WaterMarc
9th June 2008, 02:29 PM
Hi all,
As I mentioned in my intro, my lense collection is a motley crew of digi and none digi that I have come across in my couple of years back into photography. I dont have a dedicated macro lense, just what came on the kit lense (Nikon DX Nikkor 18-55) and I bought a digital Sigma 18-200 with macro, but to get really close I have to add a a 2X tele converter, closeup +8 DT, and then for good measure a super wide macro add on .!! Obviously these 3 extra peices of glass are doing me no favours apart from getting closer and its next to useless unless I´m outside in the bright sunshine. (luckily for me thats just about 365 days of the year!)
The stunning quality of the macro photos on this site is truly amazing and its obvious you guys know what you are doing. What would you all consider the main considerations in choosing a dedicated macro lense ? Is a ring flash the only way to get a close up subject well lit? Whats the thing I´ve read a bit about, about turning a normal lense backwards, is that a pukka technique or a gimmick?
Sorry if the questions have been posed before but I have been reading the forum for 3 days solid now and my eyes are sore looking for the answers in previous posts...........learnt some great stuff along the way though, what a great resource for us beginners to have so many pros imparting such sound advice.
Heres an attempt at a couple of macro shot using my setup.
As I mentioned in my intro, my lense collection is a motley crew of digi and none digi that I have come across in my couple of years back into photography. I dont have a dedicated macro lense, just what came on the kit lense (Nikon DX Nikkor 18-55) and I bought a digital Sigma 18-200 with macro, but to get really close I have to add a a 2X tele converter, closeup +8 DT, and then for good measure a super wide macro add on .!! Obviously these 3 extra peices of glass are doing me no favours apart from getting closer and its next to useless unless I´m outside in the bright sunshine. (luckily for me thats just about 365 days of the year!)
The stunning quality of the macro photos on this site is truly amazing and its obvious you guys know what you are doing. What would you all consider the main considerations in choosing a dedicated macro lense ? Is a ring flash the only way to get a close up subject well lit? Whats the thing I´ve read a bit about, about turning a normal lense backwards, is that a pukka technique or a gimmick?
Sorry if the questions have been posed before but I have been reading the forum for 3 days solid now and my eyes are sore looking for the answers in previous posts...........learnt some great stuff along the way though, what a great resource for us beginners to have so many pros imparting such sound advice.
Heres an attempt at a couple of macro shot using my setup.