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