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I would like to than Peter Drury for the loan of the Sigma Achromatic Macro Lens, here a few shots taken today with it qalthough the sun came out it was still windy so I would expect to get even better results,
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Barrie Norman
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Digital Equipment: Olympus E1 - E30 - E-500 | EC-14 & EC-20 Teleconverter | Zukio 14-45mm, 40-150mm, 150mm F/2, 50-200mm SWD, 70-300mm | Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 SLD, 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC MACRO, 150 F2.8 Macro & 50-500mm (Bigma) |Tamron 135mm f/2.5 Macro 200mm f/3.5 | Optecka 800mm f/8 Prime | Wallimax 500mm F/6.3 Mirror Lens | Metz Mecablitz 36 AF-4 O Digital Flash | Manfrotto 055XB Tripod, Opticron Carbon Fibre "Traveller" Tripod, Sidewinder Gimbal Head, Manfratto 676B monopod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Head Lowpro Nature Trekker AWII, Lowpro Vertex 100 AW and Lowpro Toploader Pro 75 AW. -
Re: Macro Shots with Tamron 135mm f/2.5 + Sigma Macro Lens
Barrie,
100% better than my first shots with the lens
. Thanks for posting them. You have probably chosen wisely to start with the Tamron Prime Lens. Far less variables to worry about than with a telephoto lens.
The first two have lovely colour and are sharp for most of the subjects. try stopping down a bit more on these to increase the dof. It does not need much. The oof background areas are superb.
The bee is well captured and mostly sharp in images 3 & 4. No4 is a little washed out. Try increasing the dark level slightly and apply a little more contrast.
Try to resist getting as close as posible to the subject. The dof varies with distance. Do not be afraid to increase the ISO to allow for a decrease in aperture size. I have used the camera flash at times to provide better illumination. A thin tissue over the flash lens can be effective to cut down harsh shadowing. Sorry, I am probably teaching you to suck eggs
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Re: Macro Shots with Tamron 135mm f/2.5 + Sigma Macro Lens
Thanks for the advice Peter, I will try some more on Sunday if the weather is as good as promised.Barrie Norman
http://bwpn.zenfolio.com/
http://naturalhistorycambs.blogspot.com/
Digital Equipment: Olympus E1 - E30 - E-500 | EC-14 & EC-20 Teleconverter | Zukio 14-45mm, 40-150mm, 150mm F/2, 50-200mm SWD, 70-300mm | Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 SLD, 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC MACRO, 150 F2.8 Macro & 50-500mm (Bigma) |Tamron 135mm f/2.5 Macro 200mm f/3.5 | Optecka 800mm f/8 Prime | Wallimax 500mm F/6.3 Mirror Lens | Metz Mecablitz 36 AF-4 O Digital Flash | Manfrotto 055XB Tripod, Opticron Carbon Fibre "Traveller" Tripod, Sidewinder Gimbal Head, Manfratto 676B monopod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Head Lowpro Nature Trekker AWII, Lowpro Vertex 100 AW and Lowpro Toploader Pro 75 AW.Comment
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Re: Macro Shots with Tamron 135mm f/2.5 + Sigma Macro Lens
Barrie, the first one is simple in compostion, the colors and lighting are great, and the background is nice and soft. I really like it.Comment
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Re: Macro Shots with Tamron 135mm f/2.5 + Sigma Macro Lens
I have to agree with you Danny I like this one best!Originally posted by DannyH View PostBarrie Norman
http://bwpn.zenfolio.com/
http://naturalhistorycambs.blogspot.com/
Digital Equipment: Olympus E1 - E30 - E-500 | EC-14 & EC-20 Teleconverter | Zukio 14-45mm, 40-150mm, 150mm F/2, 50-200mm SWD, 70-300mm | Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 SLD, 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC MACRO, 150 F2.8 Macro & 50-500mm (Bigma) |Tamron 135mm f/2.5 Macro 200mm f/3.5 | Optecka 800mm f/8 Prime | Wallimax 500mm F/6.3 Mirror Lens | Metz Mecablitz 36 AF-4 O Digital Flash | Manfrotto 055XB Tripod, Opticron Carbon Fibre "Traveller" Tripod, Sidewinder Gimbal Head, Manfratto 676B monopod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Head Lowpro Nature Trekker AWII, Lowpro Vertex 100 AW and Lowpro Toploader Pro 75 AW.Comment
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