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day 13 - ready for macro
day 13 - ready for macro
GinaRothfels


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Collection: 50 days in the life...
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon
Date: Jul 13, 2007
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2007

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 Well I finally got a lens with a decent zoom. And macro capabilities as well! Not that the Sigma 70-300 can really focus this close. Lucky I've got a clip on macro converter that fits most lenses regardless of thread (though only at the long end of the zoom). Using the two together it is possible to get REALLY close. Of course I had to use manual focus - a first for me. I was pretty pleased with this result for a first effort. Can't wait to play around with it a bit more.

This image is uncropped - the only processing was autolevels, resize, unsharp mask.

In answer to mad_brewer's question, you can find out more about the macro converter in the details on this image:

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/26/2007 01:52:34 PM
nice job this is great I wish i had the right lenses for macros and so many other things just wonderful
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 07/17/2007 03:38:56 PM
Very cool mcaro!!
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Sony DSC-H5
 07/17/2007 02:06:08 PM
Excellent job with the focus. I don't think I've ever seen a pen that close up.
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Pentax K7
Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF
 07/14/2007 12:34:20 PM
Ooh Ohh I got it! A ball point pen!? Very nice macro shot!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 07/14/2007 08:48:10 AM
Awesome macro! I would love to be able to get a lens like this but I am limited because of what kind of camera I have. You should be taking all kinds of fun shots now!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/14/2007 07:54:24 AM
Very nice macro. I like the hint of blue ink on the pen casing.
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/14/2007 12:55:53 AM
nice work. you know, when you stare at a macro, and think of the object's "natural" size, it can get a bit freaky. :)
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/13/2007 10:40:32 PM
Nice, clean picture - You sure get a lot of bang for the buck with the Sigma 70-200. What's a clip-on macro converter?
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Nikon D70s
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Nikon
 07/13/2007 10:26:08 PM
ok, that is awesome. Gotta get one of those clip-on macro converters. NICE shot. love it.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
 07/13/2007 08:30:17 PM
Holy crap, Gina, this is awesome!!
So THAT'S what the tip of a ball point pen really looks like... :-)
I cannot wait to see what you do with this!
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