Viewing post #707904 by Horntoad

You are viewing a single post made by Horntoad in the thread called Threaded zooming filters.
Image
Sep 21, 2014 6:13 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
Ok Dave, I hope this helps. To get a consistent point of reference, I set the camera on manual focus, then set the focal distance at about 4 inches. Since you said you were buying for a 50mm lens, I set the focal length on my zoom lens as close to 50 as I could get.

With no lenses added.
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/35bf01

With +1 lens.
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/4fbfa7

With +2
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/c1ec7f

With +4
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/1996a2

With +10
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/dca120

Here is an example with my camera set at about 100mm and 12 inches from the subject.

100mm no added lens
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/85ffbc

100mm with +10 lens.
Thumb of 2014-09-22/Horntoad/2e61c4
wildflowersoftexas.com



« Return to the thread "Threaded zooming filters"
« Return to Photography Tips & Techniques forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by IrisLilli and is called "Purple Crocus Mix"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.