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here are a few shots, hope you like them

all 5d2, 100mm L macro, natural light
phil

small copper



common blue



pair common blue



speckled wood



green hairstreak



green veined white

Excellent.

That last one of the GV White is most unusual.

I like this set. Some great work there and some inspiring species to try and photograph.

Composition, light and focus spot on.

Hi Phil, some nice images. I tried using my 5D2 for macro work, although the IQ was obviously fantastic, I just couldn't get on with the shorter working distance.

Regards Gruditch

Top notch quality Phil, cheers me no end on a grey and wet evening to see such inspiring shots, thanks for sharing them.

Bill

Very nice indeed

I also tried macro with a 5D2. Didn't matter too much having the shorter working distance. If you can get close enough to fill the frame with a 1.6x crop it's not much more effor to get a bit closer and fill a full frame. The big issue I had was the big loss in depth of field compared to the 1.6x crop which is why I didn't buy one and got a 50D instead. I did think it's be pretty sweet with a shorter lens (100 compared to my 150) as it compensates a little for the loss of depth of field by having a slower drop off from in focus to out of focus. The Canon L with it's IS is phenominal and I've sat alongside a guy happily shooting with that when I can't get anything sharp on my sigma 150 on a monopod late in the eveniong.

I'm very tempted to get rid of my 70-200 that I rarely use and get that canon 100!