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05/18/2004 02:12:03 PM · #1 |
| How can i make such beatiful fotos of macro like some i've seen here on the site! they are so close. I've tryed but never got so close to the insects or whatever! theres this foto on the members challenge thats a bee. The title is bee and it is so close!! can i do that with my camera! sony dsc-f707? please help-me! :) |
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05/18/2004 02:21:24 PM · #2 |
For DSLRs, dedicated macro lenses are most often used. For non-interchangeable-lens cams (like the DSC-F707) you need to add a "diopter" on the front of the lens. This screws on like a filter, and enables closer focusing. They come in different strengths. You may consider buying a set for flexibiility. There are differences in quality as well, look for ones with multi-coated optics if you can.
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05/18/2004 02:25:01 PM · #3 |
A couple of the higher-end non-SLR cameras (my own 5400 and the Fuji602 that I used to have spring to mind) will focus down to 1cm in Macro mode. That still isn't all that close really, but it'll do to get quite a lot of a bee in shot.
Ed
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05/18/2004 02:27:29 PM · #4 |
| I used to own that camera, it focuses down to about an inch away. You should have no trouble at all. Getting a bee to sit still is a different task altogether. You could try to set something up to get a better chance (ie ... feed the bees with the camera already focused on a spot and ready to go). |
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05/18/2004 02:30:31 PM · #5 |
I've also seen it acomplished using a Canon G5 which has a fixed lens. The way he did it was to attach a SLR 50mm lens mounted backwards in front of the G5 lens. I think he used a reverse mounting (filter to filter adapter).
The results of this were stunning, you could actually pick out the single elements in a flies eye it was that close.
Give it a try - see what you can do, there are plenty of cheap 50mm lenses on eBAY, look for one 'to fit Pentax' or M42 mount - they will be cheapest and most plentyful.
Hope that helps
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05/18/2004 02:33:16 PM · #6 |
| Not all of the insects you see in these images that are really, really close, are alive. Or it was early in the morning after a cool evening and they haven't warmed up to move much yet. That's how they can get so close without the insect moving on them. |
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