New Macro lense pics

[tosiek]

Got a new 100mm f/2.8 lense for my canon. Playing with the different settings. Lemme know if you see me doing something wrong or someway to improve them.

Basically playing with the AV setting and shutter speed to get a larger amount of the picture in focus. 400 ISO, tripod and timed shot. Enjoy, these are the first few pics.

 

[jhale]

I like the first one. how far away from the lens were the other shots compared to the first one.

 

[masterswimmer]

Ditto on the first one. Very nice clarity. And an even nicer piece of acan

R

 

[danny13oy]

Got a new 100mm f/2.8 lense for my canon.

nice pics! ... I am actually getting myself one of those lense tomorrow morning too!!! :smile:

 

[tosiek]

first shot was about 12"+ away from the lense, other two were more around the 7" range.

Here's another of that acan with a shorter shutter speed.

Original. About 7 clicks on the shutter speed controlls from the pic above almost at max. One thing about this lense is its super short focal range, and shutter speed doesn't have much of a difference on how much of the picture its actually focusing untill your in the 7" range. Thinking about going for a zoom lense and just cropping and zooming in photoshop. Any longer on shutter speed and the pic turns blurry from the acan moving or too much of the background starts to get into focus. Think i gotto start shutting off the pumps when i take pics and leave the shutter open way longer.

 

[KathyC]

Very nice Tony!

 

[grknyer]

Very Nice Tony!!! Pics look great but I like the third pic the most

 

[hijinks]

what brand of lens is it? I need a macro lens for my canon

 

[tosiek]

Canon brand. Macro lense is the EF 100mm f/2.8 USM.

 

[jhale]

shutting off the pumps is good for corals that move. slow shutter speeds don't work too well in tanks. with that 100mm you want to stay at 1/125 to keep things sharp. going lower than 1/60 and your going to start to see blurring.
compensate by using a faster ISO or increasing the light while your shooting. try mixing the flash in at 1/30 or so and see what happens.

 

[Josh]

Nice!

 

[ReefBum]

shutting off the pumps is good for corals that move. slow shutter speeds don't work too well in tanks. with that 100mm you want to stay at 1/125 to keep things sharp. going lower than 1/60 and your going to start to see blurring.
compensate by using a faster ISO or increasing the light while your shooting. try mixing the flash in at 1/30 or so and see what happens.

What sort of f stop do you normally use for macros with a 100mm lens? I know it depends on what kind of depth of field you are trying to achieve but I'm wondering if you go with a certain one for the majority of your shots.

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

More pics please!

 

[reefman]

nice macro pics