first attempt at macro
Jun 6, 2017 13:45:05 #
these were taken with my canon T1i and an old canon 18-55 kit lens with the front element removed
Jun 6, 2017 17:16:03 #
chikid68 wrote:
these were taken with my canon T1i and an old canon 18-55 kit lens with the front element removed
Front element removed ?? (why) So you ruined your lens just for trying out a close-up?
Jun 6, 2017 19:43:37 #
speters wrote:
Front element removed ?? (why) So you ruined your lens just for trying out a close-up?
Not ruined at all the front element screws in on that particular lens so if need be can be reassembled although even so it still leaves me 2 more fully intact since I had 3 of them 2 with image stabilization and the old one I modified for macro use
Jun 7, 2017 06:19:50 #
Jun 7, 2017 07:40:40 #
chikid68 wrote:
these were taken with my canon T1i and an old canon 18-55 kit lens with the front element removed
Not in focus.
Jun 7, 2017 08:16:26 #
Jun 7, 2017 11:15:04 #
berchman wrote:
chikidid68: Why are you posting blurry shots?
sadly modifying the lens like that has left an incredibly small field of view which makes it very difficult to get the focus down but I am working on it like I said it was a first attempt at macro and it was handheld
Jun 7, 2017 12:54:55 #
[quote=chikid68]Not ruined at all the front element screws in on that particular lens so if need be can be reassembled although even so it still leaves me 2 more fully intact since I had 3 of them 2 with image stabilization and the old one I modified for macro use[/quote
Jun 8, 2017 00:27:30 #
Ah, the old 'lens hack' to convert this small zoom lens into a macro lens. Well, its a start. The basic method for focusing with this lens is this: Turn off automatic focus (AF does not work reliably for close up photography, so just avoid the aggravation), and focus with the focusing ring manually to get the basic focus. Then, focus more precisely by moving back and forth.
Get the nearest part of the subject in focus, and rely on a smaller aperture to get the rest in focus.
Get the nearest part of the subject in focus, and rely on a smaller aperture to get the rest in focus.
Jun 8, 2017 18:08:32 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Ah, the old 'lens hack' to convert this small zoom lens into a macro lens. Well, its a start. The basic method for focusing with this lens is this: Turn off automatic focus (AF does not work reliably for close up photography, so just avoid the aggravation), and focus with the focusing ring manually to get the basic focus. Then, focus more precisely by moving back and forth.
Get the nearest part of the subject in focus, and rely on a smaller aperture to get the rest in focus.
Get the nearest part of the subject in focus, and rely on a smaller aperture to get the rest in focus.
I think aperture was my main issue I had it set at 4 ti try to get more light when I should have went smaller with a higher iso but what the hey I am figuring this all out as I go and on a budget
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