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 ------------- 'Badger on the other hand, he's basically a bum' |
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 11:01am
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Great photography mate. ------------- "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: flyfisher
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 2:05pm
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Yeah real nice Jack, is that the 5D? ------------- https://www.youtube.com/user/troutboynz |
Posted By: TheBadger
Date Posted: 11 May 2016 at 10:28pm
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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. ------------- 'Badger on the other hand, he's basically a bum' |
Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 12 May 2016 at 12:00pm
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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 stone  ------------- "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
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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 ------------- 'Badger on the other hand, he's basically a bum' |
Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 13 May 2016 at 7:39am
| Flies look awesome , really like the Copper John style jig fly. |