Macro dragonflies 2. The irix 150mm f28 macro 11 dragonfly lens back in january of this year the good people at irix usa sent me a new 150mm f28 macro 11 dragonfly lens to try out use and review. In this video ill be unboxing and giving you my first impressions of the irix 150mm f28 dragonfly macro lens. Certain species may be found in your garden pond while others could be found near rivers or streams. The macro lens used to take the majority of the shots here was the sigma 150mm f28.
Find a good location. A full real world review of this lens is coming soon. Im now often using my 28200l with or without 14x tc instead of the 100l macro because of the better working distance but iq isnt as good as a true macro lens. During the summer months dragonflies can be seen anywhere there is water.
Canon eos 500d ef100mm f28 macro usm at 100mm iso 1000 1200 f32. This video is about macro photography of dragonfliesit covers how to take macro pictureshow to find dragonflies to photograph and the best light and composition for macro photography of dragonflies. In the case of that reflex camera the decency level is situated near 30 32 lpmm and high quality top of the range fixed focal length lenses. There are more than 5000 species of dragonflies which live all over the world.
Most macro lenses are in the 105mm area so the irix 150mm f28 macro dragonfly is longer than usual meaning the nearest competitor is the sigmas apo macro 150mm f28 ex dg os hsm. It takes time though. For dragonflies i would prefer a 200 300mm that is optimized for closeup use 13 or 14 max magnification and relatively lightcompact but there isnt much to chose from with. Ive photographed with it a handful of times over the past few months and im just now getting around to offering some opinions.
You cant expect to get close if you move toward or away from them but i wont go into details see the macro photography tutorial link above. Of course you can also try to approach a landed dragonfly anytime during the day even if its sunny.