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[woodsac]

Playing with macro. It's amazing to me to see such tiny things...so big


My crazy setup for this:
2X convertor
12mm, 20mm, 36mm extension tubes
50mm 1.8

 

[LaFoto]

A dandelion?
That up close?
Wow. That is so cool.
You haven't also photographed your entire set-up for this just so we can see?
(I don't know what converters for lenses are and haven't go a clue, maybe I should out myself the General Camera and Photography Questions an admit to my total ignorance :scratch: :roll:, but I like what I see here! )

 

[Arch]

wow... i really like these, all three are great..... i may get some extension tubes myself cuz they're great value for money.... but what about your converter?.... is it an expensive one?

 

[AIRIC]

Wow! Well done.

Eric

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

cool shots Sacster.. what kind of plant is the in the first 2 shots?

 

[woodsac]

Thanks guys

Corinna, the convertor basically increases your zoom. In this case, it allows me move farther from my subject. The extension tubes don't have glass in them. They just increase the distance from your lens to the sensor, so that you can focus really close. So, by using both, I get to move away and let in light, and make the image really large. These are not cropped at all, just resized. The extension tube set is about $159 US.

Arch, it's one of those super cheapo convertors from ebay. Phoenix I think? It doesn't allow you to autofocus (with any lens) unless your looking at the sun But I use it with my IS lenses and auto focusing isn't too tough. And it's great for macro work so I can move back and get some light in there.

Here's what I was shooting Ray.

 

[Mohain]

Wow. Really nice Woodsac. The detail you have picked up is fantastic! I just love everything about No.3 :thumbup:

 

[JTHphoto]

i love the detail in #1, great job woodsac... i am also fascinated by this type of macro work... :thumbup:

 

[melcooney]

I love #3 and then your posting of the subject.
You are really good at macro shots!

 

[Holly]

Woodsac these are amazing to me! ILOVE what you have done with your macro!!!

 

[woodsac]

Thanks everyone. They take time, but they're fun.
Now...if I could just find some bugs

 

[anicole]

Sweet, Woods ... they'd make very interesting conversation pieces!

 

[Arch]

cheers woody i'll look into those converters, whenever i see a bug or something i really wanna get in close... i can never get in close enough even with my 1:1 macro..... so its great to see these, i would call real macro shots instead of just close up :thumbup:

 

[crawdaddio]

The last shot in the first set is brilliant!

 

[Canoncan]

Sweet shot, number three is quite good.