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The amount of hardware required to photograph this dragon fly was way out of proportion to the subject.

With a 300mm f2.8 lens, a 1.4 converter, extension tube, and an old Canon F1N camera with motordrive, I was packing about 4 kilos of equipment. All to photograph something that probably weights a tenth of a gram.

Why all that gear?, the abovementioned combination allowed me to photograph the insect from about two metres away, quite convenient when the subject is placed in the center of a stream.

Dulverton reserve, Oatlands, Tas

Technical: Canon F1N, 300mm, 1.4x converter, 25mm ext tube, f2.8
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