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20. X-mas timelapse 2

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19. Xmas time lapse 1

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18. Glamis Montage

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17. Glamis XLB (Extra Large Buggy)

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16. Shave

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15. Washing dishes

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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 8 months ago

Great quality. Getting that close to the spider gave me a whole new perception of it. Still creepy.
Lucasberg 8 months ago

Thanks
Karlin 8 months ago

Or much creepier.
Lucasberg 8 months ago

They are creepy and micro sized
3d60 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago

Very impressive.. I should try that sometime with my hv20.
Lucasberg 8 months ago

Thanks, its pretty cheap to try too.
sesotek 8 months ago

i love it! It makes me notice how when you magnify insects their movements remind me of mammals.
Lucasberg 8 months ago

Thanks,
The spiders are very animated.
sesotek 8 months ago

(also, i must say nice rig)
ATS Multimedia 8 months ago

That looks wonderful...I still have problems believing that consumer cameras are capable of this...
Lucasberg 8 months ago

Thanks

They are with a little help. I have my macro rig as a profile pic.
Leeww 8 months 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 7 months ago

Thanks, He is a cool spider.
victoria 8 months ago

wow, you and that spider really had a moment
Lucasberg 7 months ago

It seemed like he did know I was checking him out.
noshoes 8 months ago

Well done, jumping spiders are such a great subject!
Lucasberg 7 months ago

Thanks,They are fun but hard to follow.
16:9 7 months ago

Loooooooove it! That's amazing, now I want a macro lens
Lucasberg 7 months ago

Thanks, Get a cheap set of close up filters and it will open a whole new world of video.
Vince Strazzullo 7 months 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 7 months ago

Thanks
Loren Lewis 7 months 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 7 months ago

Thanks, I just bought one of those. Holy monkey that was a crazy shot!
Mark Jensen 7 months ago

you are amazing. macro in HD! yeah!
Lucasberg 7 months ago

Thanks.
Jon McJunkin 5 months ago

the music sounds like something by john williams.
love the spiders though!
Jiri 4 months ago

impressive! realy cool. Looks HV20 is great for macro!
kruzer 1 month ago

Dude, ya mean we live with those creatures out there?
::: am not going out anymore :::
Stevo Welsh 29 days 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 24 days 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 24 days ago

thanks for the info! time for me to go shopping :P
monso 20 days ago

fantastic video lucas
True AiR 9 days ago

disgusting.. but awesome! :)
WM 9 days ago

The spider from 18 seconds on might be the coolest thing I have ever seen in HD.
Great Catch!
Lucasberg 9 days ago

Thanks, It's a treat to catch them eating.
Gen X 9 days ago

Me facinan las arañas! y a mi amiga tambien :D
Scott Blanks 5 days ago

cool video. Is the music from Independence day?
Lucasberg 4 days ago

Thanks , Yep.