Soooo....what are you guys using for cameras?
- Thread starter Angel Fin
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Great pics !
Not cheap... but one of the best you can get by far is the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Wakeskater02
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Ya, the 100mm L is rediculous. They are selling it on Adorama.com for $944.00 right now. Umm, to be honest, I went to amazon.com typed in Macro filters and bought them for $13.00!
You guys are awesome.......any question at all.......your there!
Those pics were absolutely marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!Apparently you are all nearly as passionate about your cameras as you are about your tanks!!!!!!!
I guess maybe one thing leads to another........& your appreciation for beauty does not stop with reefing.... soooooo, are you gardeners too!!!!
I'm expecting a resounding "YES" on that one too!!!!!
Those pics were absolutely marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!Apparently you are all nearly as passionate about your cameras as you are about your tanks!!!!!!!
I guess maybe one thing leads to another........& your appreciation for beauty does not stop with reefing.... soooooo, are you gardeners too!!!!
I'm expecting a resounding "YES" on that one too!!!!!
Rhodes19
Active Member
BlakeJohn.. I think I can see your rics atoms!! Damn!! Show off LOL
I thought those were the adams.
If I told ya Id have to eliminate you.
I used a 15-55 kit lens with a home made ext tube. The ext tube is the rear lens cap and body cap glued together and then a 3/4" hole driled in the center. With this ext tube I have no apature control, The apature is allways wide open (hence the supper shalow DOF).
Wakeskater02
Member
Thanks! I need followers! I just went to a friend's house today and shot his tank for him. As you can see some of his corals are utterly rediculous. I wish I could change my picture for the contest, as I just took a bunch of pictures today!
Here is the one I wish I would have used for the LPS POTM contest... And YES, it is really that color! NO COLOR EDITING!
Here are a couple others... I bet some of the people on here haven't even seen this stuff before!
Again, Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to check out my blog!
sambrinar
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the info BlakeJohn... my macro lens is a 30mm. I can't figure out how to get those really really close shots. I was just looking at the 50mm and the 100mm macro lenses for my camera they are quite a pretty penny 400 bucks and up
and Wake... what's your lens??? Gorgous pictures
LOL YES... and I love nature shots... like this....
luisgo
Member
I have a Nikon D60 DSLR with a 18-125mm zoom lens. Also I have a manual Nikkor 105 mm AIS macro lens for close ups. For even closer shots I use a set of Kenko extention tubes.
I think that what camera or lenses you have is only 25% in the equation to take good pictures. The other 75% are the technics. Things like taking photos perpendicular to the glass to avoid distortion, use of a tripod, knowledge of speed and depth of field, etc. are more important.
Here are some of my photos.
Luisgo Aquariums
I think that what camera or lenses you have is only 25% in the equation to take good pictures. The other 75% are the technics. Things like taking photos perpendicular to the glass to avoid distortion, use of a tripod, knowledge of speed and depth of field, etc. are more important.
Here are some of my photos.
Luisgo Aquariums
Wakeskater02
Member
Okay, Okay....I will share my secret, but you guys promise you can't laugh! AHAHAHAHAHA!
Here is exactly what I use!
Body - Canon T1i 15.1 MP DSLR $700.00
Lens - 18-55mm $100.00
Filter - Close up Macro Filter Kit $13.00
From here it is all about learning the specific functions and settings of your camera!
Using these setting I shot a buddies tank two days ago... Here are a couple of pictures from the shoot.
I have pictures of some super rare chalices that he is selling, but I don't have them here. I'll post them later... Hope you enjoy... his tank makes my head...:turntable !
Here is exactly what I use!
Body - Canon T1i 15.1 MP DSLR $700.00
Lens - 18-55mm $100.00
Filter - Close up Macro Filter Kit $13.00
From here it is all about learning the specific functions and settings of your camera!
Using these setting I shot a buddies tank two days ago... Here are a couple of pictures from the shoot.
I have pictures of some super rare chalices that he is selling, but I don't have them here. I'll post them later... Hope you enjoy... his tank makes my head...:turntable !
I picked up a set of them too... just to play with
what one or combo did you use for your 2nd shoot?
what one or combo did you use for your 2nd shoot?
Wakeskater02
Member
I picked up a set of them too... just to play with
what one or combo did you use for your 2nd shoot?
It depends upon the subject, distance and settings of what I am trying to shoot (Lighting, distance, depth of field...etc...). The Full Tank Shot - lens configuration was set up much different than the R/G-BTA setup.
But let's say for example the BTA picture... The Macro filters are actually stacked together so, I am actually magnifying the subject 40x my normal 18-55mm lens zoom. That is how I can get so close to the subject, I also shoot in manual or "M" mode, so that I have full control off all the settings the camera has to offer.
One thing I always do is take a rediculous amount of photos. I probably took 50 shots of the FTS, just so I made sure to get the shot. It is always better to over shoot your subject rather than undershoot and miss the shot!