How can I get a more "up close" shot with my sony 100mm

[francisdcx]

Hey guys, I'm just wondering if any of you alpha users have tried out using tubes or a teleconverter with your sony 100mm macro lens to get a really "up close" shot of insects. If you have, could you state the brand and model along with where you got it from? If you have a photo taken with that setup, do share it!!

Thanks guys!

[ming9866]

Bro , join me this coming saturday & the next , you will be amazed what your 100mm can do .

[francisdcx]

sounds kewl!

[psccy]

Originally Posted by ming9866 Bro , join me this coming saturday & the next , you will be amazed what your 100mm can do .

Where? Where? Bo jio....

[megaweb]

Before giving you the answer, can you take a shot of a ruler, see how close can you get. Post the photo here.

[boombox]

hey bro francisdcx,

You might be interested in this:
Ming's Journey Of A Newbie

There are some really solid shots from his thread.

[eow]

Originally Posted by psccy Where? Where? Bo jio....

we going to botanica garden this sat. meet at the food court at 8am
i going to try out 50mm macro with extension tube with wireless flash

[francisdcx]

@ megaweb,

I don't have my camera with me atm but heres an example of what I can achieve with my very limited skill.



and this is his



Even though I had done quite alot of cropping, I was not able to achieve that amount of magnification. Either that or he has really scary flies in his neighbourhood.

I'll take a picture of a ruler later if its still needed.

@ eow
Sounds kewl, me and my gf will see u guys there!

@ boombox
Yeah, I've taken a look at that thread. I'm very impressed with the fly photo.

[boombox]

bro francisdcx, I agree, I crop until like mad, also cannot reach that kind of magnification The amazing macros he's been creating are basically out of my realm.

[yannh]

I thought I'm the only one wondering why 100mm alone can do this wonder.
I think his secret is 100% crop, maybe 500%, who knows. And maybe the fly is bigger than yours.

I did cropping on photo taken using my 70mm lens before, and it really looks rather big.

Can't remember whether this is 100%, could be reduced size.
My setting that time can only reach 1:2 at most. If your macro lens can reach 1:1, that kind of magnification is definitely possible.

[ming9866]

I think yannh need to tag along also , don't be shy , i starting also very shy shy , don't dare to follow the group ... now where they go i also want to go !

>>> I where got do 500% crop la ... , hope after this Saturday , francisdcx can show some good photos here !