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    Snapped these this morning outside the front door after a heavy mist.
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    Nice captures Rolf.
    Were they taken with your extension tube?

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    Yes they were, gets me a foot or so closer.
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    Nikon D7200 Camera. Nikon 55-300mm VR F4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX NIKKOR SWM WAF-5 DX Micro Nikkor 40mmf/2.8G SWM DX swm ED af aspherical 18-55 With wide angle converter Nikon Coolpix S5100 Sony HandycamDCR-SR58 Hama tripod Canon Pixma iP7250 PixmaMG5500

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    Excellent . Looks like it was worth buying

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    It will be great for static insects, as I can tripod mount it and use a smaller aperture, must get a horizontal bar for the tripod.
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    Oh yes. Those horizontal bars are a really good idea. will one fit on your tripod? you need a special head.
    The have them in Devon Camera

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    You can buy the bar with the head I believe.
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    It is very expensive though. I think the head is around £100

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    Great Macros

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