Excellent sbs Eric. Thanks for sharing.

For those interested in a video tutorial on the pattern, here is one I made a while back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nip_MVilc44

Please view in hi-rez, for the best image quality - obviously

Cheers,
Hans W

Hans, a quick question. You stated above "I am not sure where fixed lens vs. interchangable lens influences the focal length." I shoot, both on my compact camera and my DSLR in aperture priority mode. If the equations that determine the depth of field for both types of cameras result to l...

William, The variables are sensor size, focal length and aperture used, distance to object - these four determine the DoF achieved. Whether it is a camera with a non-interchangable lens or a body with an interchangable lens - the DoF knows nothing of the camera. All I tried to do with my observation...

Rodger, sensor sizes on our individual dslr's is another matter, up to each of us to understand our own conversions. That's a simple formula that I do understand but it's not a general topic that applies, except where we are discussing lenses and their focal length. My attempt at clarification was ...

The above site also provides an online DoF calculator you may find informative:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutori ... ulator.htm

Cheers,
Hans W

William, The above explanation does not work for me. I understand focal lengths (which relates to lens optics), and I understand sensor sizes (they have a width, a height, and as a result of these two they have a diagonal). I am not sure where fixed lens vs. interchangable lens influences the focal ...

hankaye wrote:Watching you grapple with you OCD while refining your photographic skills
is almost worthy of a spectator sport.

*chuckle*

Call it what you wish - I call it PCS (pragmatic common sense)

Cheers,
Hans W

William, As you appreciate there is quite a difference to photographing a single fly, in a pleasing to the eye setting, versus photographing a dozen or more flies, which may cover a range of hook sizes and almost certainly incorporate very different colors and textures. Here is a single fly placed o...

Thanks William for nudging me to participate in this thread ;-) Macro photography is a many faceted area - and when it comes to (artificial) fly photography there is no one right path. (Is there ever? LOL) There is one right question to ask, though. What am I trying to achieve? Or, put another way -...

I've used that method also. One time my grip on the tip section slipped due to weak fingers, and my ever-so-strong and speedy legs quickly removed the adjacent snake guide on the rod. That's when my search for improved grippers got serious. --Phil *chuckle* I did say "in a controlled and delib...