All of these were taken using an old 35mm Pentax SLR, manual focus with various macro lenses and extension tubes. In some cases I used a white sheet of cardboard to reflect diffuse light on to the subjects. Films were Kodachrome 64 and Fujichrome 50. A tripod was used for all shots, cable release for most. If you want to explore macro photography I would suggest finding an SLR with aperture priority and a depth of field preview. One of the nice things about manual focus and aperture priority is that you not only have full control over what you're focussing on, you can isolate your subject with a small depth of field (pink flower). I love my little Canon digital but it can't do this! The spider was less than one cm across.