As this months competition theme is Up close I thought I would explain a few things about close up shot some may not be aware of.
BEWARE macro can be addictive.
What do you need to take close up shots.
Many compact cameras will take a decent close up but you can add a supplementary lens also.
Many ordinary lenses on a DSLR/CSC will take decent close up shots.
You can do well with a camera phone and you can get a supplementary lens for them too.
You can buy a macro lens but they are generally expensive. You can also use a supplementary lens.
What do I use I have 2 macro lenses and now I have a supplementary lens also. I use an Olympus CSC camera used to have Olympus DSLR but dont get hung up camera brands Even Canon and Nikon produce some decent cameras.
So I have a 4/3 fit 35mm Olympus macro lens which has great image quality but boy do you need to get close minimum focus is 14.6cm but note that is from the sensor so the front of the lens is really close
I have a 4/3 fit Sigma 105 f2.8 which I use mostly.
I now have Raynox MCR 250 which will convert many lenses to a macro lens for around £40.
The trouble with Macro is the closer you get the harder it becomes to get the focus accurate and the Depth of Field is just minute for instance maybe 3 mm.
So what can you do with the Raynox on a telephoto zoom lens.
This was taken with my Olympus 40-150mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens (equivalent to 80 -300mm on 35 mm format) this lens has a minimum focus distance on 1.4 meters or 5feet 7 for this shot the focus was probably 30 cm or 1 foot.
Hover-fly by alf.branch, on Flickr
It has to be said though achieving the focus I have here it not easy and auto focus is not going to be much use really.
So what you do is you rack the camera back and forth to get the shot in focus and also take a lot of shots usually as certainly when starting out a success rate of 1 in a 100 shots is not unusual. For instance in insects you really need to get the eyes in focus.
Are people interested in more on the subject.
One of the main issues to getting the best shots is lighting.
BEWARE macro can be addictive.
What do you need to take close up shots.
Many compact cameras will take a decent close up but you can add a supplementary lens also.
Many ordinary lenses on a DSLR/CSC will take decent close up shots.
You can do well with a camera phone and you can get a supplementary lens for them too.
You can buy a macro lens but they are generally expensive. You can also use a supplementary lens.
What do I use I have 2 macro lenses and now I have a supplementary lens also. I use an Olympus CSC camera used to have Olympus DSLR but dont get hung up camera brands Even Canon and Nikon produce some decent cameras.
So I have a 4/3 fit 35mm Olympus macro lens which has great image quality but boy do you need to get close minimum focus is 14.6cm but note that is from the sensor so the front of the lens is really close
I have a 4/3 fit Sigma 105 f2.8 which I use mostly.
I now have Raynox MCR 250 which will convert many lenses to a macro lens for around £40.
The trouble with Macro is the closer you get the harder it becomes to get the focus accurate and the Depth of Field is just minute for instance maybe 3 mm.
So what can you do with the Raynox on a telephoto zoom lens.
This was taken with my Olympus 40-150mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens (equivalent to 80 -300mm on 35 mm format) this lens has a minimum focus distance on 1.4 meters or 5feet 7 for this shot the focus was probably 30 cm or 1 foot.
Hover-fly by alf.branch, on FlickrIt has to be said though achieving the focus I have here it not easy and auto focus is not going to be much use really.
So what you do is you rack the camera back and forth to get the shot in focus and also take a lot of shots usually as certainly when starting out a success rate of 1 in a 100 shots is not unusual. For instance in insects you really need to get the eyes in focus.
Are people interested in more on the subject.
One of the main issues to getting the best shots is lighting.
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