First Macros with Nifty-Fifty and Tubes

These are a few of the images I got on Saturday doing my first ever attept at macro photography. I used an EF 50 f1.8 and 48mm of Kenko extension tubes. I thought this inexpensive setup would not look great, but for a couple hours of crawing through my wifes flowers I am pleased with results as they can only get better...Right? LOL

Any C&C would be appreciated. In time I will get a good macro lens and talke it to higher levels.

I am not sure what the name of these inscects is so any ideas there would be great too.

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Rob

I have to figure out linking to smugmug, thought I had it.

This is the link to the page, I think this is what I was trying to post. Sorry, please have patience with this Newbie.

Macro Page

The links work now. Nice photos.

those are prettty sweet.

can you explain your setup in more detail? maybe even post a photo of your camera setup? thanks!

The shots that show are great! Now you're hooked and will be spending huge piles of cash on more gear!

Martin.

SEE THEM NOW AND they look rather good .
Rob.

cool shots, I like them. I"m surprised you didn't scare the bugs. I bet they were like 1" from the lens

Thanks for looking all. I plan to try an learn more from the masters here. The one thing I think is distracting (though some of the others around me disagree) is the saturation of the pinkish/purple flowers. Should I tone it down a bit?

Used my 20D with a 36mm & 12 mm Kenko extension tubes with a EF 50 F1.8 attached. I was surprised at the images myself. As it was all hand held stuff I did find focusing in the narrow DOF trying (I just used MF an teetered back and forth.....LOL).

I really want to get a real macro lens, likey the Sigma 150, but my wife/bookeepper says I have to wait as all the gear in my singature has been bought within the last 90 days.

The one nice thing about the setup I am using is the weight (or lack thereof) and as I do a bit of climbing and backpacking this is a bonus.

cmM wrote:
cool shots, I like them. I"m surprised you didn't scare the bugs. I bet they were like 1" from the lens

Actually, I was about 2" away, crawling through my wifes flowers. Many did scare off. I found if I first place the camera near then slowly stuck my eye in the view finder this made them less skitish.

Another drawback of this setup it seems is the lack of distance focusing. The butterfly image is only slightly cropped from the original. I could not get seem to get a shot of the entire butterfly in the view finder.

Lovely shots. Very colorful!

Man, I'd like to see what you can do with a 'real' macro lens. Those are great shots you have there.

awesome shots, very impressive work, especially being hand-held. i also got a new extension tube, the one i now have is the 25mm. I wasnt sure wether i'd be happy with the extensions, but, boy, was i wrong, they are impressive and work extremely well. great job on the photos.

Excellent shots!