I guess I too am a bit of a lurker -- although I have purchased a lens thru this forum, which was bold on my part [explaining the charge to my wife was equally as bold!].
I'm 47 yrs old, engineer/manager type, with a old interest in photography. Advent of digital and my interests in computers drew me back in, starting with a G5, and now with my 40D. I have slooowly been collecting lenses, all used, as I attempt to learn the finer art of photography. With 4 kids my main shooting experiences are sports and birthdays --- which has made me love wide apertures and L glass [nothing worse than indoor or night-time sports and no real ability to use a flash!]. I am moving into landscape/city-scape stuff as HDR processing is fascinating to me.
This is a GREAT site -- I have recommended it to many friends and co-workers. Thanks for all the forums, reviews, posts, and guidance.
I've just found this forum although I'm active on others here at FM. I normally shoot landscapes and a few portraits. I've had photography as a serious hobby since 1965 (USAF Vietnam). I switched to digital more than five years ago and love it.
I've tried macro with a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens with a 500D close up lens attachment. It works pretty well and gives a nice working distance but is a heavy combination on a 1 series body. I've done some bug/spider captures but prefer flowers. Many times I get both at the same time. The macro world is largely unnoticed by the general public. A good macro photo can create lots of interest and reveals a fascinating world we all share whether we realize it or not.
I'm beginning to feel more serious about macro and my next lens will probably be a Sigma 150 macro for use on a 1Ds II body. I'm looking forward to learning techniques in this forum that will improve my shooting just like i've learned about portraits, lighting and landscape photography. There is a wealth of experience on all of these forums that can help one (and me) avoid common mistakes and offer helpful critiques and tips to improve ones quality.
i am very new to photography.
100% n00b you'd say.
my interest has always been in macro photography.
i picked up my first DSLR on Friday and i'm ecstatic to start learning.
however, i can't afford a good macro lens at the moment
and so i'm going to learn about aperture, shutter speed and ISO for the time being on my kit lens.
i'm saving up for a 105mm lens and hope i can get it ASAP.
until then, i'll most likely just lurk around here and post the odd time.
I lurk and have posted before, but it's been quite a while - both with posting but also with producing anything at all.
Gonna post some stuff soon, as I have a plan to visit a growth-house belonging to the local university..they have a very wide variety of plants and it's a great opportunity to brush up and improve my somewhat limited macro skills.
I'll be back for sure. I rest assured that I can get some constructive critisism of my shots
I've been lurking for a bit. I'm accustomed to Powershot cameras, I love Canon, and I am entering into the world of DSLR photography starting in August. My fiancee's photographer just got a Canon 50D and is going to give me his Canon Digital Rebel XT, the kit lens, a telephoto lens (unknown model), some filters, and other accessories - all in exchange for my "Photoshop wizardry". He says he wants me to have a "decent kit to start with", so I am very excited. I got my hands on my friend's Rebel XT a couple weeks ago - and I am extremely excited. Here are a few of my shots, with various levels of PP.
Hello everyone Well I am only just getting into photography,the gear I have is only a couple of weeks old and I have enrolled in a 5 week course to help understand the basics.
I have always been fascinated with macro photography and wish to learn as much as I can. I used to have a Canon G5 and now have the 50D and boy is there a difference, I was amazed at the weight of it and I am yet to find a comfortable shooting style.
With the G5 it has an articulated LCD which made it easy to shoot macro (what I thought was macro) the 50D is going to be a real challenge.
I used to do a lot of macro photography when I was using film SLRs. I always enjoyed it, but hadn't really done any of this type of photography since I switched to digital about four years ago.
I recently purchased a 100mm 2.8 macro lens and some extensions tubes. I am amazed at how much easier digital SLRs make this form of photography. The instant feedback is an invaluable aid to correcting problems.
Once I found an adequate flash diffuser, things have improved considerably!
Now that winter is coming to an end (finally), I will be able to get out and see how much more honing of my skills is necessary. I am really looking forward to getting more heavily involved in this type of photography.
Hello! I'm not much of a long time lurker, I've known about FM for about.... 1-1.5 month and decided to post last week :P.
Macro has always been a cool thing to me. I started out with a Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro SP and a 2x teleconvertor. And like everyone here I hope to learn how to take some nice macro shots.
I can't believe this post was made over a year ago! It was the first post I saw on my (first ever) visit to "Macro World" today. Tom, thank you so much for your encouraging words...from the perspective of an FM n00b, I don't think all contributors feel the same way you do. I see a lot of criticizing comments (from "Why on earth would you use P mode??" to "Well, clearly you know very little about photography..."), and although I appreciate the honesty at FM (and appreciate setting the bar high even more!), it can be daunting for people new to the forum, or, worse, new to photography. As for me, I am a student who's taken photography classes, has a general sense for the 'field', but is still learning about gear, honing technical skills, etc. The sheer amount of information/opinion out there is just staggering! Sometimes it's hard to negotiate...if I spent all the time I wanted to reading and shooting, I'd barely have time to eat, let alone work, go to school, etc. I hope to start posting photos soon, although I've not yet gone into Macro territory (but boy do the posters here make a hard sell). It's great to know, though, that there are FMers out there who find value in educating others.
Lurker and Noob here. I love the shots that people post on here and aspire to put capture anything near that quality!
I'm just starting to delve into macro shooting. Working with a 1000D with 100 macro 2.8 along with a diffused 430 ex on a home made bracket (brilliant setup lord V)
Hope to improve my shots as the world starts to thaw in Boston, MA.
Hello to everyone. I have visited this site a few times and was always impressed. Glad I finally joined today. Only recently started with photography so I suppose I'm even newer than your typical newbie. I have a Canon 30D and three lenses and am also looking to get into macro/closeup so I'm trying to decide on a macro lens or at least some extension tubes or something. Looking forward to learning from everyone here. Have a great weekend everybody.
Jerry
Hi everyone -- new to the forum. Been taking pics seriously 2+ years. Started out with a Canon S2, which has good macro capability, but now I've moved up to the 40D and it's like starting all over again. I just got the set of Kenko tubes, and I'm really excited about them. Just experimenting and learning at this point. I hope to learn a lot on this forum.
I am a noob, wet behind the ears and green as can be. I was t
told about this site from our photography instructor. I own a nikon D80 and am looking for advice on a supberb macro lens under 1000.00. I prefer to stick to nikon glass, and a contemplating the 60mm micro vs the 105 micro
I would appreciate words of wisdom, macro appears to be my strongest interest at his time.
I am definitely a "noob" to the macro world. I have been eyeing several different macro lenses but have been paying for school so the funds are just not there. I just read the thread on reverse mounting and decided to give it a shot. I just grabbed some things sitting around on our kitchen counter to experiment with and I feel like it was a successful attempt. The first is Sudafed and the second is a little toy. I was just accepted into grad school (more money flying from my lens fund ) so this DIY method will definitely suffice in the mean time. I look forward to improving on my macro techniques.
I'm a newbie to digital SLR, and just bought a set of extension tubes. I haven't ever used them, and don't own a macro lens. I know this will sound stupid to you macro folk, but how good should I expect my results to be using them with a prime 50mm f/1.4? Also - can tubes be used with a zoom? I have a 10-20 Sigma and a 24-105 f/4 L IS Canon that I use as a walk-around lens on my XTi. Could either be used effectively with tubes?
Tom Dillon the 50mm 1.4 plus tubes is an awesome combination with flash or natural light.
I used a 12mm tube on my 50mm and dialled in a wide aperture to get some incredible shallow but creative natural light DOF shots, I love the results it gets...
Stick a full set of kenko tubes on and use it with a diffused flash and you've got yourself a pretty nice macro setup. Your working distance will be very short though, 2 inch I think but it`ll only make you better for when you get a true macro lens....
I am a noob and was turned on to FM by a friend and photography mentor. I spend 9 months out of the year in not so nice places in the world making a living and have taken up photography as a hobby.
I am making the investment with pro glass on my D90 in case I want to go full frame and upgrade to the pro line of Nikon bodies.
You could call me a lurker too because of my limited bandwidth I cannot upload images for C&C until I am on vacation in the civilized world. I enjoy looking at the work here and in other forums and draw inspiration from the many fine contributors on FM.
- Michael
"The lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you suck forever."
) so this DIY method will definitely suffice in the mean time. I look forward to improving on my macro techniques.
