Lensbaby macro shots?

[LensbabiesSam]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had tried the Lensbaby macro kits. I had some nice shots from last summer, when the bugs were about up at my parent's cabin in North Carolina.

Please let me know what you think. . . .

Sam

 

[Karalee]

Thats neat! I got the macro set a while back but have just started to play with it. Its hard to keep from shaking when your using both of the filters at once

 

[LensbabiesSam]

Hi Karalee,

It is tricky. I try to make a tripod out of my elbows to hold the camera steady. It does help to shoot at f/5.6 or f/8.0 if you have the light, as the greater depth of focus helps a lot, cause at the brightest apertures DOF can be razor thin. I think I shot that ant at f/2.8 or f/4.0. It helped that there were a lot of ants and I did not have to try to chase one around. . . .Best to start practicing on subject matter that is not moving. And also, make sure your diopter is set exactly right as even being off a little bit can throw the lb macro shots off.

Cool shot on your blog front page right now

Sam

 

[Unimaxium]

I got the macro kit along with my lensbaby when I received it as a christmas gift

It looks very nice, although I have yet to put it to much use. I'm still getting the hang of the lensbaby itself

 

[LensbabiesSam]

Hi Unimaxium,

You might try shooting with the f/5.6 aperture disk to start. The greater depth of focus and larger sweet spot do make it easier than f/2.0 or f/2.8. Also, make sure your diopter is set just right. Finally, I think shooting with the middle two fingers of both hands evenly spaced on the focusing collar gives more control. Enjoy the learning process!

Sincerely,

Sam

 

[Wally]

another good idea if you are shooting wide open is to bracket for focus. I have also found that the LB with both macro filters on seems to have a native focus so all I do is swing my body forward and backwards to focus.