Take beautiful macro photos with flash lighting and Canon R6 mark II (tutorial with settings)
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- In this week's video tutorial I take the new Canon R6 Mark II camera on a relaxing macro photography walk, looking for ideas to use with my flash lighting. I show the shots I find, as well as the setup and settings I use on my camera and the flash settings I use to capture great-looking images. These tips and tricks should help you take better macro images whether you're a beginner looking for easy macro tricks or a more experienced photographer wanting to improve your macro photography.
I also swapped out my usual Canon RF 100mm macro lens for the Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 macro lens, which I really enjoyed shooting with.
Note that this is NOT a review of the Canon R6 Mark II. I'm simply using it as an opportunity to test the camera and I thought it might be interesting for those of you maybe considering the R6II to see some example photos from it and how I'd go about using a camera like this out in the field. If you're looking for a UA-cam review of its features, specs and comparisons, this isn't the video for you.
Read my full review of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II on CNET: www.cnet.com/tech/computing/b...
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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Finding macro photo ideas
02:32 - Camera settings
03:15 - Better macro composition
05:43 - Macro flash settings with AD200
06:25 - MagMod MagSphere for macro
07:00 - Ambient light with flash
09:20 - Handheld macro images
13:05 - Best aperture for macro
13:53 - Focus bracketing on Canon R6 II
14:19 - Focus merge in camera
14:40 - Blending flash for macro
It was a pleasure to virtually take a walk with you.:) Love the way you are using light. I've been using RF 35mm for one year and now this is my favorite lens.:)
That was some creative shooting to get the result you imagined. Great job.
Loved seeing how the light really changed the feeling of the pictures. Those mushrooms in the log were so cool. It's winter in the northeast of the US and mushrooms are very few and far between. Definitely looking forward to fall.
Very nice images from the area you are .
In I really like the whale Carved inthe tree that was on the ground H would not necessarily have been a macre shot but it would make an amazing photograph story just as your shot of the mushrooms inside the tree stump.
Brilliant video. I mostly shoot ambient light, and the idea of an ocf for this never occurred to me. I've been wanting to buy the ad200 for sometime, but as a landscape and nature photogrer I couldn't justify the expense. I can actually see application of what I thought about doing, confirming the use case. Thx.
Awesome video brother... loved it
Andrew, thanks for the vid. I’d love to see you edit some of these shots.
I've done a bit of Focus stacking , but never thought about blending 2 or more pics. I use Canon DPP4 and think it can be done there, thanks. I tend to do bird photography and find it hard to focus on the small stuff when out and about. I suppose I have to leave my big lens at home and take your advice, put my bag down and have a good look around.
Good video touching on different subjects and areas of macro photographing. I have the R5 and it also have the focus bracketing function. Did you find any perticular number of shots wich would be a to go to setting, and which setting on the focus steps/distance ?
Another great and very informative video. I need a flash, but on a bit of a budget. How would the Godox TT 600 work with a Canon EOS R? Thanks
Great video as always… What are your thoughts on the R6ii? As a nikon shooter I’m still waiting for an affordable mirrorless system that actually works. I’m considering an A7iv but lack of shutter speed for wildlife concerns me, as does canons stance on third party lenses.
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Love that! Andrew, quick question: is that flash-trigger don't disturb when you mount your camera upside down on your tripod?
is that merging focus stack in camera something new for modern cameras? if it is that be something really cool to go indepth about.
hopefully the R5 mii has that, going to upgrade my R6 to a R5mii
Hi Andrew...wonderful video. What tripod are you using its very versatile and compact?
I was watching you do the focus stack as I have the R5 I tried the focus stack but mine didn't work out like yours did so don't know what I did wrong
Hi Andrew, I really enjoyed your woodland walk macro photography video. Please can you advise me if you needed to buy the Canon AD-E1 Shoe Adapter to enable you to use your Godox XPro transmitter on the new Canon R6ii? I was under the impression that due to the new design of the "smart" hotshoe on the Canon R6ii, older canon flashes and attachments wouldn't work unless you used the adaptor. Thanks again.
Hi Patrick, I just used the same transmitter without any adapter and had no problems at all.
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography Hi Andrew, thank you for that information. That will save me £60! Keep up the great work 🙂
Andrew, I'm hoping you'll be able to help me! I've just picked up the canon RF 100mm macro lens to go with my Canon R6 MKII but testing at home has me tearing my hair out. My lens/camera seems to be focus hunting. If I hold down my eye detection AF (what I normally use for wildlife) it will focus on my subject but as soon as I release the button it goes back to bouncing between 0.26m and infinity. Do you have any suggestions for in-camera settings for macro? Is my lens faulty? I can't get my head around it.
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