Equipment

UV protective clothing UPF 50+.
03/27/15 Lumia 530
12/30/15 Core Prime touch AF
07/01/16 TG-4 4x optical easy to carry around at all times, and take quick photos. 22x super macro "microscope" mode allows close up photos at a distance, reducing the chance of scaring away the insect, however, grainer photos and manually adjusting distance away from object. Focus stacking clears up edge blurriness, and object must be stationary. 5/17/17 TG-5 5/22/19 TG-6 announced.
10/28/16 Coolpix P900 83x optical, 166x Dynamic Fine Zoom, and 332x Digital Zoom
Photos were taken in auto mode(manual zooming) with no special settings 7/10/18 Coolpix P1000 125x no gps optical announced.
2/19/20 Galaxy S7 edge

NOTE: Smudge free lens, filter kit(UV outdoors, CPL remove reflections, ND(2, 4, 8) prevent overexposure, FLD remove indoors fluorescent greenish)

Ideal: DSLR or mirrorless camera for highest quality photos, point & shoot compact for maneuverability with decent images, and bridge camera.
Ant photos examples:
dbowls panasonic DMC-ZS60
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10552598
psyllidhipster Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10254864

Posted on March 31, 2017 01:18 PM by quantron