Hoya +10 macro sample

[house]

For those trying to decide between the 250D and something that can get a little closer, I just sold my 250D and purchased the Hoya +10 and am very happy with the decision to trade. I could really tell the difference in detail I could get with my G3 and the Hoya +10 vs. the 250D which is only a +4. Below is a shot of an old pocketwatch taken with the new lens.

Now I just have to work on getting the "bee on the flower" macro shot that seems to be in everyones collection :lol:

http://www.pbase.com/image/29243666.jpg

[283CID]

Dammm.... that's pretty .....

[Alexandre Gabriel]

No problems with DOF and F8 aperture limit?
Could you say this photo's settings?
I´m almost buying Canon adapter + dozens of filters :wink:

[house]

Well, yea, DOF is pretty small. It's almost impossible to get everything you want in focus. I used a mini-tripod, 420ex flash bounced off a wall, set the aperature to f8 and let the camera do the rest in Av mode. It's managable I think. For almost all my shots I've taken with it I've used f8 for the best results.

[Warman]

how much does a filter like that cost?

[house]

I got mine last week for about $75 including shipping from Lensmate. After scouring Ebay for a few months and seeing nothing but cheap sounding $20 +10's, I decided to just buy the Hoya and be done with it.

[Warman]

I found this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3816380923&sspagename= STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Do you think its worthy?

[Kima]

What a great photo...it is certainly equivalent to the "bee on the flower",
just a different catagory! I have one of those filters for my G3, but I haven't tried much with it yet. I don't have an external flash, so I guess I'll have to limit myself to the great outdoors for awhile when I do get to practicing with it. I love the photo!!! :D

[house]

I found this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3816380923&sspagename= STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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Do you think its worthy?

Well, I don't read German :wink: , and I've never seen that particular type before, but it IS a Hoya so I don't see how you could go wrong for $6!

And thanks for the compliments on the watch shot!

[Warman]

there are still 2 days left, i'm sure it will go up a lot. And there is another problem its a 52mm and i only have a 58... :)

[Alexandre Gabriel]

I don´t think a flash is needed, as long as you use Av mode + tripod + timer the G3 uses more time to take the pic.
So all I think I need is the Canon adaptor plus the +1+2+3+4 Hoya 58 mm lenses. Here in Brazil all this stuff costs about U$ 130, is it a fair price?

[house]

Thats's a lot for just the canon adapter and the Hoya lens set. The +1/2/4 set goes for about $40 brand new and the adapter is around $15-$20...

Also, I just used one +10 lens - stacking all the lower ones to add up to 10 will work, but it can increase vignetting and require longer shutter times due to the loss of light.

[pradeep1]

Now I just have to work on getting the "bee on the flower" macro shot that seems to be in everyones collection :lol:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=1775592&size=md

I actually did not use a close up filter set for this. Just plain old Macro mode on the G3. :wink:

[MackRoe]

Do doubt about it, House, thats a real fine close-up shot. I'm glad to see somebody posting a message and shot done with a +10 Hoya close-up, because I've been doing my close-up work with a Hoya Close-Up kit (+3+2+1) screwed to each other and then attached to a Raynox M-250 macroscopic lens, and my macro shots have been pretty impresssive at times, but I want to scrap the +3+2+1 deal, and just stick one +10 on the M-250..... Whats so funny is when recently at Wolf (Ritz) camera in downtown Atlanta, I asked one of the knowledgeable sales staff if they had "any" +10 close-up lens, and one said to the other..."I've never heard of a +10 close-up lens, have you, Hal " So, thank God for a real photography house like B&H in New York , where people know a little bit about what they're talking about. If you have a minute, man, take a look at some of my close-up work (albums 2nd/3rd albums on the top row ) and other shots at this link, where I've put up 5 albums.....Ciao, Mackroe... 8)

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shnewday/my_photos

[house]

MackRoe-

Very nice album. You've convinced me to get off my *ss this summer and actually leave the house for a change to get some shots like yours :wink: