubes. This was taken using the Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S lens which focusses down to 5ft without any tubes! Combine this with the 1.5x factor of the Nikon chip and you get a 450mm lens at 5ft - awesome for butterflies, moths and flowers! I've just swapped this lens for the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR AF-S but I think this only goes down to about 7ft min focus. May need a tube but the files from the D2x are big enough to allow some cropping to make up for the 2ft difference between the lenses.
John
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- Pete Eeles
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A minor-ish point but, given the title of the post, I think this is a Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) rather than a White Admiral (Limenitis camilla ).
See http://www.leps.it/SpeciesPages/LimenReduc.htm
Excellent photo nonetheless!
Cheers,
- Pete
See http://www.leps.it/SpeciesPages/LimenReduc.htm
Excellent photo nonetheless!
Cheers,
- Pete
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