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Now I wish I owned a macro!
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This thread encouraged me to get off my behind and to dust off my macro lens (not literally,thankfully:p).
Anyhow, this is the result..
My lens is fully manual and I was holding the camera(rather shakily),instead of mounting it on a tripod which would have helped immensely with the focusing
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a fellow boardsie is getting me a set of tubes (thankyou pixbyjohn) so I have been wondering, is a lightbox necessary for doing some of tthe incredible macro shots that you guys do? I have been looking to make one tonight and they seem easy enough. In the meantime I took a couple of pics of a toy car on the kitchen table.
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Great tip. I know nothing about light boxes.
Would you just use it for a white background or shine a light against it with object inside etc.?0 -
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Great tip. I know nothing about light boxes.
Would you just use it for a white background or shine a light against it with object inside etc.?
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055335115
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Thats the 1, I bought 2 of them at that time too.0 -
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Hey digging this thread, just wondering if anybody has any experience in using the two Canon 100mm macro lenses and can give an idea of a discernible difference in quality between the two? The L version sells for about 900 euros whereas the standard one goes for about 250-280 second hand!
ha! cheers for asking... i've been thinking the exact same thing the last few days......
i know the technical differences between the two.. but i'd like to know if image quality differs.......much0 -
dirtyghettokid wrote: »ha! cheers for asking... i've been thinking the exact same thing the last few days......
i know the technical differences between the two.. but i'd like to know if image quality differs.......much
Yeah I know, it's a toughie...obviously the L version will be sharper but it's really a question of whether the cheaper one can give decent enough results!0 -
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I use the 100mm f2.8 lens and find I get good results from it. I also use the MR-14EX Ringflash which I find invaluable. The problem you have at f11, f16 close in on small subjects is available light. A lot of the time without flash your meter will indicate a shutter speed a lot lower than 1/100". For me it would be the non L and spend the difference on the ringflash unit.
Here is a recent shot
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Thanks for the response Mikka That's a lot of help as I had been thinking of the additional cost of a ring flash of some kind...Will have a look into the one you quoted and I'll hopefully be able to work something out. By the way, despite a solid fear of those fellas that is one nice photo!
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Hunted high and low for one of these and finally gave up ever finding one around Munster. Until yesterday when Dunnes on Childers rd had them piled up by the front doors for a measly 4 yoyo.0 -
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So 5 months on from my OP and I finally decided to give the extension tubes a go. What could it hurt?
They arrived this morning and this is my first attempt:
The major draw back seems to be that I can only use it with my 50mm, as it has a manual F ring, that can open up to F1.8. On my other lenses the camera gets stuck in F6.3, which is too dark for focusing.
The 50mm is grand for extreme still life close ups, but no good for anything else...
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How did the basket work out for you?Got my laundry basket in Dunnes.
@ K_user What brand of camera do you have? I’m selling my great 1:1 magnification Pentax lens
Unfortunately that's no good for me. I've got a Fuji S5 Pro, which is basically a Nikon D200 with different software and chip.
Course I could just try taping the Pentax to the front and see if it all works! 0 -
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