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Feb 21, 2013 05:55:38 #
Salty
Loc: Cornwall UK
Hi all,
I have come up with an idea to help me get better macro shots if someone has tried this before I have not read it and I read a lot of how to stuff.I would like to point out that I am getting on in years and my eyes are suffering because of this so getting perfect focus is not easy.
So here is my plan I have the Canon 100mm L IS macro lens paired with a 5D MKII I want to set up the camera on a tripod close to a flower then focus on a predetermined point of said flower and with a 7" Lilliput HD screen and wireless remote connected to the camera sit and wait for the shot.Do you think this will work or do I need to get out more?
I have come up with an idea to help me get better macro shots if someone has tried this before I have not read it and I read a lot of how to stuff.I would like to point out that I am getting on in years and my eyes are suffering because of this so getting perfect focus is not easy.
So here is my plan I have the Canon 100mm L IS macro lens paired with a 5D MKII I want to set up the camera on a tripod close to a flower then focus on a predetermined point of said flower and with a 7" Lilliput HD screen and wireless remote connected to the camera sit and wait for the shot.Do you think this will work or do I need to get out more?
Feb 21, 2013 06:40:12 #
I would recommend mounting your camera on a focus rail...set your lens to 1:1 then move your rig close to your predetermined spot...and focus with the rail....mite help.
Feb 21, 2013 08:11:46 #
Salty
Loc: Cornwall UK
Thankyou Bret,I will put that in my note book.I assume you put the camera on the rail set to 1.1 set focus to manual and move along the rail to focus.
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Feb 21, 2013 08:27:41 #
Yup...that's how ya do it....and set your macro lens at 1:1...also consider lighting.
Feb 21, 2013 17:59:44 #
Feb 22, 2013 06:22:14 #
Well, that *is* one of the few lenses that will AF in macro so that is one option and it works for me.
It sounds like your plan relates to a flower that may be moving (wind?)??
If so, yes, you could use liveview this way.
On some of the other advice: this lens does not really 'set' to 1:1, it just continuously (auto)focuses down to that level.
I have a set of rails that get used on other macro lenses (like the 1-5x MP-E65) but the 100L IS lens really is better suited to simpler approaches including handholding. The AF is great and the IS is effective even at macro (and better still at normal distances.
It sounds like your plan relates to a flower that may be moving (wind?)??
If so, yes, you could use liveview this way.
On some of the other advice: this lens does not really 'set' to 1:1, it just continuously (auto)focuses down to that level.
I have a set of rails that get used on other macro lenses (like the 1-5x MP-E65) but the 100L IS lens really is better suited to simpler approaches including handholding. The AF is great and the IS is effective even at macro (and better still at normal distances.
Feb 22, 2013 07:25:50 #
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Feb 22, 2013 07:41:24 #
Salty wrote:
Hi all, br I have come up with an idea to ... (show quote)
Salty, I understand. I am one having diabetes and getting up in age myself, my eyesight sometimes is not the best as it use to be. All the handheld stabilizers in the world could not help my hands and eyesight focus dead on tact sharp what so ever. I feel you pain. but the rails do sound like a great idea. I might even try the rails with bellows too. Time will tell.
Feb 22, 2013 08:01:05 #
Salty wrote:
Sorry all,
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
With that particular lens, I'd use autofocus. The issue is that you have little dof and can't really prefocus on something that isn't there.
Feb 22, 2013 19:26:55 #
Plenty of good lighting is a must, I don't see many macro photographers not using a good light source.
Feb 22, 2013 19:34:25 #
I pre focus for water drops all the time. He just need to set some thing in the place of the insect and wait. At F/22 the DOF is pretty good. Some sort of flash is a must to stop slight breeze and insect movement.
mikemilton wrote:
With that particular lens, I'd use autofocus. The issue is that you have little dof and can't really prefocus on something that isn't there.
Salty wrote:
Sorry all,
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
With that particular lens, I'd use autofocus. The issue is that you have little dof and can't really prefocus on something that isn't there.
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Feb 23, 2013 06:17:15 #
fstop22 wrote:
I pre focus for water drops all the time. He just need to set some thing in the place of the insect and wait. At F/22 the DOF is pretty good. Some sort of flash is a must to stop slight breeze and insect movement.
mikemilton wrote:
With that particular lens, I'd use autofocus. The issue is that you have little dof and can't really prefocus on something that isn't there.
Salty wrote:
Sorry all,
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
I am waiting for insects butterflies and such.
With that particular lens, I'd use autofocus. The issue is that you have little dof and can't really prefocus on something that isn't there.
Perhaps, that approach is viable (and classic), but water drops are less variable (size, movement) than insects, F22 raises the issue of diffraction, and flash (or not) is an aesthetic choice as well as practical.
Given he has one of the only AF macros, why not use it?
Feb 23, 2013 14:51:06 #
Salty
Loc: Cornwall UK
I do not find the AF very good it spends to long hunting. I have the MR-14EX the 580+the 430 what would you say is best
Feb 23, 2013 15:36:06 #
Salty wrote:
I do not find the AF very good it spends to long hunting. I have the MR-14EX the 580+the 430 what would you say is best
I use the mt24, but the 14 would likely be my choice from what you have listed for macro.
I've only used the lens on a 1DmIV and 1Dx. It simply snapped into focus. I have a 5DmII as well and the AF isn't as good but it certainly isn't bad. You are probably already selecting a focus point (that helps) and I assume you have the focussing range switch on the lens set to close? Finally, I'm assuming you are using one shot AF? Servo needs to be locked onto the subject first (so you can't just let it run and wait for an insect, you'd need to have the insect in place and then start af.)
Can't think of anything else except the classic alternative of fixed focus and rails.
Feb 23, 2013 15:47:45 #
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