Macro Photography

[SubliminalThought]

Did some macro on the weekend. This is one of the better shots using the 100mm Macro (hand held).

 

[bwana]

Awesome pic . . . I wonder why bees make such popular subjects for macro photography?

 

[marine1]

Settings?

 

[SirFooK'nG]

I just got a sigma 50mm f2.8 macro lens for my alpha 200 .. excited to go play! yipee

 

[bwana]

Another DIY jobby . . . old Canon EFs 35-80 with an even older Pentax 50mm duck taped to the front.

 

[SubliminalThought]

Awesome capture Bwana!!

Was messing around and decided to pair the 1.4x and the 100mm and play

Close up on a 20c

This is a deck of UNO Cards

I should do this more often...

 

[SirFooK'nG]

Some nice ones by my boet...

and

 

[xrapidx]

What lens should I get for Macro's?

 

[bwana]

What lens should I get for Macro's?

A macro lens.

 

[AntiThesis]

Some nice shots from this lady:

http://www.trphoto.co.za/image/tid/4

 

[bwana]

Awesome capture Bwana!!

Was messing around and decided to pair the 1.4x and the 100mm and play

I hadnt thought about doing that . . .

Canon 35-80 (@54mm) with a reversed Pentax 50mm f/1.7 and a vivitar 2x TC . . . optical chaos!

and thanks.

 

[SubliminalThought]

@IRG - Nice shots there from your boet.

@Bwana - I learnt a bit from a workshop in the week. Most times I need a bit more working distance when using revered lenses or attaching a diopter to the macro and for that I need a longer focal length (as I've learnt). So decided to make my 100 a 140. Will try tonight making it a 200.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

I'm quite proud of this one....

Camera: Sony Alpha 200
Lens: Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro
f stop: 5
Exposure: 1/160
Iso: 200
Flash: Compulsory
Focal Length: 75

 

[bwana]

I'm quite proud of this one….

I'd be quite chuffed too!

 

[SirFooK'nG]

thanx bwana...

 

[bwana]

Correct me if I'm mistaken . . . he said eying the screwdriver set in front of him . . but the only difference between a teleconverter and an extension tube are the lenses and spacers inside?

 

[BigAl-sa]

Correct me if I'm mistaken . . . he said eying the screwdriver set in front of him . . but the only difference between a teleconverter and an extension tube are the lenses and spacers inside?

You're going to take the lenses out of the TC to make an extension tube?

 

[bwana]

You're going to take the lenses out of the TC to make an extension tube?

Its an old vivitar 2x that has just enough dust inside in order to give me an excuse . . .

 

[making_hay]

A stunner of a shot IRG!

 

[AntiThesis]

Do it bwana! Then post your triumph or terrible, terrible failure.