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Some recent efforts with Sony A7Rii and 90mm 
Striped Hoverfly by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Common Carder Bee by Mike Smith, on Flickr
White-tailed Bumblebee by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Striped Hoverfly by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Common Carder Bee by Mike Smith, on Flickr
White-tailed Bumblebee by Mike Smith, on Flickr
A couple more - shot at f20 for maximum dof (sharpness holding up ok I think)
Common Wasp by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Hoverfly by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Common Wasp by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Hoverfly by Mike Smith, on Flickr
The resolution on those is fantastic, Mike.
A couple from the garden.
speckled bush cricket by Nigel Eite, on Flickr
So hot even the wasps need a drink by Nigel Eite, on Flickr
A couple from the garden.
speckled bush cricket by Nigel Eite, on FlickrSo hot even the wasps need a drink by Nigel Eite, on Flickr
A couple of Hoverflies from today's walk in the park
Just in case anybody is interested - these were shot on Manual mode with Aperture = f20, Shutter 1/250 (ie max flash sync speed), iso=400 and flash on TTL mode to make up the balance. F20 is quite controversial as there is less absolute sharpness due to diffraction but greater depth of field - imho the extra dof is worth it and the sharpness is still acceptable.
Hoverfly (2) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Hoverfly (1) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Just in case anybody is interested - these were shot on Manual mode with Aperture = f20, Shutter 1/250 (ie max flash sync speed), iso=400 and flash on TTL mode to make up the balance. F20 is quite controversial as there is less absolute sharpness due to diffraction but greater depth of field - imho the extra dof is worth it and the sharpness is still acceptable.
Hoverfly (2) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Hoverfly (1) by Mike Smith, on Flickr
nice - reminds me of Mrs DD mk 1
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