Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM [Archive] - Page 13 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

baita83

28th of January 2010 (Thu), 08:35

i used 14 g wire a car battery and tape the ground to a bowl an focused on it i triggered it by hand moving the positive wire in so it would spark at contact...there were alot of wasted pictures but i felt the end result was good

WRXTACY

29th of January 2010 (Fri), 17:51

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9393/roseeu.jpg

No sharpening in PS. Only editing was some color and contrast adjusting.

Taken with my Rebel XT

BluewookieJim

31st of January 2010 (Sun), 13:23

Finally used this lens for the first time on my new 5dM2. A couple shots, window light from the left, a foamcore reflector on the right. These two are both a F/32.

http://photos.kodanja.net/img/v6/p380634896-5.jpg

http://photos.kodanja.net/img/v5/p495325636-5.jpg

Simply Ravishing

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 22:02

I finally found one of these guys on my last day in Costa Rica...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4331290382_cc986df3b9_o.jpg

Simply Ravishing

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 22:06

And a Spider Lilly from one of the gardens I found down there.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4323543676_3d652e94ac_o.jpg

DreDaze

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 22:22

I finally found one of these guys on my last day in Costa Rica...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4331290382_cc986df3b9_o.jpg

awesome!

meh_meli

4th of February 2010 (Thu), 22:23

OOOOOH! Thanks for sharing those.

salluks

5th of February 2010 (Fri), 09:12

wow, unreal!!

flakspammer

6th of February 2010 (Sat), 15:17

Some frost fell this morning so I decided to take a whack at it! I think the unsharp mask from gimp might have made it almost artificially sharp.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4335667136_3392198115_b.jpg

geoff5093

6th of February 2010 (Sat), 16:06

I finally found one of these guys on my last day in Costa Rica...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4331290382_cc986df3b9_o.jpg
Very cool!

illusions

7th of February 2010 (Sun), 08:02

Not much photo op here ... so found these toothpicks :)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8158/13654072583.jpg

jamfas18

7th of February 2010 (Sun), 17:22

http://i45.tinypic.com/206iia8.jpg

grizzy

9th of February 2010 (Tue), 20:20

Just joined the club!

I've had this lens twice actually. Rented it once to take to DC for Cherry Blossom Festival and the other time I bought it to sell when I got lucky finding one during the Circuit City closing. I kick myself for being stupid and not keeping it!!!:mad: It's gone up $200 from what I paid!!!:mad:

Anyway, I'm selling my 85 1.8 to finance this and can't wait to start shooting everything as close as I can! :cool:

dhikx

10th of February 2010 (Wed), 07:29

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs239.snc3/22674_300478718629_534398629_3302164_7138793_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs239.snc3/22674_300478733629_534398629_3302165_2160621_n.jpg

costojanku

10th of February 2010 (Wed), 15:55

A primer in product photography - care to buy my snail?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4346051467_5dba1e40d8.jpg

rclester

12th of February 2010 (Fri), 05:01

Frost on a window pane.
C & C Welcome.

agphotography

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 13:28

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4110449703_798fe217e1_o.jpg

"Zombie Fish"
Taken with 5DmkII + 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 100

PhotoNub

16th of February 2010 (Tue), 19:44

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/montdj/flower3.jpg

courseiam

17th of February 2010 (Wed), 09:42

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4110449703_798fe217e1_o.jpg

"Zombie Fish"
Taken with 5DmkII + 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 100

What an ugly fish!

agphotography

17th of February 2010 (Wed), 12:24

;) I never said it was a pretty zombie.

AlphaChicken

17th of February 2010 (Wed), 20:58

What an ugly fish!

That is because it has been dead and rotted away...what did you expect? LOL

xMClass

18th of February 2010 (Thu), 01:42

An old picture re-edited.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4365119636_fca1f09155_b.jpg

courseiam

18th of February 2010 (Thu), 12:34

;) I never said it was a pretty zombie.

lol, no you didn't... good pic though!

HOBO_sm

18th of February 2010 (Thu), 12:42

Frost on a window pane.
C & C Welcome.

WOW !

geoff5093

18th of February 2010 (Thu), 14:47

Some from my recent trip to Puerto Rico:

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8332/791383542_CCHBM-L.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8344/791384787_nVawf-L.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8336/791383994_EQym6-L.jpg

agphotography

18th of February 2010 (Thu), 20:31

lol, no you didn't... good pic though!

Thank you! If you ever visit the Salton Sea you will see the shores completely lined with dead fish just like this. It's quite an eerie sight to behold.

courseiam

20th of February 2010 (Sat), 09:51

Thank you! If you ever visit the Salton Sea you will see the shores completely lined with dead fish just like this. It's quite an eerie sight to behold.

You're welcome! If I'm ever in that part of the world, I'll make a point to visit the Salton sea.

agphotography

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 02:59

You're welcome! If I'm ever in that part of the world, I'll make a point to visit the Salton sea.

It's in Southern California, near Palm Springs. Not too difficult to find, but I'm not entirely sure how safe it is once the sun goes down ;)

tonylong

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 03:01

It's in Southern California, near Palm Springs. Not too difficult to find, but I'm not entirely sure how safe it is once the sun goes down ;)

Ah, but you may run into Val Kilmer on the rare occasion:)!

Salton Sea is definitely a, well, interesting place:)!

hsmoscout

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 09:27

All I can say about this thread is WOW!! After reading tons of reviews I finally decided on this lens, and these pics have cemented that decision. I'm addicted to this lens without even owning it ^_^ Now I just need to save up a few hundred bucks :(

machineboy

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 14:04

Taken on a poorly lit stage with 7D, ISO3200.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4368951224_614907da34_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrk-p3/4368951224/sizes/l/in/set-72157623337883863/)

Madweasel

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 17:31

Here's one from a series I did with pet mice.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-0893.jpg

mattjns93

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 19:52

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/4377213646_9ae6931d1a.jpg

versedmb

21st of February 2010 (Sun), 19:57

courseiam

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 12:36

PhotoNub

22nd of February 2010 (Mon), 17:10

iso 3200 f2.8 1/100
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/montdj/arlo.jpg

sdo

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 15:47

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4342497936_a24d50a6ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdowen/4342497936/in/set-72157623457270610/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4347902908_834be112a5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdowen/4347902908/in/set-72157623457270610/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4358490652_417e12caa7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdowen/4358490652/in/set-72157623457270610/)

drumsfield

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 16:34

This lens will be mine! puhahaha....

sdo

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 18:58

This lens will be mine! puhahaha....

You and me both. I'd rented it. It pained me to send it back.

hsmoscout

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 19:27

This lens will be mine! puhahaha....
Not if I get it first...oh wait, they make thousands of them. :confused:
:p

WRXTACY

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 20:20

Hey whats the exif for that dolphin pic? SDO

mattjns93

24th of February 2010 (Wed), 21:53

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4386542204_5ee2a82926_o.jpg

ChrisMc73

25th of February 2010 (Thu), 16:53

Lets race to see who orders one first...

On your marks...set...go...!

grizzy

27th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:01

I LOVE THIS LENS!!! My 85 1.8 was sweet but this thing is insane...can't get over how smooth it focuses.

Here are some of my first attempts/keepers:

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p186765151-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p399192182-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p416273730-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p179074443-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p159555425-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p31000534-4.jpg

http://cwwayne.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p429098963-4.jpg

aweb108

27th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:10

^^^i think you just answered my question but ill ask anyway...
how well does this work beyond macro if you wanted to do a landscape or something else

meh_meli

27th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:47

Wonderfully.

mrturtle

27th of February 2010 (Sat), 12:49

Thanks for sharing these. I got just a 100 2.8 to go with my 5D and am looking to see what others have done. Very nice.

asty80

4th of March 2010 (Thu), 12:13

'twas a buggy day...

http://syphotography.smugmug.com/Macro/Macro/IMG8508/729490248_W2ecN-L.jpg

agphotography

4th of March 2010 (Thu), 13:34

Grizzy - How big was that bee? Or how close were you?

grizzy

4th of March 2010 (Thu), 14:49

^^^i think you just answered my question but ill ask anyway...
how well does this work beyond macro if you wanted to do a landscape or something else

This thing is awesome. Looking at your lens lineup I can see you need to get a prime. The 100mm is pretty long in regards to a walkaround but I love it for pics of our boy outdoors. I love my two zooms but I use my three primes 10 times more than them.

Wonderfully.

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing these. I got just a 100 2.8 to go with my 5D and am looking to see what others have done. Very nice.

The 100 and the 5d make a nice couple :).

Grizzy - How big was that bee? Or how close were you?

It was regular size. I would say I was about a foot or two away. This shot was cropped and as you can see it keeps it's IQ.

Chris

wkahwkah

4th of March 2010 (Thu), 15:34

Spring is coming up :)
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/wkahwkah/Flower/bees2.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/wkahwkah/Flower/Lizard-N.jpg

meh_meli

4th of March 2010 (Thu), 23:33

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4533/morello20101585.jpg
Am I living on a toxic waste dump or something? Wierd, must be global warming.

talshadar

5th of March 2010 (Fri), 09:07

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4533/morello20101585.jpg
Am I living on a toxic waste dump or something? Wierd, must be global warming.

That has got to be the funkiest looking mushroom I've ever seen! Cool :-)

NiftyFifty

5th of March 2010 (Fri), 11:05

I think the thread has definitly convinced me to get one ;)

Deep Pocket

5th of March 2010 (Fri), 11:24

More of snapshots but shot wide open for the first 3 i think at 1/100 or so

http://i50.tinypic.com/66mf4w.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/15hd3o.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/5wa71s.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/wqy77n.jpg

shrekker

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 13:45

Taken on a poorly lit stage with 7D, ISO3200.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4368951224_614907da34_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrk-p3/4368951224/sizes/l/in/set-72157623337883863/)

Holy noise reduction, batman! This picture is VERY clean for ISO3200. What noise reduction program do you use?

-g-

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 13:51

http://www.geno.ca/Still-Life/Non-Floral/IMG1995-Edit/803608754_auXq2-XL.jpg

palaima

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 15:36

http://www.geno.ca/Still-Life/Non-Floral/IMG1995-Edit/803608754_auXq2-XL.jpg

lolz! You just gave me an idea!

-g-

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 15:41

lolz! You just gave me an idea!

Glad I could be of help. Don't forget to post the results.

palaima

6th of March 2010 (Sat), 15:49

oh...i don't have this lens :D Hopefully - the next time i make pancakes :D

Konrado84

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 06:20

From 40D:

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7737/94282a.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1216/img26522a.jpg

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5388/img76822a.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6069/img95912a.jpg

almost 100% cropped:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9612/img17932a.jpg

and one from 5D II:

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2719/img67822a.jpg

hsmoscout

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 08:21

http://www.geno.ca/Still-Life/Non-Floral/IMG1995-Edit/803608754_auXq2-XL.jpg

I gotta try that sometime! Can't wait until I can afford this lens :D

agphotography

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 12:07

*image snip*

That was a great set! I especially like the frog.

agphotography

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 12:10

Not as sharp as I would have liked, but apparently the matches moved a bit once they lit. Threw off my dof :(

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4423759130_a7d16a6f39_o.jpg
1DmkIII + 100 Macro

RiaGurl

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 15:27

true, those matches could use a little IS. LOL

kidding great shot...sharp.

richierich1212

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 17:12

http://www.geno.ca/Still-Life/Non-Floral/IMG1995-Edit/803608754_auXq2-XL.jpg

Geno, I can't really tell. Did you photoshop the face in after? Or did you use a marker? LOL

gmazza

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 17:39

Tested the diffraction to the limits with F/32 and a Raynox DCR_250 in front of, about 11mm in horizontal, baby spiders:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4427079860_4e821fc677_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmazza/4427079860/)

-g-

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 19:28

Geno, I can't really tell. Did you photoshop the face in after? Or did you use a marker? LOL

Photoshop, but I wanted it to look like a marker. I take it I succeeded. :)

Sydor25

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 18:33

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Downtown_Morning-0555.jpg

Don Komarechka

16th of March 2010 (Tue), 15:00

http://don.komarechka.com/images/potn/dancing-water-potn.jpg

Warl0rd

17th of March 2010 (Wed), 06:33

white recipient?

brg513

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 00:11

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p170780347-4.jpg

meh_meli

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 00:16

Very nice. I wonder how it would come out if it was light painted.

Deep Pocket

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 03:08

http://i40.tinypic.com/rc3qjs.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/10sae6t.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2ef5j5c.jpg

meh_meli

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:09

I can count the pieces of lint, bad thing about a good lens.lol

asty80

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:30

Portrait time!

http://syphotography.smugmug.com/Other/2010/IMG95661/817152551_iqniq-L.jpg

asty80

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:31

A sunset through the stems

http://syphotography.smugmug.com/Other/2010/IMG95361/817152494_sSy58-XL.jpg

baita83

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 16:38

I shot this with the canon t1i and 100mm macro 2.8 usm at 720p 30fps and then edited to 4x speed. hope you enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B_H9SxwYes

Leex70

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 17:31

I shot this with the canon t1i and 100mm macro 2.8 usm at 720p 30fps and then edited to 4x speed. hope you enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B_H9SxwYes

That looks quit amazing!

geoff5093

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 18:14

That looks quit amazing!
Agreed.

niall_eidw

24th of March 2010 (Wed), 17:08

Greetings All,

Greetings All,

My EF 100mm f/2.8 arrived on Monday, just got to give it a test drive this evening. No PP straight from the camera.

Not into the creepy crawlies at all, so it'll be all still life only from me!!

talshadar

24th of March 2010 (Wed), 17:15

interesting shot.

you haven't gone and bought flowers yet :-)

niall_eidw

24th of March 2010 (Wed), 20:43

talshadar

Every time I come away from the Macro forum, I find myself scratching and itching and shivering at the sights. So no flowers for the foreseeable future ;-)

talshadar

24th of March 2010 (Wed), 21:05

talshadar

Every time I come away from the Macro forum, I find myself scratching and itching and shivering at the sights. So no flowers for the foreseeable future ;-)

I know what you mean - I don't generally get bothered by bugs etc .. but some of the ones on here.. yeah I can feel my skin crawl at times lol But I still can't wait for them to show up at home!!!

hsmoscout

27th of March 2010 (Sat), 01:38

Got this lens today, love it!
My emergency duck stand-in (SOOC):
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4466562634_3d96ac5b43.jpg

My other bird's foot, 1:1
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4466366954_74e087339d.jpg

Hobbes (SOOC):
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4465590989_09957f2316.jpg

mattjns93

27th of March 2010 (Sat), 13:02

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4466809183_536eafc478_o.jpg

Randi

27th of March 2010 (Sat), 13:30

*waves*

I just got my 100mm last night, and took my first picture today (of course, it's overcast out today; isn't that just my luck?):

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/dbl120902/Canon%20pics/Flowers/macro001.jpg

I'm still trying to figure out the focusing on it... it goes in/out/in/out/etc. I hope to get a lot of practice though!

HSK

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 18:23

I'm torn between this and the L...arghh! I think I'll go for this, I shouldn't splash out too much at the moment.

Does this one hold it's value well?

Deep Pocket

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 19:29

I'm torn between this and the L...arghh! I think I'll go for this, I shouldn't splash out too much at the moment.

Does this one hold it's value well?

Yes it holds it's value well for now.. was better before the L came out though. :rolleyes:

Get the L. the IS helps a LOT when you need that extra DOF at such close distances.
IS will let you handhold 1/30 . I have the non L and now I crave IS

niall_eidw

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 05:10

Greetings all,

Another shot, just not so Macro this time...

This is the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.

Leex70

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 05:13

Cant see a thing, its no macro but tiny it is...:lol:

Greetings all,

Another shot, just not so Macro this time...

niall_eidw

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 05:19

Sorry it's there now, I had tried to upload to large a file.

Hope you like it...

niall_eidw

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 05:23

Here is one from the weekend, absolutely no PP here.

Can anybody give ma any tips on getting some DOF into these shots minimizing the aperture seems to make no difference.

geoff5093

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 08:32

Here is one from the weekend, absolutely no PP here.

Can anybody give ma any tips on getting some DOF into these shots minimizing the aperture seems to make no difference.
The background is already very blurred, or do you mean you want more in focus? Are you using a tripod? You should have been able to get closer to the leaf, and it doesn't looks very sharp, either missing focus or too slow of a SS.

talshadar

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 09:14

Here is one from the weekend, absolutely no PP here.

Can anybody give ma any tips on getting some DOF into these shots minimizing the aperture seems to make no difference.

The tripod would be my suggestion as well - if you're goal is to have the background more defined. Tripod and slower shutter. The other question is how far away is the background?? If it's a foot or so you should be able to get more detail.. but if it's much more than that you might now be able to get it too focused.

niall_eidw

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 18:00

Guys,

Thanks for your advice, I was using a tripod. There was a bit of a breeze which was causing the subject to move, but even at that the DOF is sooooo shallow. Had posted a similar request for help over on FM and got some suggestions for using stacking software.

My tripod is a Manfrotto 055-somthing or another, but it has rubber feet. When I have Live View set to 10x magnification the rubber feet on the tripod induce vibration.

After putting the lens to some use over the weekend I began to see that the shooting angle is very important to maintain clarity in the photos, what can one do but persevere!!

Thanks again.

meh_meli

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 19:35

Keep the legs on the tripod as short as possible, do not extend the center section, use a remote release or the self timer, keep it out of the wind and let the tripod settle into the dirt for a bit before taking a picture.
When getting really close up and going for that 1:1 shot the DOF is <.1" which is slim to none, even at F32. With the good qualities of this lens can you pull back and crop like crazy? It will give you more DOF.
It is my opinion that the DOF calculators for macro give you a "usable" DOF not a sharp one. If you are still having vibration problems with the tripod, go get a Berlebach one and they will end.

photobitz

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 20:24

Sometimes if it's breezy you've just got to fire off 20 shots and hope you get one that doesn't show too much movement... other than that, try a diffused flash so you can bring your shutter speed up enough to freeze any motion. The only other thing would be to move away from the subject as already suggested. That should increase the DOF but you won't get as much magnification obviously. BTW, I think most people limit their aperture to f/11 for macro. Going beyond f/11 may introduce softness due to internal refractions.

tonylong

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 20:42

Niall, you had your aperture set to f/2.8, very wide for a closeup shot, meaning you only had that liitle part of the wind in focus. As the aperture is narrowed (higher f-number), the more of your image around your plane of focus will be focused.

At close distances, even a very narrow aperture will still leave a lot soft, but you have to balance things, realize that a Macro is meant to only capture a very small subject, and learn how to work with things.

Just to know, though, shooting with smaller apertures also means your shutter speed will have to be slower, so you really need to not do this in a breeze:)! And, practice all the steady shooting techniques you can.

Live View can be useful, but yes you show any vibrations at 10x. Again, wind really works against you and also those vibrations will show just by you touching the camera or the lens. It takes a bit for the gear to settle down so you can see things clearly.

HSK

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 17:35

Yes it holds it's value well for now.. was better before the L came out though. :rolleyes:

Get the L. the IS helps a LOT when you need that extra DOF at such close distances.
IS will let you handhold 1/30 . I have the non L and now I crave ISThank you for the info, was going to pull trigger on the L... but they were outta stock! hmm.

Madweasel

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 17:50

These problems with small aperture, long exposures and subject movement are the reasons so many use flash with a macro lens. As you're in close you can get a lot of light on the subject, allowing small apertures and short exposures, not to mention better contrast.

niall_eidw

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 17:54

Kevin, Dan & Tony,

Thanks for all you help, I'll have a go at it again this weekend. Using max aperture was an attempt at getting faster shutter speed to reduce vibration, in the poor light of early spring.

Next time out I'll take my flash, diffuser and cable release. I'll put a few shots up next week and hopefully they will have improved.

AprilArchambeau

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 23:05

My husband got me this lens for Christmas, I have yet to use it, most of the images I see in this thread are something that you could take with a zoom or a 50mm 1.4 or 1.8. I wanted to close up sharp pics of ants and their hair, and things like that, after getting this lens I learn that it came from a specialty lens.

Since I do not see how I will use it that much, should I sell it? I guess I could get a nice picture with the 50mm 1.8 of a butterfly or something on a bush?

meh_meli

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 00:07

You can get these types of pictures with the other lenses you mentioned but with less image quality. If you want ant hair and such you could use extension tubes to do that with the 100 2.8 and it is cheaper than a new lens. Try setting your 55-250 to ~f8 and 100 mm and take two shots of the same object and compare or you can sell it if you are a zoom type person too.

liquidstone

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 01:21

PORTRAIT OF A SPIDER - 7D + 100 2.8 USM macro, hand held, f/2.8, 1/160 sec , ISO 1600 pushed + 0.5 EC in conversion, available light, AI servo using off-center spot point, near MFD, cropped, converted to BW.

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/123206020/original.jpg

meh_meli

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 01:26

I applaud your hand holding skills!

photobitz

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 02:19

AprilArchambeau

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 02:37

Thats awesome! But quick question as I am not that smart when it comes to this stuff yet, why f8?

photobitz

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 05:41

Thats awesome! But quick question as I am not that smart when it comes to this stuff yet, why f8?

Lenses generally do not show their sharpest focus at their largest aperture. Stopping down to f/8 will allow you to compare sharp images from both lenses.

talshadar

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 09:25

cloudswimmer

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 23:47

Trying to decide between this or the L.Had the non-L a couple years ago when there was no L version.You know the saying "if it works don't fix it", so I'm a little nervous spending the extra money on the L.Here is a pic of a Sunflower with my old EF 100mm f/2.8 USM.No HDR, just lit the center with a small spot.(Camera was the 20D, my new 550D arrives soon)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4488763480_ca83924a10_o.jpg

tonylong

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 00:33

Next time out I'll take my flash, diffuser and cable release. I'll put a few shots up next week and hopefully they will have improved.

My biggest suggestion for using a flash is to get a flash extension cable. at close distances, an on-board flash will have a tendency to cast a shadow on your subject. They sell dedicated flashes for macro use which move the flash closer to the subject, but unless you have one some creative off-camera flash can really improve your chances.

Deep Pocket

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 16:03

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4494723332_afd0e144ae_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4494084087_756f4738ea_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4494083873_b8eccc2fbc_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4494083733_501b6a1c8e_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4494083609_5699a19795_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4494083459_f2705bfcea_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4494083275_b1869585ee_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4494082557_02427dabe3_o.jpg

Deep Pocket

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 16:10

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4494720240_24018b8c3f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4494720394_1593bae87b_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4494080517_3e1761bc27_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4494719392_26f9ccbeb1_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4494717738_e63c22b66f_o.jpg

newb2pro_1day_or_so

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 16:58

Here is one from a recent senior portrait session.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4423132839_e88e207b47_o.jpg

hsmoscout

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 19:45

Jumper w/ prey, my first try at insects with this lens.
http://i39.tinypic.com/n5pohv.jpg
1/200, f/11, ISO 200, 430EX II set to E-TTL +2

Simply Ravishing

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 19:00

Two from the Tulip Fields in Skagit County

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4496851087_3a6e31b3dc.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4495623531_d3c4c2f05b.jpg

AprilArchambeau

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 19:19

Amazing pictures! Those are the prettiest flower shots I've EVER seen, what did you focus on in them?

Simply Ravishing

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 19:28

I used liveview and manual focus to dial it in so that it looked right. I ended up taking almost 100 shots up there, so I've got a ton to go through still.

Deep Pocket

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 02:05

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4495244535_54f9ca44e6_o.jpg

Ricardo222

8th of April 2010 (Thu), 07:17

It's very addictive, this macro lens. I started taking pictures of bugs a little while ago and now I'm hooked....but still so much to learn!

Ricardo222

8th of April 2010 (Thu), 07:21

Emperor gum moth caterpillar and a Weta...fierce looking critter, ain't he.

Goincarcrazy

10th of April 2010 (Sat), 01:37

A few from a shoot I did about a week ago. Sadly I left my 120-300 at home (with a shy child, I find distance is a great thing to have), so with the 100 attached, I started snapping away and got these:

http://www.photographybync.com/People-1/Jordan/2010040310564PSL/826857671_YZ5ei-XL.jpg

http://www.photographybync.com/People-1/Jordan/2010040310480PSL/826685761_hhkiw-XL.jpg

http://www.photographybync.com/People-1/Jordan/2010040310492PSL/826709236_eSCb4-XL.jpg

http://www.photographybync.com/People-1/Jordan/2010040310474PSL/826636782_NXuji-XL.jpg

PhatheadWRX

10th of April 2010 (Sat), 16:39

two from this morning
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4512598505_66d591b4d3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbrown/4512598505/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4507458885_14e84ecf67_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbrown/4507458885/)

tonylong

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 02:07

Ricardo and PhatHead, those bug photos are crazy good!

Ricardo222

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 21:31

Ricardo and PhatHead, those bug photos are crazy good!

Thank you. I wonder what we'd get if we cross-bred them??

Deep Pocket

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 22:54

http://i39.tinypic.com/acztoi.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/348pldi.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/29peyqx.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2nr084g.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/10ok8r5.jpg

hsmoscout

13th of April 2010 (Tue), 23:05

Some pics from this lens at the zoo:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4516304011_7c4cc54cf7.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4516301249_1831fe152a.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4516299149_b3a24e285f.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/4513424728_3934527516.jpg

Cotmweasel

14th of April 2010 (Wed), 01:31

some photos from today

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4519692538_686ba5ac48_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4519593538_bf9abc3a57_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4519721844_5b6ca2939a_b.jpg

newb2pro_1day_or_so

14th of April 2010 (Wed), 18:46

I love this lens. I'm normally shooting bugs and such, but I had to get a picture of this tiny finch.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4521361723_848971f918_o.jpg

rclester

15th of April 2010 (Thu), 00:16

Dogtooth Violet - This is a scan from a Fuji Velvia 50 35mm slide.

Deep Pocket

15th of April 2010 (Thu), 01:02

100% XSI no editing, crop.

http://i39.tinypic.com/148dc34.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/f1kyo7.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/il96on.jpg

rclester

15th of April 2010 (Thu), 01:41

From my trip into the woods today.

rclester

15th of April 2010 (Thu), 01:47

Two more from the same trip.

rjx

15th of April 2010 (Thu), 02:01

First flower looks like it has arms .... cool!

justmatthews

17th of April 2010 (Sat), 20:01

First time posting in here. Just got this lens about 2 weeks ago. Loving it.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4519440346_07f72cc83e.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4519440544_c70f1a7a1b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4519440666_6e63952825.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4518805325_d849886221.jpg

All hand held.

asty80

17th of April 2010 (Sat), 20:35

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4518805325_d849886221.jpg

All hand held.

loved this...

Daniel Vijoi

19th of April 2010 (Mon), 06:42

Some of my shots with this amazing lens

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvijoi/4525050301/sizes/m/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvijoi/4504686565/sizes/m/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvijoi/4504679489/sizes/m/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvijoi/4503757036/sizes/m/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4476790640_a49a5972eb_o.jpg

talshadar

20th of April 2010 (Tue), 09:40

It had rolled in the dirt a couple times, thus the dust...

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yRMDPWSiVVk/S7t1LJU9ngI/AAAAAAAAE1A/722WRpkULm0/s800/IMG_7839.JPG (http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yRMDPWSiVVk/S7t1LJU9ngI/AAAAAAAAE1A/722WRpkULm0/IMG_7839.JPG)

click for full size

agphotography

22nd of April 2010 (Thu), 01:07

Here's one from my latest blog post.

Taken with: 5DmkII + 100mm f/2.8 Macro (obviously), lit by 1 Elinchrom BXRi 500 strobe with medium soft-box attached

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4542683322_d8a3cc2827_o.jpg

Ricardo222

22nd of April 2010 (Thu), 02:12

Here's one from my latest blog post.

5DmkII, lit with my elinchroms

Those elinchroms are sharp...so is your technique....
Cool shot!

agphotography

22nd of April 2010 (Thu), 02:51

Those elinchroms are sharp...so is your technique....
Cool shot!

Thank you sir :), I should correct my post actually I only used 1 light. I had 1 BXRI 500 positioned overhead w/ a medium sized softbox, the light was positioned to camera-right. I had the 5D tripod mounted but relatively close to the knife. I pulled back some to get more of the handle as well.

I was going to use the black leather sofa I have as a background, but I used my leather jacket instead! I scrunched it up a little bit to give it that wavy look for some depth.

It took a number of frames to get the position of the knife right. If it was off by even the tiniest amount the reflection wouldn't catch the edge and it would be completely black.

Glad you like it though! I appreciate the comment!

Ricardo222

22nd of April 2010 (Thu), 04:56

Thank you sir :), I should correct my post actually I only used 1 light. I had 1 BXRI 500 positioned overhead w/ a medium sized softbox, the light was positioned to camera-right. .......
It took a number of frames to get the position of the knife right. If it was off by even the tiniest amount the reflection wouldn't catch the edge and it would be completely black.

That makes it all the more interesting...there's nothing like persistence when we're stiving for a particular image. I particularly like the rich blacks of that shot.

Morlow

22nd of April 2010 (Thu), 23:26

Can't wait to get out and shoot some more with this lens. I just received mine a few days ago and haven't gotten any good shots with it yet.

Ricardo222

23rd of April 2010 (Fri), 00:16

Can't wait to get out and shoot some more with this lens. I just received mine a few days ago and haven't gotten any good shots with it yet.

No, but I just saw your waterfall shot in landscapes...fantastic. I'm sure you'll do well with the 100mm macro

brg513

23rd of April 2010 (Fri), 14:06

Haven't posted anything here in a while. Still loving this lens.

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v11/p287647372-4.jpg

NiftyFifty

23rd of April 2010 (Fri), 14:40

Haven't posted anything here in a while. Still loving this lens.

http://jandmfoto.zenfolio.com/img/v11/p287647372-4.jpg

really like the use of complimentary colors on this one, made me stare at it for a while.

agphotography

25th of April 2010 (Sun), 17:21

Here's a couple more shots. Also taken with the 5DmkII and 100 Macro. I went out hiking with a couple friends yesterday and saw all kinds of animals and insects along the trail.

I saw this centipede (I think, not really sure what this is) moving really fast along the trail in a snake-like manner. It's entire back was silver and it looked like armor in the sun, really cool!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/4551829529_847fb6fca6_o.jpg

Continuing along the trail there was a plant covered in ladybugs and small beetles, pretty neat to see. I tried to shoot just this one that was on its own in the upper part of the plant, but it kept moving around and I missed its head lol!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/4551828815_d103dd87e6_o.jpg

Admittedly I never really try to shoot insects, I'm not a big fan of bugs in general so I typically don't enjoy shooting them. But I figured since I'm out here I may as well give it a shot.