Macro Shot Album

X1 Trojan · 01-13-2009, 02:30 AM

Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG

Just some shots of the things I thought to photo first.

I need a better tripod I found out, though almost all of these are hand-shot.

And of course...

.:bHd:. · 01-13-2009, 02:32 AM

Wow nice lens. How much did it cost you?

TWiTCHY · 01-13-2009, 02:33 AM

I've got a friend that has the exact same lens on a D60. Amazing DoF.

Cool pics!

X1 Trojan · 01-13-2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by .:bHd:.

Wow nice lens. How much did it cost you?

About OEM M Front Lip's worth

X1 Trojan · 01-13-2009, 02:38 AM

I had to...

TWiTCHY · 01-13-2009, 02:44 AM

Haha!

dcstep · 01-19-2009, 11:26 PM

These were all taken with my favorite lens, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS with an EF25 II extension tube added. None of these are 1 to 1, but you can get an idea of the quality of the lens, even with the small file sizes neeed for upload here. Oh, my camera is a Canon 5D MkII. One great thing about the 70-200 is the IS feature which makes hand held very easy.

There was tons of dust today (not far away there was a pile up on I-70), so you can see a lot in the pictures.

dcstep · 01-19-2009, 11:34 PM

This is a continuation of the previous post. The first pic shows what the 70-200 can do without the extension tube. The other two are details of my M3's steering wheel. All hand held, of course.

Dave

X1 Trojan · 01-19-2009, 11:41 PM

cool shots!

dcstep · 01-20-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 335 Trojan

cool shots!

Thanks. It's amazing how much the right equipment helps.

Dave

BillLee · 01-20-2009, 04:38 PM

thats a nifty lens you got there.

vachss · 01-20-2009, 05:37 PM

It looks like you're having fun with your new macro lens. My best advice would be to hold off on the tripod if you're planning on much bug shooting at high magnification. The little guys always seem to move around enough that tripods do me more harm than good. All of the shots below are hand held...

http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/106520854

http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/105389229/large

http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/102407881/large

http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/105490152

Sorry, but for some reason image embedding doesn't work for me on this site (but works fine on others - go figure).

dcstep · 01-20-2009, 06:04 PM

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Sorry, but for some reason image embedding doesn't work for me on this site (but works fine on others - go figure).

Did you resize? There's a limit and I've found it best to shoot for 90% or so of the limit, so instead of a 1300 width I'll use 1200. Also, it takes a few minutes for the upload and the error messages are cryptic.

What lens are you using in those nice bug photos?

Dave

vachss · 01-20-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Did you resize? There's a limit and I've found it best to shoot for 90% or so of the limit, so instead of a 1300 width I'll use 1200. Also, it takes a few minutes for the upload and the error messages are cryptic.

What lens are you using in those nice bug photos?

Dave

Thanks for the tip. I tried embedding smaller versions and now they seem to work. Anyway, everything was shot with a 65mm Canon MP-E macro lens, mostly from 1.5:1 to 3:1 mag.

01-13-2009, 02:30 AM	#1
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dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	These were all taken with my favorite lens, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS with an EF25 II extension tube added. None of these are 1 to 1, but you can get an idea of the quality of the lens, even with the small file sizes neeed for upload here. Oh, my camera is a Canon 5D MkII. One great thing about the 70-200 is the IS feature which makes hand held very easy. There was tons of dust today (not far away there was a pile up on I-70), so you can see a lot in the pictures. Attached Images
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dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	This is a continuation of the previous post. The first pic shows what the 70-200 can do without the extension tube. The other two are details of my M3's steering wheel. All hand held, of course. Dave Attached Images
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01-20-2009, 05:37 PM	#12
vachss Captain 56 Rep 816 Posts Drives: Z4 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ventura County, CA iTrader: (1)	Cool! I love the little creepy crawlies It looks like you're having fun with your new macro lens. My best advice would be to hold off on the tripod if you're planning on much bug shooting at high magnification. The little guys always seem to move around enough that tripods do me more harm than good. All of the shots below are hand held... http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/106520854 http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/105389229/large http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/102407881/large http://www.pbase.com/fvachss/image/105490152 Sorry, but for some reason image embedding doesn't work for me on this site (but works fine on others - go figure). Last edited by vachss; 01-20-2009 at 06:30 PM..
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