Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[DreDaze]

Any chance you could point out where the artifacts are appearing - maybe even marking it on the pic, if that isn't too much trouble?

i didn't really even notice it at first...until it was pointed out...the main distraction would be on the left hand side...but there is some different coloring around the petals as well

nice shot

[Goincarcrazy]

Long time owner, first time poster in here and man will I say this lens is SUPER versatile. Here are a few that I've taken with it.

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3307372511_8c070fed94_b.jpg


2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3202174989_8327728897_b.jpg


3. Twilight Darner
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3201450867_10b93dfbcc_b.jpg


4. Wing of same Twilight Darner
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3202297650_b968535f7f_b.jpg

5. One of the first taken with this lens
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2923743106_62b61a46bd_b.jpg

[ArvThePie]

There amazing!!
Please educate me Mr CarCrazy fella, how big is that twilight watsit thingy in real life?

Arv..

[tonylong]

Awesome stuff, Goincarcrazy! That bug shot is sick!

[Goincarcrazy]

haha, thanks guys. The dargon fly was pretty big, probably one of the bigger ones I've seen. That being said it was probably about 4-5 inches long. That ALSO being said, I used Kenko tubes (I think just the 36mm for that shot, all 68mm of the tubes for the wing shot).

[BluewookieJim]

Now I'm really looking forward to receiving my Kenko tubes tomorrow...

[ArvThePie]

i didn't really even notice it at first...until it was pointed out...the main distraction would be on the left hand side...but there is some different coloring around the petals as well

nice shot
I never saw these at all, until i angled the monitor towards me a little and there they all were, including some green round the top pettle.

[Goincarcrazy]

Now I'm really looking forward to receiving my Kenko tubes tomorrow...

You should be! They're an absolute blast. I put them on my 100-400L from time to time and that works pretty well too! I snagged this shot of a green anole (very common lizards here in FL (link only since this is for 100mm macro shots only).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3265791002_efb2255012_b.jpg

That pic was taken from about 3 feet away from the lizard.

Back on the topic of 100mm macro's, do you have any if the lenses inside the camera are causing the blotches to appear? If not, then do any pictures taken of your other lenses have such defects?

[BluewookieJim]

Back on the topic of 100mm macro's, do you have any if the lenses inside the camera are causing the blotches to appear? If not, then do any pictures taken of your other lenses have such defects?


I know this wasn't directed at me, but I'll provide some hopefully helpful advice for Arv.

If you want to quickly see if any of that is dust or smudges on your sensor, go outside, take some shots of the sky at small apertures, 16+, open your photos in Photoshop or similar and do an auto levels. Any sensor gunk will be readily apparent, and consistently in the same spots, no matter the what lens you used.

[pridash]

i didn't really even notice it at first...until it was pointed out...the main distraction would be on the left hand side...but there is some different coloring around the petals as well

nice shot

I never saw these at all, until i angled the monitor towards me a little and there they all were, including some green round the top pettle.

Thanks! Funny, I still couldn't see it until I stood up and looked down at my monitor at a very steep angle as well...the kind of angle I would never usually look at it!...I really need to get my monitor calibrated!!

At least in the meantime, if I'm cloning out things or making the background darker I know what to do to make sure that nothing remains. Thanks again!:D

[pridash]

Long time owner, first time poster in here and man will I say this lens is SUPER versatile. Here are a few that I've taken with it.

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3307372511_8c070fed94_b.jpg


2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3202174989_8327728897_b.jpg


3. Twilight Darner
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3201450867_10b93dfbcc_b.jpg


4. Wing of same Twilight Darner
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3202297650_b968535f7f_b.jpg

5. One of the first taken with this lens
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2923743106_62b61a46bd_b.jpg




Great shots..and great timing with the birds!

[Goincarcrazy]

Thanks. The birds were both asleep, so I had all the time in the world. I'll admit, no skill with that shot.

I'm curious if anyone in here has tried the 100mm + reversed 50mm combo and what type of results it yields.

[Cotmweasel]

Bee shot from yesterday.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3325082746_2ae047159b_b.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

Wow, I've been dying to figure out how people get these shots. Just prefocus, sit and wait? About how far were you from the flower/bee?

[Cotmweasel]

Wow, I've been dying to figure out how people get these shots. Just prefocus, sit and wait? About how far were you from the flower/bee?


I was maybe 4 inches or so. in this case it was a flowering tree, that has had around 50 bees on it everyday. So in the case of that tree, I just found a good set of flowers (2 or 3 bunches) and waited till some bees came close. generally speaking, bees wont bug (no pun intended) you unless you corner them, if they are annoyed they will just fly away. So I just stick to slow movements and take lots of shots. :)

[Tomi Hawk]

I'm curious if anyone in here has tried the 100mm + reversed 50mm combo and what type of results it yields.



That could be scary .... :shock:

[Goincarcrazy]

Sounds like a plan, although I'm fairly allergic to them :(. I do wanna try to get a shot like that though. I was trying the other evening with some bumble bees (those big ones that sound like a small prop plane) but everytime I got within about 3 feet of the bush, they'd keep buzzing me until I backed off, so I figured that was their warning. I haven't tried with a docile little honey bee, although here in FL with the Africanized honey bees, you never quite know just what type of bee it could be...

[Goincarcrazy]

That could be scary .... :shock:

That's exactly the point. I'm getting stuff like this right now with the tubes and the macro, but I wanna add the revered 50 on TOP of all that.

1.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2/goingcarcrazy/FL9L7Z9LZZPL3L9L0RHHSZBLKZRHMZKHMRT.jpg


2.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2/goingcarcrazy/AZ4L2ZQLPZZL4Z4HPZXHDHHLTH8HVH4HEZ8.jpg

[DreDaze]

That's exactly the point. I'm getting stuff like this right now with the tubes and the macro, but I wanna add the revered 50 on TOP of all that.


it's kinda hellish...you have to be within like 1inch of what you're shooting, and the DOF is miniature...i get better results with my 1.4, and tubes...than with just the macro/50 reversed...i'll put up a pic in a bit that i just took to show you...

[Goincarcrazy]

Sounds good! I know its pretty crazy as is with the tubes and the macro. With all 68mm of tubes I have to be withing about 2 inches of whatever it is I'm shooting. Looking foward to the pic.

[DreDaze]

o.k. these are just some quick shots, that i set up of a dying flower
first shot shows the flower with just macro alone...not 1:1 flower is 3" wide from petal tip to petal tip, center of flower is 3/4"...the boxes represent where i think the second two shots with the 50mm reversed are from

honestly i have no clue how to work the lens with this reversed 50...what happens if you change the focus on the reversed lens and what not...but here's what came out...flash was off to the side held by me, as i don't have a flash bracket

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3327666652_c6a69a8e87_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/algregoire/3327666652/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3327666844_8289549bbf_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/algregoire/3327666844/in/photostream/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3326831615_979d07154d_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/algregoire/3326831615/in/photostream/)

anyways it's kinda fun to have for cheap...but i don't know if i'll ever be able to do the whole full set of tubes-1.4TC-reversed 50mm on my lens :)

[Goincarcrazy]

I'm actually impressed with the detail you get. now that was JUST the macro and reversed 50? I don't have a 1.4x TC but just from the looks of it, I like it with JUST the reversed 50. I can tell a lot of light will be needed though.

Thanks for showing me some examples! It really helps with the decision process.

[DreDaze]

yeah it was just with my older version of the 100mm macro, and the fifty reversed

have you seen this thread it shows the differing magnifications...it looks like the fifty reversed is almost equal to the tubes...i feel like the tubes allow a lot more working distance though

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=578274

[Goincarcrazy]

yeah I ran across it the other day and found it fairly useful, but I definitely can't get that type of pic, especially that sharp of pic with the tubes at closest working distance so in that respect the 50 is much better.

[keener]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/2378469970_8135f7b8a4_b.jpg

[tonylong]

Keener, that's cool! Kudos! And I don't have the slightes idea what it is -- reptile or fish or ?

[keener]

Keener, that's cool! Kudos! And I don't have the slightes idea what it is -- reptile or fish or ?

Isn't that part of the fun of macros? Trying to guess what it is :-)

[Jeff81]

Isn't that part of the fun of macros? Trying to guess what it is :-)

It looks like some type of seasoning on fish. :confused: Really interesting shot.

[Goincarcrazy]

Wow, I love the orange and the silver together. They both compliment and contrast each other very well.

[mehran.mo]

I've done this 100mm macro with a reverse 50mm, from a couple of tests i've done it yields something like 3:1 ratio. But the problem is that the corners are considerable soft, stopping down the 50mm yields you heavy vignetting(i dont quite understand why though. Leave the focus on infinity with the 50mm, the focusing system of the 50(the 1.8 atleast) is very simple, it just moves the barrel away from the focal plane, thats really all it does, so if you set it to anything other then inifinity you get vignetting because that part of the housing at the end obstructs the light. As for the 100mm, I like to leave to focus to 1:1 because you get vignetting otherwise. It's fun to use, but can get very annoying for critical work, since you cant focus you got to move your camera back and forth. (oh and the amount of light you loose is incredible.

Also, these are both hand held.

http://fc58.deviantart.com/fs28/f/2008/077/a/6/a649fd5865e7bca9.jpg

http://fc36.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/131/e/a/ea56ae9ca219f7cecb93f7e9ef25cf63.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

Wow, that spider shot its great! you said that's with the reversed 50mm?

[mehran.mo]

yup, and it's a very very tiny spider, so that's a fairly good closeup shot of it.

[Goincarcrazy]

The sharpness alone looks like such a great combination and thanks for the advice on what specs to set the 50mm at. I was wondering about those in the back of my head but figured I'd just play around with the settings in order to get the settings I wanted.

[wimg]

I've done this 100mm macro with a reverse 50mm, from a couple of tests i've done it yields something like 3:1 ratio. But the problem is that the corners are considerable soft, stopping down the 50mm yields you heavy vignetting(i dont quite understand why though. Leave the focus on infinity with the 50mm, the focusing system of the 50(the 1.8 atleast) is very simple, it just moves the barrel away from the focal plane, thats really all it does, so if you set it to anything other then inifinity you get vignetting because that part of the housing at the end obstructs the light. As for the 100mm, I like to leave to focus to 1:1 because you get vignetting otherwise. It's fun to use, but can get very annoying for critical work, since you cant focus you got to move your camera back and forth. (oh and the amount of light you loose is incredible.

Also, these are both hand held.

That's because you shouldn't. The image forming part is the 100 mm, the 50 mm is used as a close-up lens (of 20 diopters), giving you an incredible 2:1 from the start. Stopping down a close-up lens essentially means introducing a mechanical vignet, unless the aperture is still wider than whatever the image forming lens sees. You can compare it to looking through a tube. The wider the tube, the more you see, and the less vignetting there is. The narrower, the less you see. And if it is so wide that the edges are outside of your vision, you don't get vignetting; you can't see the edges after all.

Because of the large magnification, there also is only very little depth, and at these magnifications every fraction of a mm counts.

Nice shots, BTW!

Kind regards, Wim

[Goincarcrazy]

That makes crystal clear sense and I never really thought of it that way...certainly clears quite a bit up cause you're right, that's essentially all it is: just looking through a tube...a tube with aperture blades...haha

[mehran.mo]

Yup, perfect explanation. I sort of thought it had something to do with physical obstruction but wasn't ever absolutely sure.

Just one little thing I want to mention, if you get a macro coupling ring, be very careful because mine got one and didn't want to get off of my 100mm anymore. And it was not because of cross-threading, I took it off with a special wrench but god that was annoying. (also I don't use any UV filters, if you do, the chances of this happening will be lower ofcourse.)

[Goincarcrazy]

Just one little thing I want to mention, if you get a macro coupling ring, be very careful because mine got one and didn't want to get off of my 100mm anymore. And it was not because of cross-threading,

I remember I got a CPL stuck to a UV filter and I DIDN'T have the special filter wrench. I sliced my finger up good while trying to get that thing off. My lesson from that day? Don't put a filter on a filter in 72 degree indoor temp, then take it outside into 85 degree heat and expect the metal NOT to expand, haha

[tonylong]

Heh! I was out shooting macros today and sliced my finger with my tripod! Dang, before I knew it I had blood dripping everywhere! But this is a bit off-topic, except I was shooting with the 100 and the 5D:)!

[dilorenzo1954]

Heh! I was out shooting macros today and sliced my finger with my tripod! Dang, before I knew it I had blood dripping everywhere! But this is a bit off-topic, except I was shooting with the 100 and the 5D:)!
Soooo.....Did ya take a closeup of the blood??:p

[tonylong]

Soooo.....Did ya take a closeup of the blood??:p

Heh! Morbid, but if I had even a kleenex on me to stop the bleeding I might have been less distracted and hurried and thought creatively about that:)!

[pridash]

From today...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3336026170_2104c8d814_o.jpg

[ironron]

When you are using the 50mm,reversed..is it hand held..or..you are using a reversing ring?

[mehran.mo]

at first I did it hand held just to get a feel for it. But it's VERY awkward, so then I got the coupler ring.

[ironron]

at first I did it hand held just to get a feel for it. But it's VERY awkward, so then I got the coupler ring.

What is the name of the coupling ring..& who makes it please?

[mehran.mo]

Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Macro-52-58mm-58-52mm-Reverse-Lens-Coupler-Adapter-Ring_W0QQitemZ180331331596QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_ Accessories?hash=item180331331596&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|2 93:1|294:50)

I know B&H sells it too but for about 3x the price of this one.

[pridash]

Found soap suds interesting...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3338801728_05dd6a74ee_o.jpg

[ironron]

Thanks for the link.

[Cotmweasel]

Found soap suds interesting...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3338801728_05dd6a74ee_o.jpg

Nice shot!

[mehran.mo]

Here's a shot I took today, hand held 1/160 f2.8. New aluminum coca cola bottle.

http://fc57.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/067/4/2/Trademark_Infringement_by_DonBertone.jpg

[tonylong]

Well done, Pridash, with those soap bubbles! It's amazing what designs we can find!

[Aleem]

Am i the only one who uses this lens for people?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3336613724_0d80f75861_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3335772087_4bfca34c05_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3336599294_d97771fd5a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3336596534_da24472db3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3336587926_d853deea9f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3335734809_919c1f58a5_b.jpg

[ArvThePie]

Am i the only one who uses this lens for people?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3336613724_0d80f75861_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3335772087_4bfca34c05_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3336599294_d97771fd5a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3336596534_da24472db3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3336587926_d853deea9f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3335734809_919c1f58a5_b.jpg
Works well..;)

[pridash]

Nice shot!

Well done, Pridash, with those soap bubbles! It's amazing what designs we can find!

Thanks!

[pridash]

Am i the only one who uses this lens for people?

I love this lens for portraits as well...when there is room!

[funhouse69]

For some people it is actually too sharp and shows off to much detail :-)

[equetefue]

Could someone with both a XXD and 5D post a pic of the same subject with both bodies..

Want to judge if the pic quality is better with the full frame

Thanks in advance

[mehran.mo]

Honestly, this lens works well for just about anything.

http://fc87.deviantart.com/fs34/f/2008/303/b/6/b624b6f630e4ff43efff6de3a7bc43b3.jpg

http://fc85.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/243/d/c/dc1cfff100e7755f32b139c5b2613829.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2008/016/e/1/e16d6a3f50798948.jpg

http://fc27.deviantart.com/fs21/f/2007/236/f/4/Bunny_by_DonBertone.jpg

[cancan7]

I went out for a butterfly shoot, didn't find any, so I shot this instead:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3336991917_41d4400473_b.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

The versatility of this lens will never cease to amaze me!

[tonylong]

Hey 100 Macro gang, I've been messing with stuff!

I was comparing using stacked tubes with the idea of a reversed 50 f/1.4 that I held against my lens 'cause I didn't have a ring. It seems like the field of view is somewhat the same (when stacking a 36, 20 and 12 tube) although the MFD with the tubes is longer, that is, with the 50 on there you have to get extremely close.

Is this correct, those of you who've tried these out? Is there a practical advantage to the reversed 50 that I'm missing?

Thanks!

[BluewookieJim]

I can't really answer about the reversed 50, but I just got a set of tubes last week and played around with them a little bit.

This gallery shows some of the samples: http://photos.kodanja.net/p158353433

With all 3 tubes and the 100mm macro, I had to get the lens within about 1" to 1.5" from the subject to focus correctly.

[MigsVuitton]

I love this lens. The sharpest lens I've used and I've used many!

I know I talked about sharpness but I love the softness in this photo... which was intended:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3187627563_d71e0cfb8e_b.jpg

[BluewookieJim]

This was shot yesterday, wide open, natural sidelight from the subjects right side, reflected light on the subjects left side.

http://photos.kodanja.net/img/v6/p523747513-4.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

I can't really answer about the reversed 50, but I just got a set of tubes last week and played around with them a little bit.

This gallery shows some of the samples: http://photos.kodanja.net/p158353433

With all 3 tubes and the 100mm macro, I had to get the lens within about 1" to 1.5" from the subject to focus correctly.

Looks like you may have a bit of cracked die on that nickel right through the 2. I've used this setup to take pics of my growing uncirculated 20th century type set. The pics can be seen here: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetGallery.aspx?PeopleSetID=56634

I used a homemade light box with 2 100watt lights (one from top, one from left of center) with the 100mm mounted on varying amounts of tubes.

[BluewookieJim]

That's a lot more serious than what I'm trying to do. I'm just trying to get a feel for working with the tubes, either alone, or in various combinations.

[Goincarcrazy]

That's a lot more serious than what I'm trying to do. I'm just trying to get a feel for working with the tubes, either alone, or in various combinations.

Oh I understand. I was just posting more examples of coins pics. Those just happen to be the only ones I've taken pics of.

[DreDaze]

this was my initial thought on the reversed 50mm



have you seen this thread it shows the differing magnifications...it looks like the fifty reversed is almost equal to the tubes...i feel like the tubes allow a lot more working distance though


Hey 100 Macro gang, I've been messing with stuff!

I was comparing using stacked tubes with the idea of a reversed 50 f/1.4 that I held against my lens 'cause I didn't have a ring. It seems like the field of view is somewhat the same (when stacking a 36, 20 and 12 tube) although the MFD with the tubes is longer, that is, with the 50 on there you have to get extremely close.

Is this correct, those of you who've tried these out? Is there a practical advantage to the reversed 50 that I'm missing?

Thanks!

[geoff5093]

Some excellent photos here, I should be getting my new 100mm macro tomorrow, can't wait!

[funhouse69]

Took these today messing around.

Hand held with MR-14EX Ring Flash
http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/488836366_2kU4n-XL.jpg
Hand held with natural light at ISO 1250
http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/488836260_Y95mA-XL.jpg

[JBerlotti]

What is the name of the coupling ring..& who makes it please?

I picked up my coupling ring from Adorama for $7.95

http://www.adorama.com/MCMCR5858.html?searchinfo=coupling%20ring&item_no=8

[Goincarcrazy]

I picked up my coupling ring from Adorama for $7.95

http://www.adorama.com/MCMCR5858.html?searchinfo=coupling%20ring&item_no=8


Nice, thanks for the tip. I went to Ritz to see if they had one (why bother, they never have anything I need, anyway...) and they just looked at me like I was stupid. One person actually told me they didn't make such a thing and that it would mess up the camera if you COULD do it...fun stuff.

But yeah, thanks again for that link! I'll have to see if they have a 58-52mm

[Scott71]

Small flower with the 100mm macro. F6.3 1/500 sec ISO 200

[Mast3rChi3f]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5187/minibrincadeiras018.jpg

[jwcdds]

http://www.pbase.com/jwcdds/image/110345590.jpg

[3Turner]

Cool shot with the Stormtrooper helmets. How'd you do it?

[jwcdds]

Maglite. :lol:

[3Turner]

Ah...genius. :lol:

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Fort_Worth_Flowers-352.jpg


http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Fort_Worth_Flowers-457.jpg

[tonylong]

I can't remember if I've posted this here (on this thread) before -- from the archives, with the 30D:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/80325410/original.jpg

[Mast3rChi3f]

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8446/retrato001.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9528/retrato003.jpg

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Fort_Worth_Flowers-419.jpg

[kolok]

This thread is too tempting ...

[engrmariano]

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/engr_mariano/Phyllis/IMG_1366.jpg

[tonylong]

I got around to processing some "quickie Macros" done with the 5D:

A wide take shot at f/8
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110432786/original.jpg


A shot at f/2.8 becomes interesting at a close crop:
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110432794/original.jpg

Here's an original f/16 uncropped followed by a close crop -- different look, swallowed up in the detail of a very sharp lens:
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110432793/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110432792/original.jpg

Playing around with a water bottle backlit by a blue LED (f/5.6):
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110427089/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110427095/original.jpg

[inthedeck]

Nice Tony. This last one...on the money. ;) Looks like it's spinning...haha.

[Goincarcrazy]

That's one of the neatest things about this lens. It's good for portraits, but can completely transform something whenever you get to the macro level (such as your cabage/cactus looking thing).

[tonylong]

Yeah, and it's quite sharp even wide open, so there is no fear not just getting close, but cropping even closer!

[inthedeck]

Tony, should I shoot Nate's engagement session? haha...GoinCarCrazy...right above us? haha..maybe with the 100?

[tonylong]

Oh gosh, didn't you guys have a conversation about that somewhere, get it set up to where him proposing was on camera or something? Was that it?

Gee, get so inconspicuous so that even Nate doesn't know your there, do it as true candids. Catch hilareous moments, like toss a banana peel under his feet at the most opportune time for a real candid shot:)!

[inthedeck]

Hehe. I don't ever think we discussed it online...I mean, we live pretty close to each other. :)

Sunday...that's the day...though, they are already engaged. ;)

I might have her throw him on the train tracks...:lol:

[Goincarcrazy]

I turn my back for one second and you guys break out the physical comedy on me already! I hope both of you get yelled at for thread jacking! haha.

So, about this 100mm thing, do any of you 5D or FF owners for that matter feel like you're getting gypped out of some valuable magnification when doing macro shots?

[inthedeck]

Nah. But, an MP-E wouldn't kill. :)

[tonylong]

I turn my back for one second and you guys break out the physical comedy on me already! I hope both of you get yelled at for thread jacking! haha.

Heh! We have to have fun at someones expense or it wouldn't be very funny:)!

So, about this 100mm thing, do any of you 5D or FF owners for that matter feel like you're getting gypped out of some valuable magnification when doing macro shots?


I really don't have an issue with it, it really only comes into play if you shooting right at 1:1. I have tubes that I can use for closer, so it's no big deal.

That being said, I also have a 1.3 crop camera that I use for the Live View utility with some macro shooting. Either way works with me, I just grab the 5D more often for "casual" shooting because it's more light/compact/portable than my 1DM3.

[Cotmweasel]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3372145472_083e4509fb_b.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100

[Mast3rChi3f]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3046/closeupmini016.jpg

[mehran.mo]

Taken Yesterday

http://fc25.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/080/b/9/b9fff27acf0943aea7e5fc045264153f.jpg

Sort of played around around with the curves in this one to make it resemble Kodak Portra VC

[Stompert]

Taken Yesterday

http://fc25.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/080/b/9/b9fff27acf0943aea7e5fc045264153f.jpg

Sort of played around around with the curves in this one to make it resemble Kodak Portra VC

I love it! This is exactly what I tried to achieve with the grass in my backyard but I failed. What aperture value did you use? Did you photoshop a lot to achieve this?

[mehran.mo]

In the RAW adjustments I played around with the blacks and the contrast. Also another thing I did was to UP the Vibrance and Lower the Saturation.

Then in PS I ajusted R G B curves separately to look like this:

[EdBray]

Fishing Reel Spring, (EF 100mm macro with 50mm f1.4 reversed on the front taken at f4 to give an abstract image, spring measures about 6mm stretched). All on 5DMk2!

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/Spring.jpg

Similar image 100mm plus all 3 kenko ext tubes.

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/Reelspring.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/Blossombud.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/Daffodil.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m338/EdBray/Catkins.jpg

[ArvThePie]

Today in my garden.

[Nathan]

My first macro shot:

[Here and There]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5000.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5636.jpg

[divinemethod]

Hey guys,

I just picked up this lens today -- does the focusing make a clicking sound... mine makes a very faint clicking sound... I wonder if this is normal....

http://divinemethod.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p892072217-4.jpg

[Olegis]

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/40244365/original.jpg

Canon EOS 10D
1/3s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso100

[lbcyalater]

ok so i really wanna buy this lens and I like looking at sample pics that people here have taken, but one thing I have a problem with is that I can never tell who is taking shots with tubes or if it is massivly cropped (unless they say so) So to me some of these pics might be a little misleading...basically I was wondering if some people can post some shots of objects that are recognizable so that I can see just how close this lens can get. Thanks!

[funhouse69]

ok so i really wanna buy this lens and I like looking at sample pics that people here have taken, but one thing I have a problem with is that I can never tell who is taking shots with tubes or if it is massivly cropped (unless they say so) So to me some of these pics might be a little misleading...basically I was wondering if some people can post some shots of objects that are recognizable so that I can see just how close this lens can get. Thanks!

This is a macro lens so by definition it focuses CLOSE up. When you are a few inches away from your subject you are now dealing with razor thing depth of field.

I've got plenty that aren't cropped and this is one of them

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/414160592_MezDx-XL.jpg

[lbcyalater]

thanks for the pic and I do realize u can get close with this lens but I also know that u can get CLOSER with other means so i just wanted some pics that can illustrate what this lens can do by itself.

[funhouse69]

I don't have any tubes as of yet... Here's another one taken with my 100mm recently

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/448425672_9hXVg-XL.jpg

I do know what you are talking about though, this lens is SO sharp that you can crop the heck out of pics and still get great results like this.

This is a 100% Crop of a much larger pic of the full critter :-)

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/448434609_evt2v-XL.jpg

[tonylong]

Just a quick one from yesterday taken for a little POTN game:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/110577744/original.jpg

[tonylong]

BTW, the above was taken with no extension tube, at f/16, and a little farther than the minimum focusing distance.

Here's one taken with an extension tube (I believe 36mm but not positive) and at f/2.8 to show the narrow depth of field at close up range:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/78659423/original.jpg

[Here and There]

ok so i really wanna buy this lens and I like looking at sample pics that people here have taken, but one thing I have a problem with is that I can never tell who is taking shots with tubes or if it is massivly cropped (unless they say so) So to me some of these pics might be a little misleading...basically I was wondering if some people can post some shots of objects that are recognizable so that I can see just how close this lens can get. Thanks!

Here's a "normal" flower close-up
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5627.jpg

Here's a macro close-up of the same flower. If I recall I was at or close to the minimum focusing distance.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/blah106/IMG_5633.jpg

[The Ghost of FM]

Just having some fun with an old bottle of cologne that never got used except to take a picture of it.

Cheers!



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[monochrome.fav]

I'm thinking about getting one too.. seems like everyone has good things to say about the lens.. i'm impressed by the specs too!
thinking about getting it from b&h..

[cfibanez]

CPL filter for 100mm macro: Does it have to be SLIM?

I am planning on getting a CPL from B+W for my 100mm macro. SLIM fliters are necessary for wide angles to avoid vignetting. But I guess it will be alright with a standard CPL for the 100mm macro (or my 70-300mm zoom that is also 58mm wide). What do you think? Please advise asap. Thanx!

[funhouse69]

CPL filter for 100mm macro: Does it have to be SLIM?

I am planning on getting a CPL from B+W for my 100mm macro. SLIM fliters are necessary for wide angles to avoid vignetting. But I guess it will be alright with a standard CPL for the 100mm macro (or my 70-300mm zoom that is also 58mm wide). What do you think? Please advise asap. Thanx!

I use a $20 Tiffen CPL and it works fine. This isn't a wide angles lens so it isn't an issue. At the same time I am using a Crop Body that could be different with a Full Frame but again this is not a wide able so it should be fine.

[Mast3rChi3f]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1991/retrato063.jpg

[ArvThePie]

Hey guys,

I just picked up this lens today -- does the focusing make a clicking sound... mine makes a very faint clicking sound... I wonder if this is normal....

http://divinemethod.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p892072217-4.jpg
No clicking from mine.

[cfibanez]

This lens is just great. After having done the obligatory orchid post elsewhere in this thread (HERE (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7269913#post7269913)) I would now like to say how great this lens performs as a telephoto on low light situations. I took it with me to Jazz Club Fasching here in Stockholm and got some amazing shots, very sharp given the circumstances. Here are a couple of pics. The first of guitar player Oz Noy enjoying himself, the second of tenorist Seamus Blake blowing the heck out of it. Both at 1/100 f/2.8 ISO1600.

http://zephyr.neuro.ki.se/POTN/IMG_4206.jpg

http://zephyr.neuro.ki.se/POTN/IMG_4049.jpg

[tonylong]

Very sweet shots! Thanks for showing us the versatility of this great lens!

[xMClass]

Where my Star Wars fans at?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3397558736_78b5968683.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3396748573_d474011d56.jpg

[Ridgy]

I actually just got a good deal on a used 30D that has this lens bundled with it. It's been interesting seeing all these pictures and noting how versatile this lens is as I had no clue being as I'm a beginner. Still not sure if this lens will get enough use from me though as I also have a 50mm 1.8 Mk1 on the way and also have my eyes on a 17-55mm 2.8 as a walk around lens.

Convince me I should keep this or is it just too 'specialized' to keep unless macro is my thing?

I guess I'd have no problem finding a new home for it :p

[inthedeck]

^^ It's a good portrait lens, too. Gives you a bit extra reach, too, on a crop body...so, should serve you well. Give it a whirl, and decide what you'd like to do. ;)

[funhouse69]

I agree this is a VERY Sharp lens, play with it and see what you think. I find it very useful for even walking around and the results always impress.

[lbcyalater]

I actually just got a good deal on a used 30D that has this lens bundled with it. It's been interesting seeing all these pictures and noting how versatile this lens is as I had no clue being as I'm a beginner. Still not sure if this lens will get enough use from me though as I also have a 50mm 1.8 Mk1 on the way and also have my eyes on a 17-55mm 2.8 as a walk around lens.

Convince me I should keep this or is it just too 'specialized' to keep unless macro is my thing?

I guess I'd have no problem finding a new home for it :p
You can always sell it to me :)

[engrmariano]

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/engr_mariano/Phyllis/IMG_1363.jpg

[Ridgy]

You can always sell it to me :)

Alas..thwarted by the 30 days and 30 posts rule :lol:

[lbcyalater]

Alas..thwarted by the 30 days and 30 posts rule :lol:
Well get ta postin lol

[sancho1983]

Well get ta postin lol

Sell it to me instead :D

[ANali]

today - things I found in my yard :)

[mehran.mo]

thats a little beyond 1:1 right?

[Olegis]

^^ It's a good portrait lens, too.

It's an excellent portrait lens, indeed (even for full-body shots). Here are some samples (all with 10D) -

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/71594563/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/71594570/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/71594583/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/olegis/image/71594582/original.jpg


The rest is here (http://www.pbase.com/olegis/anya).

[ANali]

Sorry - I should never post when I am 90% asleep :confused: This is the one I meant to put up.

A-

[lbcyalater]

Sell it to me instead :D
Rude dude lol

[EdBray]

Sorry - I should never post when I am 90% asleep :confused: This is the one I meant to put up.

A-
Personally I think the first is better!

[tonylong]

One from the archives:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/80448800/original.jpg

[inthedeck]

Nice shot, Tony!

[tonylong]

Thanks, Manish!

[inthedeck]

Is Spring lurkin' yet? Or still cold up there in your part of the woods?

[sancho1983]

Rude dude lol

lol :D

Personally I think the first is better!

Agreed :)

[tonylong]

Is Spring lurkin' yet? Or still cold up there in your part of the woods?

Well, spring here in the Pacific NW is typically another shade of damp grey. It's drizzling outside as we speak, and a few days ago it was trying to snow in the middle of the day.

The best month of Spring here, I think, is May because we actually get some very nice days. Until then, they might as well have a prerecorded weather forcast that just says "90% chance of rain":)! And that would apply pretty much for nine months of the year!

That being said, there is a lot of beautiful stuff in this region:)!

[ANali]

EdBray, sancho1983 - Thanks. They both have appeal to me, the first one a little more perhaps.

A-

[Mack1time]

Here are my favorites from a year with this lens.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3313019590_744643bb26_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3222201240_d77d6d394f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3128868919_72680f61d9_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3126619384_766d076de6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2930496644_a408cb9b67_b.jpg

[-g-]

Well, spring here in the Pacific NW is typically another shade of damp grey. !

Be happy. We have two seasons here - The Rainy Season and August. :lol:

[inthedeck]

Be happy. We have two seasons here - The Rainy Season and August. :lol:

And all we have is Summer, and "THE" Summer. :lol:

[tonylong]

Be happy. We have two seasons here - The Rainy Season and August. :lol:

You're by Bellingham, right? Pretty much the same as us but a bit more, right:)?

And all we have is Summer, and "THE" Summer. :lol:

Yeah, I grew up in Southern Cal, so I know what that can be like. The beaches, though, do draw one...:)!

[tonylong]

Here are my favorites from a year with this lens.

Great shots, all! I especially like this one:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3126619384_766d076de6_b.jpg

[-g-]

You're by Bellingham, right? Pretty much the same as us but a bit more, right!

How do you know how I vote? :lol:

Go North, good sir. I'm just over the 49th Parallel by about 10 minutes.

[tonylong]

How do you know how I vote? :lol:

Go North, good sir. I'm just over the 49th Parallel by about 10 minutes.

So the 49th parallel is the actual border? For some reason I had the impression you were on the Washington side -- oh well, short term memory is the first to go!

[-g-]

So the 49th parallel is the actual border? For some reason I had the impression you were on the Washington side -- oh well, short term memory is the first to go!

My boat is in Blaine, Washington. That's right at the border.

[tonylong]

Ah, that must be where I got the idea:)!