We found some newly-hatched praying mantises on our rose bush yesterday. I counted 14 of them in total. Here are a couple I managed to get somewhat in focus with my macro lens extended all the way out to 1:1. Sorry the depth of field is so shallow. I was shooting handheld. It took a few goes to get anything good. I think something needs adjusting as the focus point was slightly different between viewfinder and sensor. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1216/#peso Pentax K5ii, Pentax FA100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave

On Nov 3, 2025, at 9:49 PM, David Mann <dmann.nz@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry the depth of field is so shallow. I was shooting handheld. It took a few goes to get anything good. I think something needs adjusting as the focus point was slightly different between viewfinder and sensor. Of course, at that magnification it could be a result of shooting handheld ;) > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1216/#peso > > Pentax K5ii, Pentax FA100mm f/2.8 Macro > > Cheers, > Dave