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cbgachot said:
Nice capture, do you usually use the 100 to 500 for macro?
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Thanks. Often, yes, I do use the 100 to 500 (often with the 1.4 extender on) for macro but only because I set out to shoot birds primarily. The macro shots are just something I'll take when something interesting presents itself or there are a lack of birds that day. The lens works out well for that.
 
Kamoshika said:
Thanks. Often, yes, I do use the 100 to 500 (often with the 1.4 extender on) for macro but only because I set out to shoot birds primarily. The macro shots are just something I'll take when something interesting presents itself or there are a lack of birds that day. The lens works out well for that.
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Yep, that's what I do too. The RF 100-500 is such a versatile lens, it is useful for small subjects.
 
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  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 400
 
A small black beetle with hairy elytra (wing covers). Probably Pedilus lugubris.

R7_D1513 Pedilus lugubris.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
Hybotid Dance Fly, Genus Platypalpus. These are predatory flies.

R7_D1507 Hybotid Dance Fly, Platypalpus.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
Long-tailed Dance Fly. It has red eyes and feathery legs.

R7_D2138 Long-tailed Dance Fly.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


R7_D2141 Long-tailed Dance Fly.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
This little brown blob is a bug. It's a tree hopper.

R7_D2193 Treehopper-Edit.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
A tiny leafhopper nymph with big green eyes.

R7_D3154 Leafhopper nymph.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
My attempt at a focus bracketed stag beetle (クワガタムシ kuwagatamushi). It wouldn't stay completely still.
Stag beetle.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
  • 47.0 mm
  • ƒ/4
  • 1/500 sec
  • ISO 400
 
Archibald said:
It looks great! What a weird-looking beetle. Nice find.
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Thanks. This one just showed up on our front doorstep. You can find them in trees eating sap and some can actually fetch a hefty sum, depending on the size. I probably should have measured it to see if it was worth anything. I just put it back in a tree nearby.
 
Long-legged fly.

R7_D2212 Long-legged Fly.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


Broad Centurion Fly.

R7_D2169 Broad Centurion Fly, Chloromyia formosa-Edit.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
Bugs found today at an ancient sand dune.

Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Chrysochus auratus
R7_D3296 Dogbane Leaf Beetle, Chrysochus auratus.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160



Unknown type of bee
R7_D3402 Bee.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


Hoverflies
R7_D3461.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
And a few more from the same outing.

Robber fly - Dioctria sp, eyeball-to-eyeball with its victim.
R7_D3345 Robber fly - Dioctria sp.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


Milkweed beetle Tetraopes. Note its antenna splits its eye.
R7_D3323-24 Tetraopes stack.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii. Similar colors to the milkweed beetle but a different insect order.
R7_D3429 Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
Clouded Plant Bug

R7_D3319 Clouded Plant Bug.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160


Spider Wasp, Anoplius
R7_D3421 Spider Wasp, Anoplius.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 160
 
Some buggies from yesterday.
bug1.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 400
bug5.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 200
bug4.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 500
bug3.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 500
bug2.jpg
  • Canon EOS R6m2
  • RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
  • 500.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 500
 

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