 Posted 5/13/2008 4:09:37 AM
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What kind of equipment do you use to allow for such large magnification?
When I try to get close to the insects I never get close enough, even with a Sigma 105mm macro lens (f2.8) on a Canon EOS 350D body.
I've seen some amazing photos of flies and such. How do you get them so sharp?
Obviously you must use a fast shutter, but to get the necessary depth of field the aperture must be quite high (number-wise) too. And all of this means that you need a lot of light to get anywhere. Am I wrong here, or is there another way around this?
Could any of you macro geniuses share some hard numbers, techniques and equipment suggestions.
And for these small beings that are fast, what about tripods and other support mechanisms, do you need them? If not, how do you get things done?
Macro still life is a walk in the park compared to insects, that's for sure...
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Posted 5/13/2008 6:10:28 AM
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| Robin, we had a discussion just a couple days ago about this. you can read it here.
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Posted 5/14/2008 8:33:13 AM
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| Thank you for the link. I guess it's better to continue an existing conversation than doing it all over again.
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