macro test shots

incubus · 9th March 2005

rhair78 · 9th March 2005

Yo, noticed the softness around the subjects.

I'm guessing your using some CU filters.
To lessen the softness, try using the smallest aperture, F8, and bounce your external flash.

For the grains shot.. nice concept

Instead of max zoom and working from 20+cm, might want to try working from 5-6cm, and using only 1-3x zoom, or no zoom at all. The results are alot sharper and showing more details from the grain textures.

Oh, yar.. can cheat by cropping away the soft areas too.. hehehe..

sunkist · 9th March 2005

i like the sugar.

incubus · 9th March 2005

thanks for the advise. it is taken at aperture F8, and bounced external flash. i was experimenting with the setups last night...
some of the pics i used olympus tcon17 plus hoya +4 close filter. my hands are not steady enuff for a clear crisp shot. (didnt upload pics)

some are two +4 filters stacked on top of one another

all taken with ext flash with home made bouce card

rhair78 · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by incubus

thanks for the advise. it is taken at aperture F8, and bounced external flash. i was experimenting with the setups last night...
some of the pics i used olympus tcon17 plus hoya +4 close filter. my hands are not steady enuff for a clear crisp shot. (didnt upload pics)

some are two +4 filters stacked on top of one another

all taken with ext flash with home made bouce card

I see... no wonder bro, I tried the TCON+CU b4 too... but noticed that the TCON glass quality not good.

Stacking 2 CU will give super soft focus outside of hte centre part.

So far from pics taken by ChuanYe, seems the sharpest/cleanest.
He is using a Nikon 6T+Sigma CU with flash+15cm bounce card.

Happy trying out!

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

6T is double element glass... relatively better in quality, the price oso... I think i go CP later to get a hoya +4... Don't want to invest too much...

incubus · 9th March 2005

guess gotta practise more wit close up filters first......
how much is a nikon 6t 55mm anyway?
anyone knows rough price?

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

6T only comes in 62mm... 5T is oso 62mm...
I think the smaller ones ar 3T and 4T... but i don't know their thread size...

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

3T and 4T are 52mm.

5T and 6T are 62mm

3T and 5T are +1.5

4T and 6T are +2.9

All of the above are double element filters...

awongkk · 9th March 2005

yoo, just got my 6T and tested it out that day at the Changi Broadwalk.

Here's the # 1

and here's the close-up #2

#3

The 6T quality is really superb.

sunkist · 9th March 2005

very nice. thanks for sharing, how much ur 6T?

natnivek · 9th March 2005

It's actually kind of refreshing looking at macros of stuff apart from insects and nature. Thanks for sharing!

incubus · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by Hong Jia

3T and 4T are 52mm.

5T and 6T are 62mm

3T and 5T are +1.5

4T and 6T are +2.9

All of the above are double element filters...

thanks for the info.... anyone has a Fz setup with a 6t do keep the sample pics coming. on diff variety of subjects would be nice
heheh

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

I got my 6T just now... ate satay just now oso... i think i makan 20 of them... and 3 ketupa... now too full to take pictures... later maybe...

Cheers...

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

Hi guys...

This is my poor first attempt to shoot the Dark Side lencap with a Dark Side 6T filter on. Got no external flash now... so have to fire the internal flash, pretty harsh.

I got around 30cm of working distance, manual focus and no tripod. I think the shot is quite lousily done, but just show for fun. I did crop off the top and bottom and a bit of the sides, the sides are out of focus... Look at the fringing due to the harshness of the internal flash.

The full resolution picture can be found in the link below

http://www.picturesky.com/albums/use...8%20Edited.jpg

incubus · 9th March 2005

how much u got the 6T for??
u should take a pic of yer belly
haha

sunkist · 9th March 2005

u did a 12X zoom all the way with 6T?

Hong Jia · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by sunkist

u did a 12X zoom all the way with 6T?

Erm i forgot... but the focal length was 58mm... any one wans to do a conversion for the digital to analogue and hence determine the zoom...

I don't thing i zoom all the way... heee... cos i wan to get the nikon in the whole picture bah...

sunkist · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by Hong Jia

Erm i forgot... but the focal length was 58mm... any one wans to do a conversion for the digital to analogue and hence determine the zoom...

I don't thing i zoom all the way... heee... cos i wan to get the nikon in the whole picture bah...

abt 10X.............

natnivek · 10th March 2005

Wah... Somebody got 6T already ah?

I'm just waiting for my phayee adapter. Once it's in I'll be joining you soon enough. Small is beautiful...

Are you gonna get anymore CU filters?

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incubus Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: galaxy far far away Posts: 1,505	thanks for the advise. it is taken at aperture F8, and bounced external flash. i was experimenting with the setups last night... some of the pics i used olympus tcon17 plus hoya +4 close filter. my hands are not steady enuff for a clear crisp shot. (didnt upload pics) some are two +4 filters stacked on top of one another all taken with ext flash with home made bouce card __________________ Deviantart shahrulazmi.com

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awongkk Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tampines Posts: 261	Tested Nikon 6T yoo, just got my 6T and tested it out that day at the Changi Broadwalk. Here's the # 1 and here's the close-up #2 #3 The 6T quality is really superb.

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rhair78 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,043	Yo, noticed the softness around the subjects. I'm guessing your using some CU filters. To lessen the softness, try using the smallest aperture, F8, and bounce your external flash. For the grains shot.. nice concept Instead of max zoom and working from 20+cm, might want to try working from 5-6cm, and using only 1-3x zoom, or no zoom at all. The results are alot sharper and showing more details from the grain textures. Oh, yar.. can cheat by cropping away the soft areas too.. hehehe.. __________________ RH Last edited by rhair78; 9th March 2005 at 07:03 AM.

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sunkist Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 564	i like the sugar.

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Hong Jia Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 915	6T is double element glass... relatively better in quality, the price oso... I think i go CP later to get a hoya +4... Don't want to invest too much...

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natnivek Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eastside Posts: 836	It's actually kind of refreshing looking at macros of stuff apart from insects and nature. Thanks for sharing!

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natnivek Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eastside Posts: 836	Wah... Somebody got 6T already ah? I'm just waiting for my phayee adapter. Once it's in I'll be joining you soon enough. Small is beautiful... Are you gonna get anymore CU filters?