Showcase Nikon 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor AI-S

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w/ E-M1

PB210027 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

PB210009 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

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w/ E-M1

PB290033 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

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E-M1 & 200mm f4 Micro-Nikkor

P1100015 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

P1100034 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

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P1150038 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

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Finally enough light to stop down and get some decent shutter speeds (while also being cool enough to get close to the hive without getting mobbed)

P1240048 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

P1240027 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

[phigmov]

w/ E-M1 - nice to have the extra long reach

Not a bee

P1310064 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

Definitely bees

P1310026 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

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P1310063 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

[Henk van Slooten]

w/ E-M1 - nice to have the extra long reach

Not a bee

Looks to me a European drone fly (Eristalis arbustorum)