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Macro photography
None of the pictures I just posted is a true macro photograph. Most of them
were taken with a macro lens but that does not mean they're macros. In no case was the ratio of the object's size vs the image size on the or sensor 1:1 or even nearly 1:1. They're close-ups and that is all. -- Pat Durkin |
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Interesting Pat, I didn't know this but then again I'm just a point &
clicker! Too old now to learn all this stuff. I shall have to try using a Minolta macro lens on my Sony A100 to see what happens. I had to take my camera to a shop as there was dust on the sensor & it cost me $50!! I later found a video on how to do it but one still needs the supplies. Oh well when you think of the money saved on digital photos as apposed to the regular photographs it's miniscule. Enjoyed all your flower photos in the last set. Gerbera's my fave. Cheers Wendy "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... None of the pictures I just posted is a true macro photograph. Most of them were taken with a macro lens but that does not mean they're macros. In no case was the ratio of the object's size vs the image size on the or sensor 1:1 or even nearly 1:1. They're close-ups and that is all. -- Pat Durkin |
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"Wendy7" wrote in message
... Interesting Pat, I didn't know this but then again I'm just a point & clicker! Too old now to learn all this stuff. I shall have to try using a Minolta macro lens on my Sony A100 to see what happens. You can have some real fun with a macro lens. I encourage you to do it. Just remember to use small f/stops --- f/11 or f/16 --- I even sometimes find myself shooting at f/18 or f/20. The reason is that these larger number f/stops represent smaller lens apertures. Small apertures have a couple of effects. One is that the circle that admits light into the camera is significantly reduced in size and therefore it takes longer to get a proper amount of light to fall on the sensor for a good exposure. The GOOD side to this longer exposure/small aperture business is that the depth of field is stretched from nearly non-existant with a wide aperture (f/3.5 or f/4.0) to 1/2" or more, depending on how close you are to the subject. This really helps to produce a better close-up picture. The problem is that these longer exposures with a small aperture may mean you'll have to put the camera on a tripod to avoid blurring from camera shake. Optionally you can provide more light via flash and shorten the exposure time enough to not use the tripod. I had to take my camera to a shop as there was dust on the sensor & it cost me $50!! I later found a video on how to do it but one still needs the supplies. Hah! Yeah. That's one of the little items that will jolt a new user of most DSLR's. I taught myself how to clean the sensor so I could avoid those costly visits to the service department. I got plenty of practice with my old D70 and D80's. My new camera is a D300s and it has a feature that is supposed to eliminate or at least reduce the problem. It can jiggle the sensor and make the dust bunnies fall off. In theory, anyway. It may work most of the time but I've got a spot that's showing up on all my pics lately so obviously the sensor isn't jiggling hard enough and I'll have to go back and use the good old manual technique again pretty soon. Enjoyed all your flower photos in the last set. Gerbera's my fave. Great! Glad you liked them. Cheers -- Pat Durkin |
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Macro photography
I went outback this afternoon with my Sony & macro lens & look what I found.
An empty nest at eye level, don't know how I missed it? I have seen some young chicks drinking so maybe this was their nest. I know there must have been chicks by the evidence left behind. Cheers Wendy "Paddy's Pig" wrote in message ... "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Interesting Pat, I didn't know this but then again I'm just a point & clicker! Too old now to learn all this stuff. I shall have to try using a Minolta macro lens on my Sony A100 to see what happens. You can have some real fun with a macro lens. I encourage you to do it. Just remember to use small f/stops --- f/11 or f/16 --- I even sometimes find myself shooting at f/18 or f/20. The reason is that these larger number f/stops represent smaller lens apertures. Small apertures have a couple of effects. One is that the circle that admits light into the camera is significantly reduced in size and therefore it takes longer to get a proper amount of light to fall on the sensor for a good exposure. The GOOD side to this longer exposure/small aperture business is that the depth of field is stretched from nearly non-existant with a wide aperture (f/3.5 or f/4.0) to 1/2" or more, depending on how close you are to the subject. This really helps to produce a better close-up picture. The problem is that these longer exposures with a small aperture may mean you'll have to put the camera on a tripod to avoid blurring from camera shake. Optionally you can provide more light via flash and shorten the exposure time enough to not use the tripod. I had to take my camera to a shop as there was dust on the sensor & it cost me $50!! I later found a video on how to do it but one still needs the supplies. Hah! Yeah. That's one of the little items that will jolt a new user of most DSLR's. I taught myself how to clean the sensor so I could avoid those costly visits to the service department. I got plenty of practice with my old D70 and D80's. My new camera is a D300s and it has a feature that is supposed to eliminate or at least reduce the problem. It can jiggle the sensor and make the dust bunnies fall off. In theory, anyway. It may work most of the time but I've got a spot that's showing up on all my pics lately so obviously the sensor isn't jiggling hard enough and I'll have to go back and use the good old manual technique again pretty soon. Enjoyed all your flower photos in the last set. Gerbera's my fave. Great! Glad you liked them. Cheers -- Pat Durkin |
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