same here, don't even know what that is 
Never seen anything like it XD
Not bad yo bro, I'm sure your photos will be much better with your upcoming NEX. The larger sensor will help a lot with details and colors 

I also have a "macro" shot taken with a noob Olympus Tough TG2 in Phuket 


Beetle by PF T.J., on Flickr

Eh? I thought everything can be found in the wild? haha 

nice !

Crossroads - Jalan Pudu and Jalan Hangtuah during peak hour

Unidentified Bug.
Macro Photography
使用レンズ： Tamron 90mm
Camera: Sony A77

The geometry by MS@N PHOTOGRAPHY, on Flickr

Great shot man~
Very impressive especially when its taken with kitlens 

I'm not sure whether you are using auto focus or manual focus for your shots 
Usually for macro shots, the latter would be easier or faster. When you are using macro lenses or extension tubes, the DOF will become very shallow, so one of the tricks to getting a sharp shot of the part you want (the dragonfly's eyes for this case), is to learn your body forward and back while looking at your screen (or optical viewfinder for DSLR). From there, just "estimate" when the eyes will be sharp, then just press! It takes some practice at 1st, but after you are familiar with it, it will become natural haha~

That's how I usually shoot anyway, I never touch the focusing ring on my lens at all, so that I have one free hand to hold the flash since I don't have brackets ay the moment 

I'm sure you will take even better photos when you have ET or macro lenses   

I'm not very good with technical terms haha, but it sounds like we are referring to the same thing
Though I don't think by turning the small focusing ring will help get sharper shots with ET and macro lens (based on my noob experience la ) as while you turn the ring, your hands will shake and go out of focus anyway, unless if a tripod is used But I suppose it might be a different case with a normal kitlens, I didn't try it out last time I had a NEX3 

I think the problem you mentioned with "macro" or "super macro" on phones/ compact cameras is because of the small sensor sizes on the said devices. Small sensor = less details, so no matter how you try, the details will not be there

Tok Bali Bay Rest by NurAzam, on Flickr

the stance by eijoux, on Flickr

decided to go full contrast on this one. will try and b&w this one soon. let me know what you think.

Eriovixia laglaizei ♀ web construction 
Photo showing the morphology of the spinnerets


Eriovixia laglaizei ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

ISO 400
1/250
+0.3EV
F16

Off flash fired- 1/32

Yeah, still using prime lens + extension tubes (Kenko though )

~RM500 as it still enables AF to work when attached. However, when paired with the 50mm F1.8g, its so slow and inaccurate that you might as well forget about it Manual focus is way faster haha~ I hope to see whether there's any difference when paired with a dedicated macro lens
Still, the Kenko is not without other advantages, its more solid than normal RM30 extension tubes, enabling it to be paired with heavier lens without bending. I intend to pair my ET with a 105mm macro lens one day, and that lens is not exactly very light

Based on what I've experienced, there's no real need to go for expensive ET if you are pairing it with a light lens   

None lol, I don't have the RM30 ET Plan to buy one for my friend though to poison him with macro XD
Its just the matter of difference in build (and of course, the not-so-useful AF capabilities) between Kenko and normal ET. After all, they are just hollow tubes

As previously mentioned, although it can work with AF, it is totally useless since its just hunting all the time LOL I don't think anyone uses auto focus for macro shots
I've given up using the AF when paired with a 50mm F1.8g haha, will update once I try it on the 105mm micro~ 

But you can definitely rely on the Kenko tubes to support heavy lenses (even my 24-70mm F2.8@~1kg) though I wouldn't advice doing that too much 

Rm30 ones are good enough to support a 50mm prime lens, or the 16-50mm kitlens for your case, save the money 
I'm actually trying to help my friend find an ET for her NEX-5 as well. If you want, I can try and take some photos with it 1st, then feedback lol

Extension tubes are merely hollow tubes bro
With the RM30 ET (which is just a plastic tube to connect the lens to your DSLR body), you will not be able to use your AF anymore since the electronic link between the body and the lens is lost. So yes, its all manual from there

Read here for more details on extension tubes: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-...nification.html

Lights and Motion

untitled (1 of 1)-2 by JPOPLOVER19, on Flickr

Sunrise Phase 1 by NurAzam, on Flickr
Two bracketed HDR.