Hi Keith hope you're well, as always great tips and photos. I've never done any macro photography, but strangely enough I have a 105mm macro prime lens that I us for portraits, but unfortunately I don't own a flashgun so I would have to use available light, I'll have to give it a try. Best wishes stay safe Jon.
Hi Jon, hope you are both well l, thanks for the kind words. Don’t let the lack of light stop you, you can shoot in sunlight it just comes with a lot of work, like constantly changing settings for changing light conditions, and flashes you can have perfect conditions every time, you never know you may like it and invest in a flash 😀
Hey Bob, wow Southern California awesome, welcome to the channel, I do love Macro photography, its fascinating to see the world form such a unique prospective.
Hi Robert, thanks for the comment, you can most definitely focus stack, it takes a steady hand and a fast shutter and moving through the focus range, unless you have a very patient subject which lets you take your time, of course, Mirrorless cameras would probably be better for this as they can shoot insane amounts of images a second, I might do a video on this at some point.
@@keithguppy Apart from my Nikon DSLR I have an Olympus OMD 1 mk 3 & a macro lens. The Oly has focus stacking so I may give it a try on something staic first (fungi)
Hi Chris, if you have an electronic viewfinder then yeah I think they would be a great aid, only having a DSLR I unfortunately don’t have that. Zebra stripes for insects to get the eyes in focus and focus peeking for mushrooms flowers etc to focus on the edges, you could use it in live view but then you would lose a point of contact for stability (obviously depends on your setup and what your shooting)
Hey, great question, I must do a review video soon, It's actually a great lens extension for the price, well worth the money. Not only can you get closer with the Macro lens with no quality loss, it also converts your standard lens into a macro, pop this little thing in your bag and your good to go without the weight of an extra lens.
Hey, thanks for your comment. Macro photography is under a 20x magnification, micro is over 20x as in seeing things under the microscope. I wish I did have a larger magnification though extreme macro is anything 2x and over what I shoot I believe, it definitely looks like something I’d like to have a go at.
@@KevinNordstrom The macrocosm is the world as a whole, with a microcosm being one small part, often mankind, taken as a model of it. Thus the universe may be regarded as a large living organism (see panpsychism). The idea was central to most Greek thought, and especially that of Pythagoras, Plato and subsequent Neoplatonism. In Leibniz the monads are microcosms of the world, since each in itself mirrors the entire universe.
Check out this video where I photograph some bugs.....ua-cam.com/video/alNXcwrLIBM/v-deo.html
It's a mistake to shoot with the right light?
Glad you told me - now I know to look for the wrong light, thanks!
I need to reshoot this, I’ll be sure to take this into account when I do, thanks for commenting
@@keithguppy It would've been wrong for me not to do the right thing.
Best2u!
Absolutely, it’s good to learn from mistakes, and people pointing them out helps me grow as a creator 😀
Hi Keith hope you're well, as always great tips and photos. I've never done any macro photography, but strangely enough I have a 105mm macro prime lens that I us for portraits, but unfortunately I don't own a flashgun so I would have to use available light, I'll have to give it a try.
Best wishes stay safe Jon.
Hi Jon, hope you are both well l, thanks for the kind words. Don’t let the lack of light stop you, you can shoot in sunlight it just comes with a lot of work, like constantly changing settings for changing light conditions, and flashes you can have perfect conditions every time, you never know you may like it and invest in a flash 😀
Thank you for the tips Keith!🙏
Your most welcome, thank you for commenting 😁
Hi Keith, from sunny coastal Southern California. Good tips. Macro is just the best, isn't it?
Hey Bob, wow Southern California awesome, welcome to the channel, I do love Macro photography, its fascinating to see the world form such a unique prospective.
Thank you very much!!
You are very welcome, thanks for commenting
enjoyed the video, the poking the spider bit made me laugh almost offended the national spider society there mate.
Thanks for the comment, yes I did think someone would pick up on that 😂 so I changed it quick. 🤣
Thanks for the video Keith very informative, do you use focus stacking or is that impractical with insects
Hi Robert, thanks for the comment, you can most definitely focus stack, it takes a steady hand and a fast shutter and moving through the focus range, unless you have a very patient subject which lets you take your time, of course, Mirrorless cameras would probably be better for this as they can shoot insane amounts of images a second, I might do a video on this at some point.
@@keithguppy Apart from my Nikon DSLR I have an Olympus OMD 1 mk 3 & a macro lens. The Oly has focus stacking so I may give it a try on something staic first (fungi)
Great
Thanks 😊
AWESOME... 😊❤
Thanks 🤗
What's your thoughts on zebra stripes and focusing peaking settings? Are they needed or not really
Hi Chris, if you have an electronic viewfinder then yeah I think they would be a great aid, only having a DSLR I unfortunately don’t have that. Zebra stripes for insects to get the eyes in focus and focus peeking for mushrooms flowers etc to focus on the edges, you could use it in live view but then you would lose a point of contact for stability (obviously depends on your setup and what your shooting)
Hi mate, you given the Raynox 250 a go? What are your thoughts? :)
Hey, great question, I must do a review video soon, It's actually a great lens extension for the price, well worth the money. Not only can you get closer with the Macro lens with no quality loss, it also converts your standard lens into a macro, pop this little thing in your bag and your good to go without the weight of an extra lens.
The eighth mistake is calling it macro, It's micro 😄
Hey, thanks for your comment. Macro photography is under a 20x magnification, micro is over 20x as in seeing things under the microscope. I wish I did have a larger magnification though extreme macro is anything 2x and over what I shoot I believe, it definitely looks like something I’d like to have a go at.
It's macro
@walkabout16 the ninth mistake was you posting something without researching LMAO. It is MACRO
@@KevinNordstrom The macrocosm is the world as a whole, with a microcosm being one small part, often mankind, taken as a model of it. Thus the universe may be regarded as a large living organism (see panpsychism). The idea was central to most Greek thought, and especially that of Pythagoras, Plato and subsequent Neoplatonism. In Leibniz the monads are microcosms of the world, since each in itself mirrors the entire universe.