I played around with the Kenko 36mm extension tube on my canon 400mm f5.6 lens. The combo makes for a decent macro set up for large insects and small backyard birds.
trenchmonkey wrote:
These are great, Hung!! I've tried a 25mm with my 300 f4L IS but will give your setup a go
sometime this Spring.
thanks for commenting trench. i quite enjoyed your bosque shots. your 300mm f4 IS already has amazing close up ability. i've actually seen people use a 1.4x TC on it for macro shots just to get a clean bokeh background. looking forward to your macro shots next summer.
Very nice Hung. I have used my 400 2.8 as a macro lens quite a bit. It is a challenge, but a challenge which can yield a wonderful payoff, as you have shown.
John C.
Edited by Stripper on Dec 02, 2007 at 02:57 PM GMT
AGeoJO wrote:
Really nice macroshots there, Hung! Did you use flash on them?
hello ageojo,
no flash used. i shot in natural light. i shot most of them in bright mid-day light. i usually try to stop down to f7.1 for more dof. since i shoot mostly handheld, i do need higher shutter speeds to eliminate hand shake ( no IS with this lens). all were handheld except for #5 and #6. i was shooting in the shade in the late afternoon so i used a monopod for more stability on those shots. thanks for stopping by.
Stripper wrote:
Very nice Hung. I have used my 200 2.8 as a macro lens quite a bit. It is a challenge, but a challenge which can yield a wonderful payoff, as you have shown.
John C.
hello john,
one of the advantages of using telephoto lenses for macro work is that they give you so much more working distance than conventional macro lens. insects and small birds are so skittish when if you try get close to them for a macro shot.
one of the advantages of using telephoto lenses for macro work is that they give you so much more working distance than conventional macro lens. insects and small birds are so skittish when if you try get close to them for a macro shot.
- hung
Some of the disadvantages are that the DOF is narrow the lens is big and heavy and even on a tripod, you have to worry about vibration. The advantage, as you have shown, is that the results can be dramatic.
BTW, I originally mis-typed 200 2.8. I meant and corrected to 400 2.8. Sorry.
These are awesome, Hung. Will definitely put this on my "list" of things to try. Tough choosing favorites, but here are a few of mine: #1 (incredible detail), #5 (love the light), and #8 (very pleasing). Thanks for sharing all these pic's and the idea!!
Very crisp and sharp images. I was wandering how a 25mm extension tube works on a 400mm f5.6 since the minimum focusing distance is fairly too long . You have just answered my question. Thanks for sharing these images.
Herb Houghton wrote:
Awesome shots Hung. The normal mfd is about 12 feet without the tube, what's it with the 36mm tube ? I like 1,2 and 6 the best, great details. Herb
hi herb,
the minimum focus distance reduces to about 6 feet with the 36mm extension tube.
thanks for stopping by.
JJBub wrote:
These are awesome, Hung. Will definitely put this on my "list" of things to try. Tough choosing favorites, but here are a few of mine: #1 (incredible detail), #5 (love the light), and #8 (very pleasing). Thanks for sharing all these pic's and the idea!!
