Macro for Beginners...

William · 05-07-2008, 10:20 AM

Greetings from another newbie. I've just purchased a Nikon D-60 with a couple of different lenses. I had been on the fence about buying a DSLR for about a year now. Dissatisfaction with my point and shoot Sony finally pushed me off the fence and into the fray. I'm pretty excited to start shooting some better-than-my-Sony pictures...

Macro photography is really what picques my creativity at the moment and I'm looking for some advice on the best set-up for a beginner (i.e. macro filters vs. extension tubes vs. fixed focal length macros, etc.) I'll mostly be using available light, and may consider a ring flash set-up, we'll see. But for now I'm trying to soak up as much info as possible.

Thanks.

Killermondodude · 05-07-2008, 12:59 PM

macro rocks and is fun but its a bitch because of the shallow depth of feild that macros create focusing on the exact object difficult

Hmm Absolute musts for macro Photog
1 a good tripod
2 a remote trigger (Must for outdoor shoots and all around ease for indoor)

Nice to have
Adoramas macro rail system for fine tuning your focus
MFRS Adorama Macro Focusing Rail Set, 4 Way, Fine Control, Camera Focusing Rail to Aid in Tripod Mounted Macro Photography.

Ive got an off market 70-300 macro (Promaster) and because iof the realative long focal leangth ive got large 6' minimum focal point where as your fixed focus macros can have a minimum focal point of 1">

so far this is my fave macro pic ive taken

plummy · 05-07-2008, 03:56 PM

no real help, but this guy has some pretty cool images of bugs.

Alliec on deviantART

William · 05-12-2008, 08:14 AM

Thanks, Mondo Dude. That's exactly the typ of help I was looking for.

Here's a couple from a couple of years ago that I liked...

This one I think I focused on the leading edge of the bloom, rather than the stamen. I like it anyway.

05-07-2008, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
William Junior Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 28 Blog Entries: 1 From: Seattle, WA.	Macro for Beginners... Greetings from another newbie. I've just purchased a Nikon D-60 with a couple of different lenses. I had been on the fence about buying a DSLR for about a year now. Dissatisfaction with my point and shoot Sony finally pushed me off the fence and into the fray. I'm pretty excited to start shooting some better-than-my-Sony pictures... Macro photography is really what picques my creativity at the moment and I'm looking for some advice on the best set-up for a beginner (i.e. macro filters vs. extension tubes vs. fixed focal length macros, etc.) I'll mostly be using available light, and may consider a ring flash set-up, we'll see. But for now I'm trying to soak up as much info as possible. Thanks.

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05-07-2008, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Killermondodude Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 289 Blog Entries: 1 From: Camano Island My Camera: Canon 20d	macro rocks and is fun but its a bitch because of the shallow depth of feild that macros create focusing on the exact object difficult Hmm Absolute musts for macro Photog 1 a good tripod 2 a remote trigger (Must for outdoor shoots and all around ease for indoor) Nice to have Adoramas macro rail system for fine tuning your focus MFRS Adorama Macro Focusing Rail Set, 4 Way, Fine Control, Camera Focusing Rail to Aid in Tripod Mounted Macro Photography. Ive got an off market 70-300 macro (Promaster) and because iof the realative long focal leangth ive got large 6' minimum focal point where as your fixed focus macros can have a minimum focal point of 1"> so far this is my fave macro pic ive taken

05-07-2008, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
plummy Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 172 From: Pooptown My Camera: one pixel of awesome	no real help, but this guy has some pretty cool images of bugs. Alliec on deviantART

05-12-2008, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
William Junior Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 28 Blog Entries: 1 From: Seattle, WA.	Thanks, Mondo Dude. That's exactly the typ of help I was looking for. Here's a couple from a couple of years ago that I liked... This one I think I focused on the leading edge of the bloom, rather than the stamen. I like it anyway.