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A few recent ties

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Category: Freshwater Fishing
Forum Name: Fly Tying
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Topic: A few recent ties
Posted By: TheBadger
Subject: A few recent ties
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 10:08am
Caddis bomb

Couple of jigs

Stimulator

Hi-vis humpy for dad

A wee soft-hackle


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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 11:01am
Great photography mate.


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Posted By: flyfisher
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 2:05pm
Yeah real nice Jack, is that the 5D?


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Posted By: TheBadger
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 10:28pm
Yeah it's the 5D with a 50mm macro. Going to upgrade the macro to a 100mm 2.8L as soon as one crops up for the right price. It'll give me a lot more reach and I won't have to rely on cropping so much. I'm playing around using a speedlite and bouncing light off some paper, which has been really effective. But next step will be to build an actual light box to take it to the next level. 

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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 12 May 2016 at 12:00pm
It's actually cheaper to buy a ready made light-box mate.

You get the things off FleaBay for like next to nothing and it includes lights.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50x50x50cm-20-Photography-Photo-Studio-Shooting-Tent-Light-Softbox-Cube-Box-Kit-/282005457549?hash=item41a8d5ca8d:g:njsAAOSw7I5TtQXI" rel="nofollow - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50x50x50...457549?hash=item41a8d5ca8d:g:njsAAOSw7I5TtQXI

I use one of these and they work great for my macro stuff.

A while back I was given instructions to make a light box - it's a bit fiddly but if you want I can E-mail to you on word doc.

Hey, just one other thing reading your post, you mention wanting reach and have suggested the 100mm.

Mate, if I could make a suggestion - have a look at the 135mm F/2.0 L. I have used both lenses and pick up the 135mm as a matter of routine now.

Extremely sharp and fast and a dream to work with in low light conditions!

Horses for courses of course.

EDIT - Just reread your post and I see you're upgrading your macro lens to the 100mm - yep ! (read a bit quickly)
Even still, if you have a chance have a try of the 135mm lens and compare.

Possibly able to knock two birds over with a single stoneWink


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"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed


Posted By: TheBadger
Date Posted: 12 May 2016 at 4:32pm
Thanks Jaapie. Great heads up on the light box, they are cheap as chips! I'll order one today. 

As for the lens, definitely after a macro specific and after all the reading the 100mm 2.8L seems like the ticket. Aside from macro usage I don't really have much use for longer lenses. Since I bought it the Sigma 35mm Art 1.4 has basically lived on my camera.

Cheers,

Jack


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Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 13 May 2016 at 7:39am
Flies look awesome , really like the Copper John style jig fly.



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