Tagged with macro - Personal View Talks

macro closeups / retroadapter on 7D

meniK — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:24:02 +0000

testshots. supercloseups with a 15-85mm 3.5 canon optic in retroposition.

7D for closeups. 550D with magic lantern for offtopic shots.

im okay with the first test. eyemacro coming in parttwo.

its pretty much fun. try it for yourself.

have a damn great day, don

Canon FD 50mm 1.4 - how to convert into macro?

diptwo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:52:18 +0000

Just recently I started collecting equipment, skill and knowledge about my newly purchased GH2. Im very new to pic/video world and would highly appreciate any help, recommendations, and advice. I dont have the terms and definitions covered so please correct me in anything that im doing wrong. Yesterday I bought a Canon FD 50mm 1.4 lens ( the crop factor made it even more confusing but im not going to go into it since this thread is about the lens and macro) and i was wondering if there is a way (Ive came across tubes) to make this a macro lens. Ive read a bunch of posts and threads all over the web and it im still not certain about how to approach my next purchase so i thought ill turn to the professionals for help.

Macro Converter Test Shot(s)

karl — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:06:40 +0000

The choice of macro converters available recently increased when Panasonic started to ship its 37mm filter thread macro converter, which can be mounted on a Panasonic 14-42mm Vario X pancake lens.

I had bought a macro converter from Siocore for the 37mm filter thread, earlier, and I would like to know how it compares to the one Panasonic is now selling (for more than twice the price).

To allow a comparison, I shot an object with many small details that many people should have access to - a 50 Euro bank note.

The focal length has been set to 42mm (the longest possible with this lens), and I tried to adjust the camera to object distance as narrow as posible, such that the autofocus was displaying a happy green frame. (I guess this distance adjustment method is not much more precise than +- 3mm, but that should be enough.

The center of the shot is aimed at the "roof top" inside the "5" of the "50", I think that is easy to replicate if you want to take another sample shot.

Light source was thermonuclear (the Sun :-), the aperture 10.

The attached image is the full frame as extracted from the raw .RW2 file (the only postprocessing applied while converting the RAW to JPEG was white balancing - no sharpening, no noise reduction or such).

I would be very interested to see results from other macro converters, especially regarding minimal focus distance / minimal object size.

Macromouse

Elikas — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:55:44 +0000

A domestic prison drama. One minute film.

Shot with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 and a Nikon 55mm 2.8 macro. No hacks I'm afraid, so I guess this falls into the "shameless self promotion" category. However, I think it's worth sharing the results that a good old-fashioned lens can deliver. Best second-hand deal ever.

Last chance Smurf

DrDave — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:33:13 +0000

Last chance to pick out the lenses in the Smurfathon. Take a chance, spin the wheel. The candidates are the Olly 45mm, the Vivitar 55mm and the Rokkor 50mm. Easy as pie!