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I received a Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX HSM DG OS today and grabbed a test shot on the D780. I had the original 105mm macro but sold it a while ago. It will be nice to have a macro lens in the bag again.




Sep 02, 2020 at 05:34 PM
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dgodwin wrote:
I received a Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX HSM DG OS today and grabbed a test shot on the D780. I had the original 105mm macro but sold it a while ago. It will be nice to have a macro lens in the bag again.


Nice colour rendering.

Stopping down a couple of stops would make it more interesting.

Harold



Sep 06, 2020 at 05:37 AM
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Laowa 25 Macro 2.5:1

Heather bell...





Sugar. Laowa 25 Macro plus Sony A7 mkI. Mapping scale 5:1, crop 75 - 80 %...





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Sep 07, 2020 at 04:07 AM
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e6filmuser wrote:
Nice colour rendering.

Stopping down a couple of stops would make it more interesting.

Harold


Thanks for the feedback. This was at f/10.



Sep 07, 2020 at 09:39 PM
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dgodwin wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. This was at f/10.


Aperture is a major issue in high magnification macro. I rarely use wider than f8, more often f11, but I do adjust micro contrast.

Harold



Sep 08, 2020 at 05:07 AM
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Fun looking spider I came across the other day







Sep 08, 2020 at 03:40 PM
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Not sure what plant this is but looked nice







Sep 08, 2020 at 03:41 PM
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Hi, I found this forum by accident and it seems very interesting. I'm a dentist and I use a macro lens almost every day for digital dentistry (Odontología digital). However, I recently started shooting outside plants and insects mainly. I use a ring flash but I´m thinking of changing to a twin. What do you think?


Sep 08, 2020 at 11:13 PM
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cuglin wrote:
Hi, I found this forum by accident and it seems very interesting. I'm a dentist and I use a macro lens almost every day for digital dentistry (Odontología digital). However, I recently started shooting outside plants and insects mainly. I use a ring flash but I´m thinking of changing to a twin. What do you think?


Good to see you here.

I have three ring flashes and have not used them for years.


The ideal, in my opinion, which I use, is two remote controlled guns which i cam place on a bracket or freestanding.

Others use a single, strongly-diffused source.

It depends to some extent on your subjects. I am most working with a FOV less than 10mm wide and at ground level or thereabouts. For insects on foliage a bracket would be required, if I use flash, although I mostly use daylight.

Have a browse of the My Setup posts.

Harold



Sep 09, 2020 at 12:23 AM
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Just started Macro photography and would love to have some feedback.

This is shot handheld during a cloudy afternoon. To take this to the next level, what adjustment and technique would you recommend? Thanks!

I believe this is a Crab Spider on our Black-eyed Susan, but am not knowledgeable enough to know what kind. It actually has stayed on the same spot for days--perfect practice subject!



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buseyphoto wrote:
Just started Macro photography and would love to have some feedback.

This is shot handheld during a cloudy afternoon. To take this to the next level, what adjustment and technique would you recommend? Thanks!

I believe this is a Crab Spider on our Black-eyed Susan, but am not knowledgeable enough to know what kind. It actually has stayed on the same spot for days--perfect practice subject!


Welcome to the very enjoyable world of macro.

There are many ways of achieving good macro images. There is no point in trying to advise you untll you tell us where you are now.

Start with the hardware: camera (fulll frame or crop), the lense(s), any lighting. (Daylight is not the only option, although I prefer to use it when I can).

For the above image, what were the settings? (I suspect wide aperture)..

Without studying the image closely, the subject was to central and there are issues of depth of focus and/or camera shake. That said, you are not far off a good result.

You have luck on your side: crab spiders usually hide from the camera.

Harold



Sep 18, 2020 at 01:33 AM
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e6filmuser wrote:
Welcome to the very enjoyable world of macro.

There are many ways of achieving good macro images. There is no point in trying to advise you untll you tell us where you are now.

Start with the hardware: camera (fulll frame or crop), the lense(s), any lighting. (Daylight is not the only option, although I prefer to use it when I can).

For the above image, what were the settings? (I suspect wide aperture)..

Without studying the image closely, the subject was to central and there are issues of depth of focus and/or camera shake. That said, you are not far off a good
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Dear Harold,

Thanks for reply. This photo was taken with a D500 with Nikkor 105.0 mm f/2.8 lens at 105mm, f/6.3, 1/200s and 2000 ISO.

I don't have experience with lighting yet, but might do it in the future. I agree that DOF can be much better, so perhaps an even smaller aperture is necessary. I chose 6.3 because I thought I need a shutter speed of 1/200s was needed to minimize camera shake, while I normally wouldn't go beyond an ISO of 2000 with D500.



Sep 18, 2020 at 06:06 AM
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buseyphoto wrote:
Dear Harold,

Thanks for reply. This photo was taken with a D500 with Nikkor 105.0 mm f/2.8 lens at 105mm, f/6.3, 1/200s and 2000 ISO.

I don't have experience with lighting yet, but might do it in the future. I agree that DOF can be much better, so perhaps an even smaller aperture is necessary. I chose 6.3 because I thought I need a shutter speed of 1/200s was needed to minimize camera shake, while I normally wouldn't go beyond an ISO of 2000 with D500.


OK. The camera has an excellent specification. The VR may be your answer.

I almost never shoot at wider than f8, mostly at f11, and that is on m4./3. You would need a bit smaller to get equivalent DOF. (For this particular subject, where much additional DOF is of little value, you could go wider)

I use ISO 400 as my default, normally using 800 for higher magnifications, even with flash.

Harold



Sep 18, 2020 at 06:24 AM
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Had some good natural light this afternoon when taking this photo. Think it is a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.




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Sep 18, 2020 at 04:34 PM
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buseyphoto wrote:
Had some good natural light this afternoon when taking this photo. Think it is a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.


That's a huge improvement. Ideally, you could have tilted the camera slightly to get the antenna and front of the head a bit sharper.

I would have removed the noise to give a cleaner image.

Harold



Sep 19, 2020 at 01:08 AM
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Laowa 25

Old watch werk, ruby...




Sep 25, 2020 at 05:17 AM
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Besar wrote:
Laowa 25

Old watch werk, ruby...

A nice idea. Works quite well. Perhaps worth exploring: differential focus, compostion?

Harold




Sep 25, 2020 at 05:31 AM
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Thanks. You're right, I need to experiment



Sep 25, 2020 at 05:47 AM
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Laowa 100





Sep 25, 2020 at 10:08 AM
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Rotor




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