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Ant Camera Recommendations?


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#1 Offline Solenoqueen - Posted May 9 2020 - 7:22 PM

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What cameras do people typically use to get those sexy ant pics? Obviously a phone doesn't cut it, so what do you guys tend to use when you take pictures for your journals or just generally?


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#2 Offline Ants4fun - Posted May 10 2020 - 5:53 AM

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Depends on your budget. You can go as low as a point and shoot with a macro setting, to a DSLR with a dedicated macro lens. I am personally going to use the Canon 5DSR with the 65mm 1-5 macro. By no means necessary for quality pictures, but it helps. If you solely want to take pictures just for your journal, a large investment might not make sense. Even a macro adapter in your cell phone could help.
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#3 Offline BugFinder - Posted May 10 2020 - 8:45 AM

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I think I've decided to stick with a good macro lens on my iphone and invest in a really nice microscope that should last forever.


Edited by BugFinder, May 10 2020 - 8:45 AM.

“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.”  ― Matshona Dhliwayo

 

My Journals:

Pogonomyrmex subdentatus

Camponotus Vicinus

Camponotus sansabeanus

Tetramorium (sp)

Pogonomyrmex Californicus

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