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Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by Dom

Dom — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:31:57 +0000

In reply to Dom.

Yeah – that’s a different crop mode – I wouldn’t recommend using that one for macro work. The 600D and later models have a 1920×1080 Full HD crop mode at 3x magnification.

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by scrubmuncher

scrubmuncher — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:07:24 +0000

In reply to Dom.

I tried it earlier and it does have this function. The telephoto effect is approx 7x with an image size of 640×480, so not HD.

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by Dom

Dom — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:07:27 +0000

In reply to scrubmuncher.

I’m not sure if the 60D has the HD movie crop mode does it? Maybe they updated the firmware. The 600D was the best in the range for video when I bought it.

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by scrubmuncher

scrubmuncher — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:55:14 +0000

In reply to Dom.

Thanks, Dom. I have a 60D and I didn’t even know you could do movie crop with it. I’ll have to try it out.

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by Dom

Dom — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:38:58 +0000

In reply to scrubmuncher.

The 600D with the swivel screen is a blessing for macro work and the 3x (lossless) movie crop mode is also very handy – turns the 60mm into the 180mm at a fraction of the price!

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by scrubmuncher

scrubmuncher — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:37:44 +0000

In reply to Dom.

Thanks, Dom. I’ve got the same set-up, but I haven’t done much filming with it, apart from through the microscope. Nice stills of the the Gelis sp. by the way.

Comment on Dead as a dodo by Shannon Cross

Shannon Cross — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:22:12 +0000

I found on a beach near my home in Santa Cruz, California a rock embedded with what I thought were fossilized horse teeth until I read this post. What i do have is a really nice pair of eye teeth from what appears to be from a pouch knife. If interested please contact me at [email protected] for pictures of my latest find from this one spot that I seem to dig up the greatest finds.
Sincerely;
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Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by Dom

Dom — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:06:45 +0000

In reply to scrubmuncher.

Hi Ross. Canon DSLR with 60mm Macro in very windy conditions unfortunately. One very good reason for using a studio if possible!

Stills here:

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by scrubmuncher

scrubmuncher — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:00:50 +0000

In reply to Dom.

You’re not wrong, Dom. I presume it must have been a studio job as that wasp is pretty rare and you can see what’s going on below ground. By the way, I like your videos, especially the one of the burnet parasitoids. You even managed to get some footage of a Gelis sp. hyperparasitoid. What do you use to get that footage? Is it a DSLR and a macro lens? Ta. Ross

Comment on A face only a mother could love (2)… by Dom

Dom — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:29:04 +0000

What a very tricky thing to film – even for the BBC’s finest in a studio setup presumably!