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09/14/2005 03:50:50 AM · #1 |
So jippie i just got a Canon 100mm Macro F2,8, great lens heavy well built and all! I just love it!
But light always seems to be a issue at higher F:numbers
How do you work with macros, what equipment does excist to enhance lightning thats easy to take along?
ISO 1600 is not a option for me :)
Please post all suggestions links tips and well all good to know macro information !
Thank you ;) |
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09/14/2005 03:54:49 AM · #2 |
I don't know much about it, but I know there is a special light you can get for macros. It is actually a ring of little lights that threads on to the lens.
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09/14/2005 04:22:02 AM · #3 |
taterbug said it. they make ring lights for macro lenses.
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09/14/2005 04:46:42 AM · #4 |
If you're working with a static subject then invest in a good tripod/ballhead combination. I use the Gitzo Explorer 2227 and Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR. Works like a charm.
Other than that you may want to look into the aforementioned ring lights or
speed lights on a flash bracket arm.
:)
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09/14/2005 09:28:58 AM · #5 |
Yes, as Macka said, and as with all hobbies, you'll be spending more money now.
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09/14/2005 09:50:11 AM · #6 |
you might say, "but what if I want to go out and shoot bugs? A tripod will really cramp my shooting style!" I'd answer a resounding "yes!" There is a solution. Do you already have a shoe-mount flash? If so, you potentially have a solution. All you need to do is direct the flash output so it hits the target, and diffuse it a bit. Bouncing the flash off a reflector is one way to do this, another way is to put the flash off-camera on a bracket and aim it at the target area. Again, bouncing it to diffuse the light is the trick.
I don't tend to like the ring flashes all that much, they are expensive and so special purpose that they don't seem justified unless you do a LOT of macro. They also result in nearly shadowless illumination, which is not as pleasing, IMO, as gentle, diffuse shadows, which look more natural.
I therefore suggest playing with a shoe- or bracket-mounted flash to get the results you desire. Remember that you can adjust th eflash output to change the ratio fo flash to natural light, and also remember that you can put in a gold color reflector to warm up the flash output to more closely match natural lighting. Good luck, have fun!
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09/14/2005 09:55:29 AM · #7 |
I have also used 550ex on-camera without any reflector with 100mm lens to get decent macros. I set the flash to 17mm and that covers the target which is about 6-8 inches normally from the lens tip. You will have to experiment with the flash power used to balance natural light and flash so that it doesn't give you a very flat look. these are a few macros done that way
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09/14/2005 10:10:12 AM · #8 |
If you cannot afford a ring light, you can make this handy-dandy, horribly cumbersome, $7 macro flash bracket that will garner all sorts of eye-rolling and sidelong looks :-)
All it takes is a piece of L-channel metal from Home Depot ($6.50), some wing nuts ($0.50) and a willingness to be snickered at. But hey, there are precious few people to snicker at me in the middle of a marsh, and it works.
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09/16/2005 01:43:24 AM · #9 |
Thanks to all of you, well the ringflash is not a option!
Damn thats almost a new Canon 20D LoL and that is way way to much !
So ill start looking around for a TTL sync cabel and try that at first!
Thanks once again :) |
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