Found these hanging around the handrails of the steps up to my office this morning. I'll not post the big pics, I don't want to be responsible for any nightmares.
you bugger
from now on all spider threads show have "spiderhaters dont look" as the title lol
they are brilliant big bug!
im considering buying a macro lens before i upgrade to a bigger lens. is this a stupid thing to do? i have my standard 28-90mm that came with my EOS.
I really love macro photogrpahy so im wondering which would be the better way to go.
Great shots Jim. I haven't been brave enough to go after any bug shots with my macro yet.
Manda, you know.... Vivtar makes a 100mm macro lens that is very sharp. If you get the manual focus lens (which you should for close up work anyway), it is only $119 brand new! The build is a bit cheap feeling, but for $119 who cares.
manda, if you're interested in getting both a big lense and macro, a cheaper alternative may be some close up filters, a set of 3 runs about 50 bucks, I seem to be the only person who likes these on the whole forum though, so they might suck, i dunoo
Only real difference is the ability to shoot close up to your subject without using the "tubey doobers". [I love that term!]
And yes, you can get closer to your subject using extension tubes (technical name for tubey doobers). The disadvantage of using tubes is a extremely shallow depth of field. And you have to move the whole camera/lens assembly to do focus corrections.
My 50mm lens and a 26mm extension tube allows me to focus at about 4 - 5 inches from the front of the lens. It's probably around 1/2 life-size, but I haven't checked it.