Macro Thread

[[XC] 2long4u]

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Feed me Seymore!! Feed me!!!

[Magnj]

nice eye

[TiN_]

[b]update

Macro in size 7:1 and 14:1

Sugar

Sugar in water bubble

Fined salt

Onion cells (remember biology lessons in school?)

Sugar 14:1

[Nate P.]

What camera do you have?!

[TiN_]

cheapo Nikon D50 with supercheapo soviet tele (200mm/F4) lens + kit lens :-D The trick is not in camera, but in hands and idea

[[Viru$]]

Grain of sugar

[Metric]

Back of an old IDE IBM harddrive (18-55mm w/ a reversed 75-300mm telephoto). No cropping, just resized:

[MaxxxRacer]

Who woulda thought that reversing a telephoto would give you that..

When I get my 70-300VR I will have to try this trick for macro shots. Until then, its no macro for me unless I want to use the Olympus C-8080WZ.

[Praz]

Bottom of Core2

[Magnj]

I usually use a 50mm lens mounted on the body then another backwards in front of that for 1:1

[MaxxxRacer]

Here is what I was able to manage with my D40x and 18-55 Kit Lens. Valentines day pink rose.

[Metric]

Reversed XTI kit lens (18-55mm). No cropping

AMD Athlon XP:



FireWire header:



Lincoln Memorial (Penny):

[MaxxxRacer]

One problem I see with doing the reverse lense trick is the total lack of DOF. The in focus range is pretty abysmal.

[firebane]

Took these with my Canon 20D with 18-55 kit and 50mm reversed while using a 420ex flash for fill..

Test subject = my pooch

[[XC] 2long4u]

Here's one with my very old Sony cybershot 2.1mp

[514y3r]

[hieuhef]

macros and flowers just go together, like a xs member oc'ing every component on their pc.



oh snaps! 1:1 on 4x5 bw film. i think i'm just showing off now



100% crop

[[XC] 2long4u]

Here is another taken with my cybershot at the San Francisco zoo.
My wife told me I could get a new camera, but I have to decide between a new camera and a new case for my computer.
I will get a canon xt or a nikon d40. I'm leaning towards the d40.
The last one isn't a macro but it was zoomed in pretty close to a cute ground hog.

[Soulburner]

2long4u, looks like you are a bit out of macro focus range there, except for the first pic of the blue thing. I'd try closer

[MaxxxRacer]

Soul, to me they look in focus, just that the lens is VERY soft with macro.

[[XC] 2long4u]

Soft?

[Magnj]

Soul, to me they look in focus, just that the lens is VERY soft with macro.

They are in focus for the most part, what he meant is that they aren't actually macro in the sense that that are not 1:1. And I agree, I appreciate the attempt but not macro. Theres a very good chance that, unless you have a dslr and you have a macro specific lens or your using a reversing method, that your not actually shooting in macro.

[ZOMGVTEK]

Just screwing around...

[Tante Erna]

[Magnj]

Nice shot Tante! Welcome to XS