joeyuk Hatchling 3 posts Joined May 2013 More info | Jul 05, 2013 17:46 | #1 My pics are so tame compared to what I see here. My macro shots are from a copy stand and my camera tethered to my laptop. My biggest concerns are lighting and depth of field.
A bird is never afraid to land on a branch. Not for confidence in the branch rather the confidence in his wings. Canon T4I w/Thanks everyone. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro .
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Warl0rd Goldmember  2,230 posts Likes: 153 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Portugal More info | Jul 05, 2013 18:56 | #2 as long as you keep shooting with the sensor parallel to the coin then DOF isn't an issue at all, you can shoot almost wide open. Paulo
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Jul 05, 2013 20:23 | #3 Warl0rd wrote in post #16094858  as long as you keep shooting with the sensor parallel to the coin then DOF isn't an issue at all, you can shoot almost wide open. ... Until you get so much magnification that the embossing on the coin is higher than your DOF. Once when I was just fooling around to see how much mag I could get, my DOF was literally paper thin: the fiber grain on the top sheet was in focus, and the one immediately under it was not. Gripped 7D, gripped, full-spectrum modfied T1i (500D), SX50HS, A2E film body, Tamzooka (150-600), Tamron 90mm/2.8 VC (ver 2), Tamron 18-270 VC, Canon FD 100 f/4.0 macro, Canon 24-105 f/4L,Canon EF 200 f/2.8LII, Canon 85 f/1.8, Tamron Adaptall 2 90mmf/2.5 Macro, Tokina 11-16, Canon EX-430 flash, Vivitar DF-383 flash, Astro-Tech AT6RC and Celestron NexStar 102 GT telescopes, various other semi-crappy manual lenses and stuff.
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Jul 06, 2013 01:21 | #4 Lovely shot http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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BasAndrews Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 06, 2013 02:46 | #5 |
Jul 06, 2013 06:29 | #7 Nice one!
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Warl0rd Goldmember 2,230 posts Likes: 153 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Portugal More info | Jul 06, 2013 06:50 | #8 archer1960 wrote in post #16094983 Until you get so much magnification that the embossing on the coin is higher than your DOF. Once when I was just fooling around to see how much mag I could get, my DOF was literally paper thin: the fiber grain on the top sheet was in focus, and the one immediately under it was not. correct, but the full coins are usually bigger then the sensor size, so unless you're focusing on a particular detail, the full coin show be lower then 1:1 (and therefor not a DOF issue at f/11-16). Paulo
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Ishrani Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 06, 2013 09:05 | #9 Well captured details, joeyuk. Ishrani
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Fredan Senior Member  953 posts Likes: 3 Joined Apr 2013 Location: England More info | Jul 06, 2013 09:14 | #10 Nice shot Body: Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 430 EX III - RT Speedflash, Canon EF 24-70mm f4 L IS USM Lens, 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens, Canon MPE-65 Macro Lens, Manfrotto 290 MT294A3 Tripod, Manfrotto 498 Ball Head
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Thanks everyone. I am using a canon t4i with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro . A bird is never afraid to land on a branch. Not for confidence in the branch rather the confidence in his wings. Canon T4I w/Thanks everyone. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro .
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