I need that at least right?
Yeah and maybe something to direct the light only in this direction so nothing gets lost
This is a good channel for macro beginners
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oh lol that is a ghetto setup.
With the stock popup flash I dunno if that one would work though. Maybe taping some toilet paper around it would work lol.
sooner or later you´ll want to invest in a proper flash anyway 
Godox V350s is very good but also quite expensive
There are cheaper options from MEIKE
The one im looking at it is this.
Needs a receiver/transmitter though.
Thought this would work
but
Do you know any budget ones that works with my Sony A6100? Dont care about wireless trigger but at least I want to be able to have the flash away from the camera if needed and trigger when I take the pic.
This seems to work.
Those shells nylon, ceramic?
Aluminium alloy (AlSi10Mg)
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Oh boy, you cooking up something new?! 
Just tried to order some metal shell but Im not sure I use them since the finish is pretty rough and not as comfortable (besides the heavier weight which is detrimental in bud shells).
Current proto buds is for a Grand Caster 3 though.
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Nice, will keep an eye out for updates! 
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with kit lens at 16mm ISO 160, SS 1/40.
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with kit lens at 30mm, iso 1250, SS 1/250
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with TTartisan 40mm macro lens, iso 1600, SS 1/250
4.with kit lens at 50mm, iso 800, SS 1/250
- with TTartisan 40mm macro lens, iso 640, SS 1/250
That kit lens is honestly on par or better for everything besides really close up macros to me.
Oh and, try to guess what iem that is lol, its ancient. I give you a hint, both the brand model starts with P.
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May I make a suggestion?
Instead of shooting at 1/250 and a higher ISO, shoot at a slower SS and lower your ISO for cleaner shots.
Otherwise, I dig it. I love seeing the experiments 
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Good start. Try adding a side light in addition to the overhead spot and/or angle the spot to give more dimension to the image
Are you setting a manual white balance? It’s the only way to prevent changing as light conditions change. A good grey card is a cheap yet valuable accessory, used to give the meter a reference
Good/great light and flash work takes experience and the only way to get experience…
Ultimately, the feeling conveyed by the image means multitudes more than the technicalities. ‘Normies’ don’t look with a critical eye but will be attracted to images that move them in some way
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The tripod made it hard to use lower SS as it feels a bit wobbly lol. The pics I took at lower SS and lower ISO ended up worse.
These were taken with just this LED
with the spotlight adapter and attached to a long tripod that I held with my hand to have it just above the iem and as close as possible without being in frame. (this also made it hard to use low SS on the camera as I only had one hand to keep it steady.)
yeahhh I actually had it on auto on all pics taken so far except the last 2. Which was set to 5800K, the LED was set to 6300K.
(used custom mode where it took a pic and automatically set the K value for me.)
hmm, I wanted these pics to have a dark AF background but with exposed subject. Kinda like what
did here
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domq422 didn’t use a spot light for that lighting though. His is nicely diffused. Simple things can be a diffuser like paper or cloth…doesn’t need to be fancy
Regarding the tripod and shake. Are you using the self timer or remote to trigger the shutter? Try it then the stability of the tripod won’t matter much but give it a good 10 secs to stop moving after you touch the camera
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Yeah I know, just wanted to see what I could do with just led panels and no flash.
I dont have a remote but will try the self timer feature next time. I do use it with my phone as shaking is much worse there.
oh and to be clear, I still need to actually hold the tripod/camera to get the position I want otherwise it very slowly “sags” downwards.
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Then it’s a failure
Try making a bean bag out of well a sack and beans to prop the camera
Yeah it doesnt work well with heavier stuff, like with that macro lens which is a lot heavier than the kit lens. But this tripod is like 8 usd so…it will do.
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Hey, guys, sorry for breaking up the photography talk but I wanted to drop some quick impressions of the LetShuoer Mystic 8, their latest near-kilobuck release.
I am a big fan of all-BA IEMs… when they’re done right. - Now, I’m not trying to insinuate the M8s aren’t done right, in fact, I think for what type of signature the M8s are going for they’re done extremely well. I’m just not the right audience for such a presentation.
Right off the bat, I can go ahead and say I really enjoy the overall aesthetic of this set, the unboxing experience is very nice.
I’m not sure how I feel about the included gifts, the ring and the necklace, but regardless I think they’re a very nice touch. It’s much better than a Thieaudio set, for example, which is notorious for being space in terms of included accessories, to say the least.
The included cable is not my favorite, however. I don’t have any pics of it, but I’m sure you can find some online in abundance. I found it overly thin and quite tangly with annoying behavior. I never used it and just took it out of the very nice half-metal, half-rubber carrying case, (which I also don’t have any pics of… my bad), just to take a peak. I instantly put it back. The earpieces, however… are stunning. They feel extremely solid being made out of Precision CNC Titanium Alloy. They’re so smooth and comfortable with a little weight behind them… I really loved the feel and comfort of these. Not to mention, the design. I quite like it!
Onto sound… where do I begin? I’d say that the Mystic 8 is one of the best representations of an ultra-clean, monitor-style tuning I’ve been lucky enough to experience in my time in the hobby.
Vocals are angelic, with a crisp and sharp attack without being fatiguing at the right volume level. Vocals are extremely resolute with lovely separation between background instruments and other musical elements.
Songs like Anything You Like by Winten, Say It To My Face by Gloomie, Getting It On by SALES, Younger and Dumber by Indigo De Souza, & First Touch by Francis Delirium to name a few sound… pretty stunning when focusing solely on the vocals. Treble is also nicely extended and airy & right up my alley if I’m honest. The usual suspects here shine well - notably, Days by No Vacation is a voyage of auditory excellence… when focusing on the small ride cymbal taps and big crash cymbal blasts to the ear drum. It’s quite good… but where the M8s fall apart undoubtedly is in the bass department.
Man, this is where they fall completely flat in my humble opinion.
I reviewed the KZ ZA12 recently and for all intents and purposes that set can be considered a brighter leaning tune and I highlighted that in my review. Because of the tuning, I totally understand that my usual library wouldn’t be the right fit, so, I switched it up a bit and leaned more into ballads and vocal-centric music and it worked, for the most part. Please don’t misinterpret this as me comparing the M8s to the ZA12, no shot, the M8s are FAR and away more refined in every single way compared to the KZs. However… where is the tactility in the bass on the Mystic 8s?! Not only are they bass light in terms of tuning, but I just never got the sensation of tactility and speed in the bass department. The sub-bass felt limp, I mean almost completely non-existent, the mid-bass lacked any kind of depth or a whiff of authority.
What happened here?
Because of this, I have to categorize the M8s as a mighty fine set if you’re looking for a specialty set for your ballads and maybe classical library with superb technicalities; resolution, detail retrieval, imaging, instrument separation (not so much staging, my HRTF didn’t perceive the M8s as being particularly wide), but outside of that I’d probably look elsewhere.
I know this is a bit shorter than usual, but I hope I was able to drive the point home a bit!
Thanks for reading, take care, boys
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Great write up and shots as always!
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