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06/12/2010 01:55:18 AM · #276 |
Originally posted by PGerst:
Hey all...I'm about to buy a macro lens....
Debating, Canon 60mm or Canon 100mm (non-IS) for my 20D.
Anyone to sway me either way? Or another?
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If you like shooting bugs, go with the longer one, but be aware that it will be very difficult to hand hold close range macro shots with it. You will need to use a monopod or tripod. You can hand hold the shorter one easier , but you will have to get right close up to the subject to fill the frame with small objects or critters. When you shoot macro, the smallest movement or vibration looks like an earthquake in the viewfinder, and it shows as camera shake in the photos if anything is not good and stable. That is one reason why the macro flash units are so popular, to get good light, and to stop the motion.
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06/12/2010 02:12:08 AM · #277 |
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06/12/2010 08:58:23 AM · #278 |
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06/12/2010 09:12:48 AM · #279 |
Day 12
Apologies to those who already commented but I did a re-edit. Couldn't stand the camera shake being evident ;-)
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06/12/2010 09:25:55 AM · #280 |
this morning shot, real early morning!
No Crop...
180 macro with extension tube (36mm), tripod and remote shutter release... |
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06/12/2010 11:08:05 AM · #281 |
 
I hesitate to post this among the beautiful bug macros, but I am very interested in what your first reaction to this might be. I'm using the bug more as an accessory than as the subject, I hope that's OK.
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06/12/2010 01:19:46 PM · #282 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Originally posted by PGerst:
Hey all...I'm about to buy a macro lens....
Debating, Canon 60mm or Canon 100mm (non-IS) for my 20D.
Anyone to sway me either way? Or another?
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If you like shooting bugs, go with the longer one, but be aware that it will be very difficult to hand hold close range macro shots with it. You will need to use a monopod or tripod. You can hand hold the shorter one easier , but you will have to get right close up to the subject to fill the frame with small objects or critters. When you shoot macro, the smallest movement or vibration looks like an earthquake in the viewfinder, and it shows as camera shake in the photos if anything is not good and stable. That is one reason why the macro flash units are so popular, to get good light, and to stop the motion. |
And don't forget the mirror lockup + remote control. It's helps when you just have a light weight tripod! |
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06/12/2010 01:27:25 PM · #283 |
Jun 12 - Sunflower |
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06/12/2010 02:38:29 PM · #284 |
Day 12
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06/12/2010 03:23:55 PM · #285 |
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06/12/2010 03:35:58 PM · #286 |
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06/12/2010 04:58:54 PM · #287 |
Originally posted by pixelpig:
I hesitate to post this among the beautiful bug macros, but I am very interested in what your first reaction to this might be. I'm using the bug more as an accessory than as the subject, I hope that's OK. |
These are great. Outstanding! The second one especially. So palpably sensual, so dimensional. Nice work!
R.
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06/12/2010 05:35:30 PM · #288 |
More shots of interesting fabric patterns, with color variations all induced by the use of various Curves applied to the composite RGB channel. The first set was shot using the Canon 250D close-up lens, with the camera's built-in lens at about 170mm (35mm equivalent); the second batch is in SuperMacro mode, which is fixed at 36mm, but allows focusing on a subject as close as the surface of the lens -- in this case, the end of the lens was resting directly on the fabric. These were also cropped from the bottom to a 3:2 aspect ratio, since with the shallow DOF most of it was pretty blurry and didn't add enough to the composition.
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06/12/2010 06:45:49 PM · #289 |
A bug from my brothers garden.
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06/12/2010 07:10:51 PM · #290 |
I'm going to post a few images to show the difference between macro and holy macro! I took a few comparison shots today at 1X and 5X magnification of the same items to show the difference.
1X magnification of an ink pen  5X of the same pen 
1x of those little white flowers that grow in everyones yard here in the midwest. 
5X closeup of the same flower notice the little critter in the crease of one of the pedals 
Then a couple I took while playing around.
 
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06/12/2010 07:31:04 PM · #291 |
 Matto You are making me want to get that lens. I just recently got my 100mm macro and now I want to get even closer. What are you using for your flash?
Ronnie
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06/12/2010 07:42:03 PM · #292 |
Originally posted by Kobba:
Matto You are making me want to get that lens. I just recently got my 100mm macro and now I want to get even closer. What are you using for your flash?
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Sigma Macro Flash at that kind of magnification you have to have good light. There are some more expensive and some cheaper alternatives. I really wish I had the Canon version as the lights are super adjustable and you can add some additional diffusers to them.
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06/12/2010 07:57:29 PM · #293 |
No no no...now why did you do that do me? I'm about to buy the 60mm EF-S Canon macro lens, and you go off teasing me with these photos.
Originally posted by MattO:
I'm going to post a few images to show the difference between macro and holy macro! I took a few comparison shots today at 1X and 5X magnification of the same items to show the difference. |
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06/12/2010 07:57:40 PM · #294 |
I really want the canon flash but it is so expensive. Why did you go with the sigma over the canon ring flash? I know the sigma is about $100 cheaper, is that the reason? My set up works ok but really want dedicated macro flash so trying to figure out what I am going to get. Oh, are you satisfied with your set up? If you had it to do over would you just have waited, and saved, for the canon?
Ronnie
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06/12/2010 08:07:01 PM · #295 |
Originally posted by Kobba:
I really want the canon flash but it is so expensive. Why did you go with the sigma over the canon ring flash? I know the sigma is about $100 cheaper, is that the reason? My set up works ok but really want dedicated macro flash so trying to figure out what I am going to get. Oh, are you satisfied with your set up? If you had it to do over would you just have waited, and saved, for the canon?
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I previously had the Sigma ring flash and it did a great job for me, that is the reason I bought another one when I came back to doing Macro photography. I had it before I recently(yesterday) got the MP-E 65MM. Had I known ahead of time I was going to go ahead and by this lens I might have bought the Canon. With the standard 100MM lens this Sigma is more then enough flash power and good light location. Once you get past 3X magnification with this lens you begin to lose coverage of light and ETTL gets a bit dicey that is the only reason I want the Canon, until I get to that much magnification the Sigma is everything you need.
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06/12/2010 08:19:22 PM · #296 |
Matt,
Thanks for your reply. I am not sure if I will get the MP-E or not. Guess I won't know until the day I get it. Thinking maybe the Sigma will do me fine for awhile. Once again thanks for your insight.
Ronnie
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06/12/2010 08:49:32 PM · #297 |
On another board that was asking about the hot spots on this photo. Still trying to work out the bugs of my cheap macro flash set up. Someone pointed out the purple tint. I had not noticed it before. After some test shots at my desk I realized that my diffuser were messing up my white balance some how. Fixed the white balance and this is the result. Take a look at the before and after photos to see the huge difference not checking your white balance can make if you want.
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06/12/2010 09:05:39 PM · #298 |
Originally posted by Kobba:
On another board that was asking about the hot spots on this photo. Still trying to work out the bugs of my cheap macro flash set up. Someone pointed out the purple tint. I had not noticed it before. After some test shots at my desk I realized that my diffuser were messing up my white balance some how. Fixed the white balance and this is the result. Take a look at the before and after photos to see the huge difference not checking your white balance can make if you want.
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I had noticed the purple around the edges and wondered if that was taken under Flourescent lighting which will sometimes cause that. WB apparently will too. Nice find and the second photo looks much better. |
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06/12/2010 10:20:26 PM · #299 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
These are great. Outstanding! The second one especially. So palpably sensual, so dimensional. Nice work!
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Thank you very much [grin]. I'm glad it caught your eye. I've got a couple more I can post, when I get them PP. |
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06/12/2010 10:29:23 PM · #300 |
Added my 2x teleconverter to my macro lens to increase magnification (don't have extension tubes yet) and had to give it a try. I really want to get a good photo of this spider but he hides way back in a bush and it is hard because he runs deeper in if I hit his web.
 
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