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20. Xmas day football

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19. X-mas timelapse 2

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18. Xmas time lapse 1

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17. Glamis Montage

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16. Glamis XLB (Extra Large Buggy)

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15. Shave

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14. Macro bubbles

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13. Bubbles

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12. Tooth brushing time

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11. Random Macro shots

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10. Demons

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9. Desert monsoon timelapse

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8. Big Wedge

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7. HV20 macro test

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6. 2007 Macro Reel

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5. Green Hopper Macro

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4. Macro 1

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3. Shark Cage

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2. Hunting Montage

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1. Zion cloud timelapse

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Shot with a reversed 50mm 1.8 in front with 1 inch of working distance. About 40 seconds in I tried out the 40x digital zoom to see the quality. Shot in AV mode @F8.

F8 is awsome lots more DOF, 40X is cool but really kills the detail .

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nshack 2 years ago

Great quality. Getting that close to the spider gave me a whole new perception of it. Still creepy.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks
Karlin 2 years ago

Or much creepier.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

They are creepy and micro sized
3d60 2 years ago

Would like to see the rig you used to mount the lens...sounds like your not using a 35 mm adapter system....this camera continues to impress...thanks for the test ..
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Here is a picture of my set up but with my other video camera pbase.com/jra111/image/88133021/medium.jpg
You get super magnification but you have to be about 1inch away from what you film . It's real hard with bugs because the scare away.
3d60 2 years ago

nice use of tape nothing like an effective bodge to get the creative juices flowing...fantastic results for such a lo fi setup good work fella
Prasad RL 2 years ago

Very impressive.. I should try that sometime with my hv20.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks, its pretty cheap to try too.
sesotek 2 years ago

i love it! It makes me notice how when you magnify insects their movements remind me of mammals.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks,
The spiders are very animated.
sesotek 2 years ago

(also, i must say nice rig)
ATS Multimedia 2 years ago

That looks wonderful...I still have problems believing that consumer cameras are capable of this...
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks

They are with a little help. I have my macro rig as a profile pic.
Tynan 2 years ago

Fantastic !

Simply fantastic, I kept calling people over to watch this stuff, especially the weird spider with the square red head and headlight eyes !

:)
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks, He is a cool spider.
victoria 2 years ago

wow, you and that spider really had a moment
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

It seemed like he did know I was checking him out.
noshoes 2 years ago

Well done, jumping spiders are such a great subject!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks,They are fun but hard to follow.
16:9 2 years ago

Loooooooove it! That's amazing, now I want a macro lens
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks, Get a cheap set of close up filters and it will open a whole new world of video.
Vince Strazzullo 2 years ago

man when you zoomed in close to the spider it gave me chills...I thought it was looking right at me! Great work!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks
Loren Lewis 2 years ago

Your supermacros are fantastic. I know how difficult they can be - with infinitessimal DOF, and being so close to the subject that you destroy the lighting, let alone scaring most of the subjects away.

myolympus.org/document.php?id=8864

BTW, You can buy an inexpensive male-male (ring)adaptor to attach the reversed lens to the HV20 and eliminate the tape.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks, I just bought one of those. Holy monkey that was a crazy shot!
Mark Jensen 2 years ago

you are amazing. macro in HD! yeah!
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

Thanks.
Jon McJunkin 2 years ago

the music sounds like something by john williams.
love the spiders though!
Jiri 2 years ago

impressive! realy cool. Looks HV20 is great for macro!
kruzer 2 years ago

Dude, ya mean we live with those creatures out there?
::: am not going out anymore :::
Stevo Welsh 1 year ago

man this is incredible, im not too familiar with Depth of Field stuff so would you mind telling me what lenses you attached to get this fine detail on such small creatures?
thanks.
Lucasberg (Joey) 1 year ago

Thanks Stevo
I used a reversed 50mm slr lens , it gives you alot of magnification but about 1-2 inches of working distance. It takes a little practice but the results are good.
Stevo Welsh 1 year ago

thanks for the info! time for me to go shopping :P
monso 1 year ago

fantastic video lucas
¡ǝnɹʇ 1 year ago

disgusting.. but awesome! :)
Wyatt McCallum 1 year ago

The spider from 18 seconds on might be the coolest thing I have ever seen in HD.
Great Catch!
Lucasberg (Joey) 1 year ago

Thanks, It's a treat to catch them eating.
Gen X 1 year ago

Me facinan las arañas! y a mi amiga tambien :D
Scott Blanks 1 year ago

cool video. Is the music from Independence day?
Lucasberg (Joey) 1 year ago

Thanks , Yep.
CrazyCameraMan 1 year ago

Woah! That was amazing especially the spider part! Awesome job!
ulix73 1 year ago

great.... with 50mm reversed.....hmmm
August M. 1 year ago

quality is amazing
Philip Kihlstadius 1 year ago

This is Awesome! You really inspired me to do some macro! I'm using an HV20 with a 28mm-80mm lens reversed in front. The camera can actually zoom and be focused through the lens! I have to zoom sorta too close to avoid vignetting. :P
Lucasberg (Joey) 1 year ago

Sweet, post some video.
Jain Kim 10 months ago

wow~ surprise!! @ _ @ quality is very nice!
Lucasberg (Joey) 10 months ago

Thanks Jain