The Macro/Close Up Thread part 4

shotokan101 · 06-03-2012, 9:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FallOutBoy

How does the macro mode compare to the TZ?

Could you post the same shot of something taken at minimum distance with each camera so we can compare?

and then maybe one with the macro zoom mode x3 on the TZ and one with the super macro mode on the XZ-1? That would be very interesting, to see the difference in macro distance and also in image quality

That's the sort of thing I full intend to try out FOB - so I'll probably be adding some shots as I go along

- but perhaps on a separate thread to compare the images....

...also I don't know how I stripped the EXIF from that shot so will need to sort that out...

Jim

FallOutBoy · 06-03-2012, 9:31 PM

Couple from my iPhone again - I shot some photos similar to this a while back on my TZ8, thought I'd have a go with the iPhone and olloclip to add how they compare. I prefer these iPhone ones I think!

Inner Space by FotoPhace82, on Flickr

topgazza · 06-03-2012, 9:34 PM

[quote=Mike.P®;16542538]First macro shot for ages.

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Originally Posted by Dancook

The Oliver Twist of Flies "Please sir can I have some more"

only a mother could love that face

...and I love it as well...

Quote:

Originally Posted by FallOutBoy

Couple from my iPhone again - I shot some photos similar to this a while back on my TZ8, thought I'd have a go with the iPhone and olloclip to add how they compare. I prefer these iPhone ones I think!

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I have just got a 4s and the pictures it produces are very impressive.....

shotokan101 · 06-03-2012, 9:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FallOutBoy

Couple from my iPhone again - I shot some photos similar to this a while back on my TZ8, thought I'd have a go with the iPhone and olloclip to add how they compare. I prefer these iPhone ones I think!

image

Inner Space by FotoPhace82, on Flickr

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Inner Space by FotoPhace82, on Flickr

Very nice

Mike.P® · 06-03-2012, 9:51 PM

Taken with the LX5.

TBH I'm not that impressed with the macro on the camera, I have invested in a filter adapter for it and am going to attach the Raynox to see how much more magnification it gives,

Marmalade Hoverfly by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

shotokan101 · 06-03-2012, 9:54 PM

Now't wrong with that shot Mike - what's the problem ? - just not "macro enough" ?

What filter adapter did you get BTW ?

Mike.P® · 06-03-2012, 9:56 PM

It takes brilliant pictures but that's quite a heavy crop ... I need more magnification

shotokan101 · 06-03-2012, 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike.P®

It takes brilliant pictures but that's quite a heavy crop ... I need more magnification

LOL - "get closer"

Mike.P® · 06-03-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by shotokan101

What filter adapter did you get BTW ?

One of THESE

Mike.P® · 06-03-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by shotokan101

LOL - "get closer"

That was as close as it gets.

FallOutBoy · 06-03-2012, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike.P®

Taken with the LX5.

TBH I'm not that impressed with the macro on the camera, I have invested in a filter adapter for it and am going to attach the Raynox to see how much more magnification it gives,

Marmalade Hoverfly by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

That's a lovely shot, quality looks superb, especially being a heavy crop! Very interested to see what it's like with a Raynox attached! I'm guessing you'd be able to use the Raynox with the LX5 lens at full telephoto, so you wouldn't need to be too close to the subject in order to get a nice close macro image?

shotokan101 · 07-03-2012, 1:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike.P®

One of THESE

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Mike.P®

That was as close as it gets.

...now you're confusing me - I thought the LX5 macro focusses as close as 1cm ?

KyleS1 · 07-03-2012, 7:06 AM

Lovely shots Mike and FOB.

Dancook · 07-03-2012, 8:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleS1

Lovely shots Mike and FOB.

+1

Where did you find a hoverfly?!? argh..

They've burnt down loads of plants in the field at the back of my workplace which was a great source of insects

CFC1 · 07-03-2012, 9:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rex Hunt

I myself have got myself a new toy i got my Canon 100mm macro yesterday

Very nice Rex. You'll get a lot of joy out of using it.

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I was wondering if i should put a UV filter on the lens or not to bother and if so what are the preferd ones.

It's a debatable one. Some people say that UV filters don't do anything. Others say they do. I actually bought a Hoya 58mm Pro-1 Digital UV filter 2 weeks ago from Amazon for £21.60. I got it initially as protection for my 55-250mm as I was going to take some shots at a local motocross meeting. It's access all areas and there's lots of dirt and stones flying around... and, as a bonus, if there are any UV/helpful properties, then great. I actually swap the filter around on my lenses now, and always put it on my 100mm macro when I take it outdoors.

Funnily enough, the filter wouldn't have helped a few months ago when at a motocross meet ... I was standing taking pictures, when a bike kicked up a 3" stone that whizzed past my head about 2 feet away and smashed through the rear windscreen of a parked car, a further 30 feet away!

Enjoy the lens.

Edit: You can get the above filter a couple of quid cheaper on Amazon from one of their "sellers", but after reading the problems that one of our members on here had with a fake filter recently, I paid the extra and got it from Amazon themselves to make sure that I got a genuine one.

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by shotokan101

...now you're confusing me - I thought the LX5 macro focusses as close as 1cm ?

It was a very small hoverfly

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dancook

Where did you find a hoverfly?!? argh..

They've burnt down loads of plants in the field at the back of my workplace which was a great source of insects

Don't panic .. I took that last year.

I have the same thing, we had loads of bushes and plants round the back of our house, great source of insects. Council came round a few months ago and instead of just trimming them back they hacked everything down to the ground.

Rex Hunt · 07-03-2012, 4:10 PM

To late orderd it allready thought better to be safe than sorry paid £26 for mine wasn't sure if they where the same as the cheaper ones, it came today and i put it on, pitty about the rain though

cheers anyway

Rex Hunt · 07-03-2012, 4:16 PM

Test shot

Orcid by Dazla74, on Flickr

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 4:18 PM

Nice Orchid

shotokan101 · 07-03-2012, 4:21 PM

lovely shot

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 4:22 PM

granulated sugar.

Sugar by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

shotokan101 · 07-03-2012, 4:28 PM

"Sweet" Mike

topgazza · 07-03-2012, 4:29 PM

In theory UV filters...well...filter out UV so should help a bit but I use them mainly as a lens protector.

shotokan101 · 07-03-2012, 4:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike.P®

It was a very small hoverfly

To quota a well known Scotsman (me

) "Aye Right!"

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 6:03 PM

Well learnt something new today.

Haven't been at all happy with the MP-E 65mm. it is lacking the sharpness I see with my Pentax macro lenses ... so much so I was considering sending the lens back to Canon for checking. Even the fly I posted yesterday wasn't as sharp as I get on the K-5 with a macro lens/tubes/teleconverter.

Anyway, it seems that the 65mm is unlike other macro lenses. Where I shoot @ f14/16 to get good DOF, using those sort of apertures on the 50D with the MP-E causes very bad defraction (more so on the 50D than the 5DII).

So today I have been playing with the lens at f5.6 or so and the results are much sharper. Much happier now ... was beginning to think I had been sold a dud lens.

Just thought someone may find this helpful if they come across the same problem

CFC1 · 07-03-2012, 6:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rex Hunt

Test shot

Cracking shot, Rex!

Dancook · 07-03-2012, 9:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike.P®

So today I have been playing with the lens at f5.6 or so and the results are much sharper. Much happier now ... was beginning to think I had been sold a dud lens.

Have you experimented with other apertures? I've mainly been using f11, maybe I'll have a go at some wider ones.

Mike.P® · 07-03-2012, 9:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dancook

Have you experimented with other apertures? I've mainly been using f11, maybe I'll have a go at some wider ones.

You are using the 5dII so should be ok at around f8/f11. Because of the pixel density on a crop camera the aperture needs to be larger. (apparently)

simon ess · 10-03-2012, 2:33 PM

Had a really good morning taking pics of buds n stuff.

Here's a selection

1.

DSC_9154 by simon ess, on Flickr

2.

DSC_9182 by simon ess, on Flickr

3.

DSC_9217 by simon ess, on Flickr

4.

DSC_9251 by simon ess, on Flickr

5.

DSC_9091 by simon ess, on Flickr

6.

DSC_9076 by simon ess, on Flickr

06-03-2012, 9:31 PM	#182
FallOutBoy Prominent Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kent Thanks: Gave 512, Got 369 Posts: 4,051	Couple from my iPhone again - I shot some photos similar to this a while back on my TZ8, thought I'd have a go with the iPhone and olloclip to add how they compare. I prefer these iPhone ones I think! Inner Space by FotoPhace82, on Flickr Inner Space by FotoPhace82, on Flickr

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06-03-2012, 9:51 PM	#185
Mike.P® Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Thanks: Gave 563, Got 477 Posts: 2,534	Taken with the LX5. TBH I'm not that impressed with the macro on the camera, I have invested in a filter adapter for it and am going to attach the Raynox to see how much more magnification it gives, Marmalade Hoverfly by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

06-03-2012, 9:54 PM	#186
shotokan101 Preeminent Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow Thanks: Gave 6,499, Got 9,609 Posts: 46,596	Now't wrong with that shot Mike - what's the problem ? - just not "macro enough" ? What filter adapter did you get BTW ?

06-03-2012, 9:56 PM	#187
Mike.P® Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Thanks: Gave 563, Got 477 Posts: 2,534	It takes brilliant pictures but that's quite a heavy crop ... I need more magnification

07-03-2012, 7:06 AM	#193
KyleS1 Conspicuous Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: Gave 575, Got 669 Posts: 7,841	Lovely shots Mike and FOB.

07-03-2012, 4:10 PM	#198
Rex Hunt Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Thanks: Gave 54, Got 59 Posts: 288	To late orderd it allready thought better to be safe than sorry paid £26 for mine wasn't sure if they where the same as the cheaper ones, it came today and i put it on, pitty about the rain though cheers anyway

07-03-2012, 4:16 PM	#199
Rex Hunt Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Thanks: Gave 54, Got 59 Posts: 288	Test shot Orcid by Dazla74, on Flickr

07-03-2012, 4:18 PM	#200
Mike.P® Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Thanks: Gave 563, Got 477 Posts: 2,534	Nice Orchid

07-03-2012, 4:21 PM	#201
shotokan101 Preeminent Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow Thanks: Gave 6,499, Got 9,609 Posts: 46,596	lovely shot

07-03-2012, 4:22 PM	#202
Mike.P® Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Thanks: Gave 563, Got 477 Posts: 2,534	granulated sugar. Sugar by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

07-03-2012, 4:28 PM	#203
shotokan101 Preeminent Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow Thanks: Gave 6,499, Got 9,609 Posts: 46,596	"Sweet" Mike

07-03-2012, 4:29 PM	#204
topgazza Conspicuous Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Thanks: Gave 1,068, Got 1,055 Posts: 9,215	In theory UV filters...well...filter out UV so should help a bit but I use them mainly as a lens protector.

07-03-2012, 6:03 PM	#206
Mike.P® Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Thanks: Gave 563, Got 477 Posts: 2,534	Well learnt something new today. Haven't been at all happy with the MP-E 65mm. it is lacking the sharpness I see with my Pentax macro lenses ... so much so I was considering sending the lens back to Canon for checking. Even the fly I posted yesterday wasn't as sharp as I get on the K-5 with a macro lens/tubes/teleconverter. Anyway, it seems that the 65mm is unlike other macro lenses. Where I shoot @ f14/16 to get good DOF, using those sort of apertures on the 50D with the MP-E causes very bad defraction (more so on the 50D than the 5DII). So today I have been playing with the lens at f5.6 or so and the results are much sharper. Much happier now ... was beginning to think I had been sold a dud lens. Just thought someone may find this helpful if they come across the same problem

10-03-2012, 2:33 PM	#210
simon ess Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: up 'Castle duck. Thanks: Gave 660, Got 472 Posts: 2,682	Had a really good morning taking pics of buds n stuff. Here's a selection 1. DSC_9154 by simon ess, on Flickr 2. DSC_9182 by simon ess, on Flickr 3. DSC_9217 by simon ess, on Flickr 4. DSC_9251 by simon ess, on Flickr 5. DSC_9091 by simon ess, on Flickr 6. DSC_9076 by simon ess, on Flickr

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