Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM [Archive] - Page 10 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

lance v

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 21:31

I might have to. I really want to do macro. I'm probably gonna start with a 430EX. One of my car windows stopped working unexpectedly and I had to spend over $500 because the window parts were supposedly rare. So that's on my credit card now. Once I pay some more of it off, my next purchase will be a flash.

The 430ex does a nice job Especially if you can get it off the camera mount.
This shot was taken with MP-E65 NOT 100mm but at 3x lifesize it shows how much light it can easily chuck out

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3627738570_2f474deb53_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3627215037_7560330a38_o.jpg

Rich S

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 21:46

I shoot 1/320 sec and f/5.6 with flash and a 200mm(usually with my 100mm f/2.8 macro) with tubes that is the key to non blured pics .. http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc150/blackies_owner/_MG_1314_edited-1.jpg

inthedeck

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 21:57

20 bucks, I'll sell him a kit! haha, j/p. I made my own for like 5 bucks and change. Many have probably seen it before but heres (http://super.nova.org/DPR//DIY01/) the DIY and it works great!

Pipe down. :lol:

Nice tutorial, though...so, when you make another one, I'll give ya cost of parts, and 5 bucks for your time. ;) I'll pick it up over the weekend. :lol:

Rich S

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 22:05

This one of "Blackie The Jumping Spider " is with my EX 580...it has a click down micro mode......... http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc150/blackies_owner/_MG_0683_edited-1.jpg

MonkeyPeaches

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 23:48

inthedeck

26th of June 2009 (Fri), 00:09

I normally do no like using the on-camera flash. But I'm gonna see what results I can get from it for the time being.

Just put a paper towel, or a sheet of bounce over it, and it'll be 'diffuse' enough. ;)

Goincarcrazy

26th of June 2009 (Fri), 00:42

Goincarcrazy, that's a great tutorial. I may try that foam diffuser when I get a flash. Hopefully within the next month I'll have paid things off and will be able to get one. I normally do no like using the on-camera flash. But I'm gonna see what results I can get from it for the time being.

I ran across it a while ago and finally decided to try it out! It works pretty darn good, I must say! I can't remember the guy's name who made the DIY, but I thank him! haha. It cost me about 5 bucks in material from wal-mart.

keener

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 03:22

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3635115726_a1b842e3fb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3634305861_f258c6d1c2_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3635123236_86109411ec_o.jpg

mdw

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 07:42

Hi!

It's been a long time since I've posted something here, but I've been enjoying my 100mm a lot ever since!
No sorrow whatsoever for buying this lens!! :p

Here are just some recent shots with the 100mm:

1.
http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/pixelbalance/IMG_7169.jpg

2.
http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/pixelbalance/IMG_7144.jpg

3.
http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/pixelbalance/IMG_7482.jpg

4.
http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq203/pixelbalance/IMG_7513-Edit.jpg

courseiam

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 10:30

i hate this thread. its going to make me empty my wallet

same here! :-D

MonkeyPeaches

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 11:36

silvrr

28th of June 2009 (Sun), 16:38

This shot is 1/320 and f5.6 @200mm. Did you maybe upload the wrong shot?

I shoot 1/125 sec and f/11 with flash that is the key.. http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc150/blackies_owner/_MG_1314_edited-1.jpg

WRXTACY

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 15:39

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8886/daisytdn.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9851/dandelion3.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4501/roserrm.jpg

mehran.mo

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 16:38

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8886/daisytdn.jpg]

Holy crap. I like this.

I posted this i the 5D forum too. But I think there's no harm in posting it here also:

There is a wallpaper version too: Here (http://donbertone.deviantart.com/art/Floral-Nebula-127814201)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7658/mg3490.jpg

WRXTACY

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 17:13

^ Very nice man...I love the pin wheel effect in the middle. Looks like its being sucked into a black hole from the inside out.

Saphire

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 17:52

Two taken over last two days.
1st one was of a red spider mite that was running around my sink after washing lettuce, its about 1mm in size. Flash at 45 degrees on hotshoe with a homemade reflector diffuser.

2nd one was taken yesterday just after making the reflector diffuser, I have a ring flash but thought I would give this a try it was from a thread on this site.

meh_meli

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 20:02

The cactus which blooms for 1 day and small sunflowers.I am getting a bit better with DOF management.

brg513

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 23:57

Poppy

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p93984166-4.jpg

funhouse69

1st of July 2009 (Wed), 00:01

Couple from today

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/578849486_HYe9m-L.jpg http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/578844025_5MiMR-L.jpg

JakPot

1st of July 2009 (Wed), 21:42

Holy crap. I like this.

I posted this i the 5D forum too. But I think there's no harm in posting it here also:

awesome!!

silvrr

1st of July 2009 (Wed), 22:16

One from this weekend. I love how well this lens performs wide open.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3669750469_b1ec2dc10b.jpg

WRXTACY

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 01:43

Ok so forgive how blurry these pics are but i was shooting in the total darkness in auto mode with just a flash trying to focus on this spider, i just wanted to post these to show how grossed out I was once i realized she had babies on her back!!!

At first I was like whoa this is crazy:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3935/spidereno.jpg

Than after uploading the pics and looking at them i saw this:

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9125/spiderbabies.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8379/spiderbabies2.jpg

Needless to say once I saw this I was officially grossed out for the night.

Hand_of_Cod

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 02:25

^ God help us they're BREEDING!

enginyr

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 03:14

guess?

Whippeticious

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 04:48

guess?
A shed lizard skin?

enginyr

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 12:00

yup yup. found it in my closet of all places yesterday. I have no idea how he got there and I'm afraid to know where the "new" lizard is.... ???

pridash

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 13:50

Whippeticious

2nd of July 2009 (Thu), 16:44

yup yup. found it in my closet of all places yesterday. I have no idea how he got there and I'm afraid to know where the "new" lizard is.... ???

I suppose the lizard thought (and rightly so) that's where you leave your clothes when you aren't wearing them ;)

Finklenator

3rd of July 2009 (Fri), 17:39

One of my sharpest and most used lenses. Macro opens up another world in terms of photogaphy.

nate1280

6th of July 2009 (Mon), 08:54

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3692533998_cab115c6cb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate1280/3692533998/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3692137900_8a18a553d7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate1280/3692137900/)

AVG

6th of July 2009 (Mon), 15:59

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3661905887_e68b4afcb9.jpg?v=0

5D mark II + lee polarizer + 100mm macro

More photos or bigger sizes in my personal website =)

funhouse69

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 00:05

Here's some Macro from my garden today

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/589446802_gCFKm-L.jpg http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/589267602_sjbDC-L.jpg

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/589273729_jq2m8-L.jpg http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/589274354_Wukyc-L.jpg

tonylong

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 00:25

Beautiful stuff, Funhouse!

It looks like you used off-camera flash for those...?

funhouse69

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 00:34

Beautiful stuff, Funhouse!

It looks like you used off-camera flash for those...?

Thank you Tony, I really appreciate it, I love Macro but don't spend anywhere enough time doing it.

You are correct these were with my 580EX II off camera fired with the ST-E2 that I got a while ago. It was pretty awkward as both of them were hand held. So now I either need an assistant or some kind of mini light stand to put the flash on. A friend of mine has my 420EX Flash, maybe someday I will play with two different flashes.

The rest of the series can be seen here (http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/gallery/8887467_M99wa/1/589275420_3XBsW)...

tonylong

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 00:45

Thank you Tony, I really appreciate it, I love Macro but don't spend anywhere enough time doing it.

You are correct these were with my 580EX II off camera fired with the ST-E2 that I got a while ago. It was pretty awkward as both of them were hand held. So now I either need an assistant or some kind of mini light stand to put the flash on. A friend of mine has my 420EX Flash, maybe someday I will play with two different flashes.

The rest of the series can be seen here (http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/gallery/8887467_M99wa/1/589275420_3XBsW)...

Sweet shots! Try the camera on a tripod, the flash in one hand, camera on self-timer and a reflector in the other hand -- the lighting circus is in town:)!

RowdyReptile

13th of July 2009 (Mon), 13:35

Here's some Macro from my garden today

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/589267602_sjbDC-L.jpg

I'm loving this... very nicely done!

silvrr

15th of July 2009 (Wed), 09:43

I am constantly amazed at how well this lens performs.

about a 90-100% crop!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3719159826_bb7a659bbb_o.jpg

Wide open
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3718346313_641f1474e5.jpg

palaima

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 06:18

Ahh...I so want this lens :D Thinking of selling my Sigma...well is it a good lens for portrait? On my 400d i'm starting to think it will be a little bit too long..

QuickSilver86

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 12:23

http://www.cataniamichele.com/files/0014.jpg

http://www.cataniamichele.com/files/0015.jpg

Rich S

17th of July 2009 (Fri), 02:06

"Blackie The Jumping Spider" http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc150/blackies_owner/_MG_0668_edited-3.jpg

cfibanez

19th of July 2009 (Sun), 16:50

Enough of flowers and bugs... Now, guess what this is!

http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_1154.jpg

Rich S

19th of July 2009 (Sun), 16:55

Carpet?

cfibanez

19th of July 2009 (Sun), 17:11

Carpet?

Yep! Hand-made wool carpet shot on location in western Turkey. Here is one more.

1/800s f/2.8 ISO500
http://zephyr.cmb.ki.se/POTN/IMG_1152.jpg

cupra_flo

20th of July 2009 (Mon), 18:24

just a quick shot. this fly was very shy :D

funhouse69

24th of July 2009 (Fri), 21:20

I finally decided to play with my ring flash in my garden and I really like the results. All of these were taken a few hours ago.

Hope you like

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/600843708_g3Y3V-L.jpg http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/600844555_8EjM5-L.jpg

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/600844738_QWXYv-L.jpg http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/600843399_qzwco-L.jpg

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/600844446_NTVQK-L.jpg

Samina

25th of July 2009 (Sat), 07:44

This lense is going for £300 on ebay.. should i get it? Its the cheapest ive found. Im fairly new to SLR's but loved macro with my point and shoot and was kind of good at it... Should i get it?

cfibanez

25th of July 2009 (Sat), 12:35

This lense is going for £300 on ebay.. should i get it? Its the cheapest ive found. Im fairly new to SLR's but loved macro with my point and shoot and was kind of good at it... Should i get it?

You may want to wait a few more weeks (end of August). There is a rumor that it may get replaced with a new version. You can go for the new one (will cost more of course) or the old one at an even lower price. If you are not affected by this kind of things, then jus go ahead. But make sure to try it out first.

pridash

25th of July 2009 (Sat), 17:27

Some orchids from today:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3755159201_c3e8388680_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3755958126_5bbc11a9be_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3755158969_774675c428_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3755972118_7e0451382d_o.jpg

richlondoner

26th of July 2009 (Sun), 05:40

1st day playing around with the lens on the 450d...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3757643140_c0a8e80296.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewrichardmills/3757643140/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3756859563_f8cee7d52e.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewrichardmills/3756859563/

I'm impressed so far...

Thanks,
Rich

Goincarcrazy

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 08:51

A couple from this weekend:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3753456820_d6a8ac16ab_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/3760145117_535f42ca16_b.jpg

inthedeck

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 09:20

^^Hey, where's the picture of the wasp poop? :lol:

Goincarcrazy

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 13:59

I put it up but I guess the mods thought it too obscene...kidding!

MJones

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 14:28

Beautiful pictures! I'm really trying hard to decide between this and the f/2. anyone have more portrait samples?

tonylong

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 14:37

Goincarcrazy, you got really excellent depth of field contol in that flower one. Your exif is not available -- what aperture was that?

Goincarcrazy

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 14:41

tonylong

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 14:52

ok, so I cheated on the flower :(, BUT it was taken with the 100mm. It's 2 images focus stacked, but I think I was at like f/4.5 or f/5.6 for both pics. To sort of save myself, I DID take a couple single shots at around f/8 and almost got the whole flower in. if I were at 11 I probably could have recreated this image as a single shot, just didn't have the light available.

Ahh, that answers it -- it's so hard to get a complete shot in the depth of field like that (especially if you are out doors with a breeze)! Nothing wrong with focus stacking to get it "right", and thanks for sharing your technique because it encourages me to try it out.

Goincarcrazy

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 14:57

tonylong

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 15:19

Yeah, combine ZM is a great little program, especially for macros (and for anyone with this lens+extension tubes). Sometimes it gets it wrong but there are 4 different stack types, so ya just gotta run down the list till you get the best one.

Great! So, am I reading correctly that the newest version is now Combine ZP? Is there an important difference or reason to stick with CZM?

And, compared with manually brushing a stack together with PS layers, is there any drawback with Combine?

Good stuff, thanks!

cfibanez

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 15:24

Great! So, am I reading correctly that the newest version is now Combine ZP? Is there an important difference or reason to stick with CZM?

And, compared with manually brushing a stack together with PS layers, is there any drawback with Combine?

Good stuff, thanks!

Photoshop CS4 has a ready made function for merging different focal planes that works like a charm.

Goincarcrazy

27th of July 2009 (Mon), 21:48

All you lucky people with CS4. I've only got CS3 :(, haha. It does what I need it to do, and CZM works for me. I've only stacked I think like 3 images, just to kinda toy with it. I will have to look into Combine ZP though.

stetsonaw

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 11:30

just looked, and there isn't a thread for the non-USM version, can i hang out and post in here?

QuickSilver86

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 12:31

http://www.cataniamichele.com/files/macro/00022.jpg

http://www.cataniamichele.com/files/macro/00024.jpg

http://www.cataniamichele.com/files/macro/00025.jpg

wimg

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 12:35

just looked, and there isn't a thread for the non-USM version, can i hang out and post in here?
Yes, why not?

It is supposed to have better bokeh than the USM version, so please, do show ...

Kind regards, Wim

stetsonaw

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 14:16

Yes, why not?

It is supposed to have better bokeh than the USM version, so please, do show ...

Kind regards, Wim
hai, arigato gozaimasu!

tonylong

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 14:51

I dunno Andy -- you could be on probation maybe -- you are allowed to post awesome pictures, but not hang out as much as you'd like to:)...

DreDaze

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 19:14

Yes, why not?

It is supposed to have better bokeh than the USM version, so please, do show ...

Kind regards, Wim

really?...never knew that one...i've also got the old version, and wasn't sure if i should post here...i'll look for something to get up

wimg

28th of July 2009 (Tue), 19:20

really?...never knew that one...i've also got the old version, and wasn't sure if i should post here...i'll look for something to get up
Yes, not my statement originally, because I never owned one. Since th enew one has IF and the old one doesn't, AFAIK, that might well be the deciding factor in this case.

And please, yes, do get something up.

Kind regards, Wim

stetsonaw

29th of July 2009 (Wed), 07:47

I dunno Andy -- you could be on probation maybe -- you are allowed to post awesome pictures, but not hang out as much as you'd like to:)...
that's fine, i'll stick to the 5d thread!

DreDaze

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 17:56

Photoshop CS4 has a ready made function for merging different focal planes that works like a charm.

thanks for posting this...i never knew and have only been using combinezm with mixed results...using photoshop was soooo easy...followed this tutorial: http://prorgb.com/cs4-extended-focus-tool to get this result(my attempt to copy lordv):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3770628187_99c7f020da.jpg

a few more with more old 100mm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3563381393_95bfd6eeb8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3566371188_b7289226d7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3664377650_230c4195f3.jpg

inthedeck

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 18:45

^^Very nice. :)

Goincarcrazy

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 22:59

I agree, those are spectacular. I'm gonna have to try my hand at clear images in water droplets someday...

cfibanez

31st of July 2009 (Fri), 02:25

thanks for posting this...i never knew and have only been using combinezm with mixed results...using photoshop was soooo easy...followed this tutorial: http://prorgb.com/cs4-extended-focus-tool to get this result(my attempt to copy lordv):

I'm glad you found it. Those shots are great. After playing around with this, I've been wondering why cameras do not purposedly incorporate a focus bracketing function, just like they do it for exposure (some even have white balance bracketing ... who cares!). Just manual focus on the middle ground, press the shutter, and a series at different focal planes (with customizable intervals of course) is taken automatically. Wouldn't be great?

newb2pro_1day_or_so

31st of July 2009 (Fri), 12:03

That would be great, but as you know macro has a very narrow DOF. So, if you are like me and don't use a tripod, you may end up with several shots with the same focal point based on which way you move and how much you move during the bracketing process. You are right, it would be glorious for product shots so everything is in focus though.

dolina

1st of August 2009 (Sat), 13:00

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/3112896123_e02d70e6e0_o.jpg

Canonised

2nd of August 2009 (Sun), 06:55

Here are two shots of my son's class mascot - Gordon.

Shot in daylight in the shade.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/horolographer/Gecko_12web.jpg

Shot with Canon's Twin Light
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s132/horolographer/Gecko_6web.jpg

Red Cloud

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 08:53

what f stop do you guys shoot at generally? (when shooting at minimum distance... close as possible)

Matt-l

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 10:48

i tend to go from maybe 4-8 around that. Depends on the DOF i want. 2.8 is a bit to shallow for bugs i find.

Matt-l

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 19:08

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3790492142_78e196212f.jpg

inthedeck

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 19:48

^^Nice. :)

Samina

5th of August 2009 (Wed), 08:12

I reeeaally want this lense... cant find a cheapish priced one though! :(

pridash

5th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:01

I reeeaally want this lense... cant find a cheapish priced one though! :(

One of the Mods (Pete) was selling one on here for bout £250 the other day - bargain!

Keep an eye on the Selling Forum and eventually you'll find a deal. Otherwise drop Ian (Kerso) a PM and he'll get you the best price for a brand new one - not cheap, but cheaper than other online retailers.

Samina

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 08:41

One of the Mods (Pete) was selling one on here for bout £250 the other day - bargain!

Keep an eye on the Selling Forum and eventually you'll find a deal. Otherwise drop Ian (Kerso) a PM and he'll get you the best price for a brand new one - not cheap, but cheaper than other online retailers.

Thanks Pridash, i did see that one for £200, but i was 5 hours too late! lol
Thats the kind of price range im looking for tbh... no luck as yet...
I might just drop Kerso a pm, thanks again :-P

palaima

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 16:58

OMG O_o 200 for this beauty? I have to keep my eye on teh selling forum...i really have to do that :D

silvrr

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 21:05

One from yesterday. Lens for sale BTW (See my sig)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3793949242_fe48daf3ba_b.jpg

inthedeck

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 21:24

Nice. Why ya sellin' it?

silvrr

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 22:17

Nice. Why ya sellin' it?

Don't use it enough.

inthedeck

6th of August 2009 (Thu), 22:22

^I used to, but don't much anymore. Still, guess I just like it for those certain odd macros, when I get a chance. ;)

NeoTokyo

8th of August 2009 (Sat), 16:30

Just a couple from the ol 1DIII using two AB800's.

Not as close as some, but I liked being pulled back a little.

The full size's are on my flickr in my sig, the vertical banding that you will see in the full Res pictures is just the pattern of the black T-Shirt I used as a backdrop ;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3748378857_a033f3cc16_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3748380347_9ca83e18fb_b.jpg

tonylong

8th of August 2009 (Sat), 16:52

Very very nice, NeoTokyo! Having the ABs really makes an impact there!

NeoTokyo

10th of August 2009 (Mon), 04:06

Thanks Tony, I love them :)

I dont know how I ever lived without them! LOL

I want an ABR800 now :P

WhyFi

10th of August 2009 (Mon), 06:30

As the 100 Macro is the longest lens in my bag (I like to shoot wide), this is as 'close' as I could get to Lady Liberty on a recent trip to Governor's Island (the closest point on land to the statue), but I still like the shot -

(click for larger - 1920*1080)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/3804499819_be6ed518e7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3804499819/sizes/o/)

Samina

10th of August 2009 (Mon), 08:48

Wow, theres something about that pic... Lovely.

Vito1973

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 06:10

Leon eye (my cat)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/308/img28071.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/img28071.jpg/)

dipps

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 14:23

quick pic of a flower growing in our yard...... :)

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4489/img2381.jpg

stetsonaw

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:35

1/8 mile (legal) drags behind qualcomm stadium in San Diego. attached to a 5D.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3815189695_e353fd589f_b.jpg

Leex70

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:40

Nicely done!

1/8 mile (legal) drags behind qualcomm stadium in San Diego. attached to a 5D.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3815189695_e353fd589f_b.jpg

Leex70

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:42

This is "a flower" somewhere in Vosges France, near "Lac Gerardmer"...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XnIqUsqlE3U/SoM2YHr0VKI/AAAAAAAADKU/RPJv1XSsf1U/s800/IMG_4810.JPG

Leex70

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:43

This one too

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_XnIqUsqlE3U/SoM3WaP10rI/AAAAAAAADK0/YpYZsUyAN1Y/s800/IMG_4813.JPG

stetsonaw

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:46

Nicely done!
thanks!

flowers are well done!

Leex70

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 18:25

Last one for tonight...
Located in Nijmegen, very very near (a bridge too far)
Who knows what was hooked up to this for all those years

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XnIqUsqlE3U/Sj4lVEGGd3I/AAAAAAAAC5U/9Y8ESwjYXx4/s800/IMG_4584.JPG

MonkeyPeaches

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 20:01

-g-

12th of August 2009 (Wed), 21:26

It's not just for bugs and flowers. :-)

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww138/FocusPhoto/Weddings/IMG_7716.jpg

inthedeck

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 00:50

^POW! Nice shot Geno. ;)

pridash

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 13:31

^^^Second that Geno! Shows off the lovely bokeh of this lens as well!

pridash

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 13:34

I just got a 430EX ii recently and I'm trying to figure out the best way to diffuse this flash for macro photography with this lens. I've seen a lot of DIY diffusers that are very different. How should I diffuse it? How should I be bouncing the light? Any info would help.

You could just try a stofen (or diy version) of it, but I've found using a mini-softbox - like the Lumiquest type - to be very useful.

MonkeyPeaches

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 15:33

You could just try a stofen (or diy version) of it, but I've found using a mini-softbox - like the Lumiquest type - to be very useful.

Last night I built 2 different DIY diffusers. Once simple, and the other a bit more complicated. I'm testing them both in a few minutes.

The first one was made with an isopropyl alcohol bottle. The thing was actually so perfect of a fit that you would think it was designed with this purpose in mind. My hope is that because it's a white tinted transparent plastic, much like the stofen, it will function the same and for a much lower cost. Free.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/JasonVictorero/bottlediffuser.jpg

The other that I built is actually based off of one I saw online.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewers/discuss/72157594312315664/

It's made with soda cans, some duct tape and a paper towel. The results people on there have gotten with it are quite nice, so I'm eager to test mine out. I don't drink soda, so I grabbed 2 cans from work. And I had a roll of duct tape and some paper towels at home. So, again, FREE. It's a bit messy looking, though.

The inside of the diffuse is the reflective inside of the cans. This is to increase the light efficiency. The guy who designed said he tried many diffusion materials with it, but got the best results with a simple paper towel. So we'll see how this goes.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/JasonVictorero/candiffuser.jpg

inthedeck

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 15:40

And if those two don't work out for ya....just go back a few pages in this thread, and ye shall find this --> Click Here. (http://super.nova.org/DPR//DIY01/) ;)

MonkeyPeaches

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 16:13

And if those two don't work out for ya....just go back a few pages in this thread, and ye shall find this --> Click Here. (http://super.nova.org/DPR//DIY01/) ;)

I was actually looking for that. It was linked in a response to a question I had, but I couldn't remember where I'd asked the question. Apparently it was in this very thread. Thank you.

I went outside and tested these. It became very obvious to me that I have a lot to learn about exposure, especially when using flashes.

DreDaze

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 18:38

the guy that designed the soda can one is "lordV"...he's a regular poster in the macro section...he's posts are always amazing...so if it works for him it's gotta be good...actually i think i'm going to try and make one myself...but then i need to get a flash bracket...

Vito1973

14th of August 2009 (Fri), 02:13

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5551/img2718.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/i/img2718.jpg/)

EtherealZee

14th of August 2009 (Fri), 10:38

Here's a couple with mine on the 400D

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/EtherealZee/Dumaguete%20Oct%2008/turtle-1.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/EtherealZee/Dumaguete%20Oct%2008/glassshrimp-1.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/EtherealZee/Dumaguete%20Oct%2008/rayeye-1.jpg

I must emphasise, the originals are much sharper, photobucket seems to really beat the pics up... Z...

RowdyReptile

14th of August 2009 (Fri), 12:28

Sydor25

14th of August 2009 (Fri), 23:06

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/EPV0001.jpg

cbouchez

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 16:21

great picture^^ I can't wait to get mine, I hope I can get a picture as nice as yours.

jwcdds

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 19:38

http://www.pbase.com/jwcdds/image/116125109.jpg

spider1135

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 22:54

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/EPV0001.jpg

I wish I can take photos like this, this is beautiful.

spider1135

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 23:02

take this with canon d40 and 100mm macro, auto program, manual focus, no computer editing.

I took 10 shots, only this one looks OK.

but I should use auto foucs for better result!

Samina

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 06:12

I found a great priced one on ebay... but then i found out it was non usm :( my search is driving me mad!

newb2pro_1day_or_so

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 11:45

take this with canon d40 and 100mm macro, auto program, manual focus, no computer editing.

I took 10 shots, only this one looks OK.

but I should use auto foucs for better result!

This shot is actually pretty good. I don't think autofocus would have given you better results. The subject is so small the camera probably wouldn't recognize it as worthy focus material and would more than likely go straight to the background. You did it right, manual was the way to go.

pridash

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 16:21

I found a great priced one on ebay... but then i found out it was non usm :( my search is driving me mad!

You'll find one eventually! ;)

One from a shoot on Saturday. Although this lens is spectacular, i ended up relying on my Tammy because of the lack of space. Here's one with the 100: -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3827192346_d02c11956f_o.jpg

ne3ek

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 16:23

sharppppp!

pridash

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 16:26

sharppppp!

..and to think that when you upload to Flickr it is a softened version! The original is much sharper!

cupra_flo

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 16:28

The 100 became my favorite portrait lense :)
nice lenght and extremly sharp and nice colors

DreDaze

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 20:18

I found a great priced one on ebay... but then i found out it was non usm :( my search is driving me mad!

the non USM version still takes great pictures...you can see my post from a few days ago...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=8371172&postcount=1419

spider1135

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 12:45

the non USM version still takes great pictures...you can see my post from a few days ago...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=8371172&postcount=1419

nice photos, USM or no USM made no different.

DozerLYP

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 15:11

I'll be getting on of those real soon.

Tareq

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:08

inthedeck

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:15

Even with one of the Canon flashes, it's best to buy some diffusers. All depends on what you are trying to do with Macro photography....given the 100mm macro. ;)

Tareq

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:23

Even with one of the Canon flashes, it's best to buy some diffusers. All depends on what you are trying to do with Macro photography....given the 100mm macro. ;)

Ofcourse when i will buy that any of the Canon Macro flash i will buy their diffusers, and about 100mm macro, i sent it to Canon service because of lens mount have a little broken partially and will get it back soon i hope, but i was cross my finger over MP-E 65mm lately, dunno know why. ;)

inthedeck

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:40

Goincarcrazy

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:46

I assume you're talking about me? Loved that thing, and oddly enough, would like to own another, but this time with the MT-24.

inthedeck

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:51

^Yeap. ;)

tonylong

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:53

About the flash, is it better to buy one of those Macro ring flashes or better to use one of many many diffusers that anyone can do or buy cheaper? i have many diffusers and i can buy few more diffusers cheaper than any one the two Canon Ringflash, and i don't want to buy Sigma ringflash even it is as effective as Canon, any recommendations?

* "I am sure i will have at least 50 different recommendations, lol"

A speedlight can be effectively used with a hotshoe cord for macro use -- that's what I'd recommend. Keeping a speedlight on the camera will tend to cause shadows.

Of course, a ringlight is nice because it comes closer to the subject, but try the off-camera flash approach in the meantime.

Samina

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 10:55

Just been shipped, think its gunna take a while to come :( Waiting is so hard :|

Tareq

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 14:51

A friend of mine had an MP-E, and after a few weeks of using it, he sold it. One, because he didn't have the macro flashes, and two, because it's such a specialized lens, only used for a small amount of subjects.

The lens was great, though. Definitely something that I would not want to own, unless I owned a macro rail, as there's no way I could hand-hold that thing, at 5X magnification. ;)

And i know one girl [called a sister], she is a member in our photography club, owned this lens, and we consider her as a lady of Macro, many members do macro anyway but she is dedicated to macro almost 95% and the store where i took my camera and lens told me that she was waiting that lens [MP-E 65mm] for months or years and now she owned it few months ago i can see her amazing nice shots, and to be honest i saw many great shots from this lens but few days ago i saw one person using this lens posted in his deviantart page and he made me to think badly about this lens, in all cases it is cheap lens because it is about below $1000, and automatically when i will buy this lens then MT-24EX will be included in the order, and ofcourse i will not use it too much but doesn't matter, i have many lenses i didn't use that much but happy to own and never regret to have, and ofcourse i will do all my best like using mirror lock-up, tripod,.... to have better results, even with hand-hold i am experienced.

A speedlight can be effectively used with a hotshoe cord for macro use -- that's what I'd recommend. Keeping a speedlight on the camera will tend to cause shadows.

Of course, a ringlight is nice because it comes closer to the subject, but try the off-camera flash approach in the meantime.

Yes, i will do that for while until that time, but i need some accessories for flash bracket, and i don't know which one i should buy.

Cham_001

19th of August 2009 (Wed), 17:27

CDS,

your images are absolutely amazing ! - congrats
(...just a thought - can you blur the pics next time - coz the creature looks disgusting!!!...)

Mast3rChi3f

22nd of August 2009 (Sat), 09:50

Great lens to catch these birds, since they get really close.:D

http://www.ineedup.com/upload/c02f560d0824497d898cc6a732841703.jpg

Sydor25

22nd of August 2009 (Sat), 12:33

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Seattle_Kerry_Park-439.jpg

JakPot

24th of August 2009 (Mon), 00:00

Selling my beloved copy to move to a 90 t/s for my product work... If anyone wants it let me know, it's backordered at most stores.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=742502

brg513

24th of August 2009 (Mon), 00:31

Went to the Aquarium over the weekend. This lens worked great. More here

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/jellyfish

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/fish

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p872150145-4.jpg

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p966961142-4.jpg

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p517735901-4.jpg

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p457329520-4.jpg

PhatheadWRX

25th of August 2009 (Tue), 23:48

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3853528009_c96f2d59be_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbrown/3853528009/)

xMClass

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 10:29

Didn't wanna get too close to this thing. I'm scared of spiders. :lol:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3870218933_f92816358e.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3870223247_41346e5f00.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3870223317_436a3f7a4b.jpg

palaima

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 10:50

the first is cool, but it seems that you should correct the white balance? (it might be that it is my monitor..)

cupra_flo

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:26

the first is cool, but it seems that you should correct the white balance? (it might be that it is my monitor..)

yeah looks too blue-ish to me....
to cold settings..
change it to daylight or try it with something else :)

xMClass

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:33

Talking to me? I just got my Macbook Pro so it's probably me. It looks just fine on my monitor. Need to calibrate this thing I guess.

cupra_flo

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:36

Talking to me? I just got my Macbook Pro so it's probably me. It looks just fine on my monitor. Need to calibrate this thing I guess.

welcome to the mac club :D
got mine on friday.

macbook pro 13 inch :D

inthedeck

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:39

PhatheadWRX, nice shot of the fly. Stacked, or single exposure? Nice details, regardless. ;)

xMClass

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:48

welcome to the mac club :D
got mine on friday.

macbook pro 13 inch :D

Same here! Awesome machine! And I checked on a different monitor and I was right... it looks fine. So I guess it's not me. :p

cupra_flo

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:53

Same here! Awesome machine! And I checked on a different monitor and I was right... it looks fine. So I guess it's not me. :p

Sorry for OT but i´m curious(not sure if righ word) about your config of the MBP...

mine is a
Macbook Pro 13"
2,52 Ghz C2D
4Gb Ram
250Gb HDD

Also testet it with HDMI converter(from mini-displayport) on my Samsung T220 22" Wide Display, 40" Samsung LCD TV and beamer on a 10 ft beamer-screen.

FullHD with vlc and shooter 1080p movie...awesome.

photoshop cs4 and lightroom...awesome :D

and snowleopard will be here in 2 hours.

again sorry for offtopic

xMClass

30th of August 2009 (Sun), 11:57

I got the regular 13-inch: 2.26GHz with the 160Gb HD. Probably gonna upgrade some things later on but for now it's just great! I already have Snow Leopard Installed since I only got it yesterday from the Apple store, they included a copy of it for me. And for now I'm trying out iPhoto for organizing and basic editing and Aperture 2 for everything else. So far so good.