The best of EF-S 60mm f/2.8 lens

[macro junkie]

show me the best u got with this lens..no tubes..just the 60mm.:)

[racketman]

no tubes, honest!

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/58778095.jpg

[Ran_photography]

I used this lens all last summer
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/861121747_d9f5aeffbd.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/813912800_d8e4e310c7.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1091/802412032_98ca531599.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1135/1294986977_1d6f8e0090.jpg?v=0

I love this picture
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1247/872692381_6370f948e0.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1221/1295907488_4d04480c38.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1415/1057349633_3ea99b3e9f.jpg?v=0

Thanks for looking.
All taken with 60mm macro

[spidermanrbryce2006]

racketman: your dog photo is brilliant, great shot!!!! didnt know you did aniamls!!

[Skipperjay]

no tubes, honest!

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/58778095.jpg

I love the shot of the springer spaniel. What lens did you use to capture this shot?

goldmill@sbcglobal.net.

[Courierman]

I love the shot of the springer spaniel. What lens did you use to capture this shot?

goldmill@sbcglobal.net.




:lol:

[macro junkie]

What lens did you use to capture this shot?

goldmill@sbcglobal.net.


hahahahahahah erm i think he might of use the 60mm...its just a wild guees..lol :lol: read the thread title..

[macro junkie]

:lol:
i laughed at that one to :lol:

[macro junkie]

60mm
400d
mt-24ex
iso - 100
fstop/16
shutter speed 200
flash - TTL mode
subject - adult male grandis

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2200289520_25ca6242ba_b.jpg

[LindaB]

Well, its difficult for me to choose what I think are my best as I use this lense almost all of the time, but here is a small selection of what I think are reasonably good with this lense:

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/75781324.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/85047916.jpg


No cropping on this one:
http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/82168964.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/76706068.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/67323348.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/81560509.jpg


Linda

[Courierman]

all lovely shots linda,you do work well with that lens

[Dalantech]

That was my first lens and I didn't shoot with it for long before picking up the 100mm. I'm going to get another copy of it (gave my old one to a friend) because I want something light weight to take on day trips.

http://dalantech.smugmug.com/photos/56834159_UBgTH-L-1.jpg

[LindaB]

all lovely shots linda,you do work well with that lens


Hey thanks :D thats very kind of you to say so. Yes, I feel that I work well with it, and feel really comfy using it. The lighter weight suits me better when using the flash as well.

I still like the 100mm but only use that when I think I need the extra working distance.

Thanks again.

Linda

[racketman]

http://www.pbase.com/racketman/image/52708731.jpg

[Ran_photography]

Linda, I never seem to get that kind of magnification. How does it look so much closer?

[macro junkie]

Linda, I never seem to get that kind of magnification. How does it look so much closer?
shes probely using tubes?

[LindaB]

Linda, I never seem to get that kind of magnification. How does it look so much closer?

Hi there - well, I get as close as I possibly can and if the insect is particularly small, then I do crop a little bit. I rarely do large crops and if I do, I will state that I have done so. At the moment, I only use Elements v 2 and guarantee I do nothing out of the ordinary - no tubes - I dont own any. There is nothing added to the lense whatsoever.

The speckled bush cricket has no cropping whatsoever, it wasnt particularly small or large. I do seem to work well with that lense, more so than the 100mm. Im not sure I can offer any suggestions, other than get as close as the lense allows and how close you can physically get to the insect/subject and if its not appearing big enough, then just crop a little in your software.

The hoverfly laying eggs is more of a crop than I would normally do because I wanted to see what it was doing in the original photo and when I realised it was half decent zoomed in a bit, I cropped it.

Hope that helps a little.

Linda


shes probely using tubes?

MJ - No I dont use tubes or anything else - I dont even own any tubes - nothing used except the 60mm macro lense. I have used this lense a long time and know pretty much its capabilities.

Linda


To add a bit onto this post, the second hoverfly shot above also has NO cropping. Here are two more that have no cropping either:

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/85047940.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/85047933.jpg

I probably have a few more examples if you want to see some I can take a look in my galleries.

Linda