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daveyboy123
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 10:09
Hi all,
I have been without my camera for a couple of weeks....so this is only my second try with my new Sigma.Anyone got any tips on how to maintain good aperture size(f16-f22) with reasonable shutter speed with an onboard flash?Its difficult I know,but any help would be great.Cheers,and C&C welcome!

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/hovermac.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/hoppermac.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/bugmac.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/dronemac.jpg
Emington
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 12:00
Which sigma lens was it you used?
I have to say I really like your first photo. Not sure what it is but I like how it's in flight. And your last photo of the fly. The focus of the eye is fantastic.
Vini
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 12:09
Very nice series, you nailed the first shot.
I use the Sigma 105mm and tend to use f/11-f/13 most.
racketman
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 13:06
can't quite match the Hoverfly - might be a sp. of Episyrphus or Syrphus. #2 is a nymph of Issus coleoptratus. #3 Green Shieldbug and #4 Drone Fly or similar.
Nice work sir.
bromm
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 14:30
In the custom function you can set the flash sync to "fixed 200 shutter speed in Av mode" set your Av, and when the flash is popped up it auto sets the shutter to 1/200th, not a really high shutter but could be worse.:D
daveyboy123
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 14:37
In the custom function you can set the flash sync to "fixed 200 shutter speed in Av mode" set your Av, and when the flash is popped up it auto sets the shutter to 1/200th, not a really high shutter but could be worse.:D

Thanks for your advice mate!I have tried that but I find the aperture gets adjusted to the point where I lose my DOF.........
bromm
7th of April 2007 (Sat), 20:58
Ah, you are probably using a real macro lens, I'm using my tamron 100-300 and it seems to be ok with the dof. Nice captures by the way, I cant wait to get a real macro setup.
wayne_eddy
8th of April 2007 (Sun), 05:39
looks like you are using the Sigma 150mm?

A bit of PP sharpening might be nice.

#1 & #3 are cool.
dpastern
8th of April 2007 (Sun), 08:09
Good series of shots :) Quite like that last shot, some sort of Drone fly at a guess. Congrats on the new lens...

Dave
daveyboy123
8th of April 2007 (Sun), 14:53
Thanks for your comments all,much appreciated!
MarkMe
8th of April 2007 (Sun), 17:26
Picture quality falls off if you go too hi on the f stop. My Canon 100 2.8 peaks at around 7 so I try not to shoot above f 11.
Mark