My First Close up on my DSLR first time user!

[Whitelion]

Please give me some comment. Guess I need to get a Macro Lens... for my 350D

[eosdigital]

You can crop the excess space at the bottom and right.

[ming9866]

If you can shoot the bee on the flower this good , it means you should get a macro lens & enjoy every moment with it !

[mdzmr]

Be a macro freek. Nice shot. Shall we see more of your pics?

[Whitelion]

[Whitelion]

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[ming9866]

Hi , just my 2 cents . You can set you Aperture higher to f8 & above , from your Exif info , f5.6 is to wide .

[Whitelion]

Originally Posted by ming9866 Hi , just my 2 cents . You can set you Aperture higher to f8 & above , from your Exif info , f5.6 is to wide .

That's a get comment! Will take note next time I Try on close up shots! Thanx

[megaweb]

Try
- use manual focus, move your setup to focus
- go closer to the object
- keep low level ( same to the object )
- use flash to fill in , FC -1
- ensure Aperture is f8 or smaller or try different values
- ensure shutter speed is 1/focal length sec for handheld

[Whitelion]

Originally Posted by ming9866 If you can shoot the bee on the flower this good , it means you should get a macro lens & enjoy every moment with it !

Which Macro Lens will you recommand? And how much will it cost? Tight in budget........

[Whitelion]

Originally Posted by megaweb Try - use manual focus, move your setup to focus - go closer to the object - keep low level ( same to the object ) - use flash to fill in , FC -1 - ensure Aperture is f8 or smaller or try different values - ensure shutter speed is 1/focal length sec for handheld

Thank you for your advise! Really learning alot of things in CS man!

[ming9866]

Originally Posted by Whitelion Which Macro Lens will you recommand? And how much will it cost? Tight in budget........

Depends on which body you are using Bro . Macro lens vary from 50mm to 200mm range . There are other ways to get close to the object , like using Bellows , extension tubes , reverse and filters . I have tried some of them & i still like the AF Macro lens . Its quite expensive though , but the results are satisfying .

You may want to try using Close up filters like mine ... Not so expensive compared to buying a Macro lens .


But you only have one way to shoot with these Filters , its to get close to it . Don't expect to get focused from far ...

[Whitelion]

Hey Ming9866 Thanks for your recommandation! Is Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO good enough for a beginner?

[ming9866]

I started off with this Lens too ! Macro after 200mm , can 1:2 . Not so expensive to own too .

[Whitelion]

Originally Posted by ming9866 I started off with this Lens too ! Macro after 200mm , can 1:2 . Not so expensive to own too .

Hey ming9866 I juz bought a Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2! Will try it out and will post more Macro shots ... will need ur advise!

[ming9866]

Yeah Bro , thats a god lens to start & will serve you well throughout your journey on a DSLR . I sometimes still using it to reach subjects that are further to reach .