Playing with new camera

Lord Vetinari

Still playing with new camera - series of high ISO/fill flash shots. First 4 ISO1600 last one ISO800. All 5D mk2/MPE-65.

Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Just seen and left a Q at the other place, but I'll ask here too.




Do you find full frame harder or easier than croppped sensors for macro work?


Paul

Lord Vetinari

Paul Iddon wrote:

Just seen and left a Q at the other place, but I'll ask here too.
Do you find full frame harder or easier than croppped sensors for macro work?
Paul

Same answer
Finding the brighter viewfinder a delight to use at higher mags, the image resolution is a big improvement on my 1.6 crop bodies such that a 1.6 X crop of a shot would I think more than pass muster compared to a 1.6 crop body shot. The detail and high ISO performance opens up new shooting potential for me as does being able to fit in larger bugs when using the MPE-65. So so far I'm finding it an ideal combo with the MPE-65 lens at least for summer shooting. Not sure what I will do for smaller bug winter shooting.

I really got the body specifically for the MPE-65 but suspect that less than 1:1 shooting and use for other forms of photography would be excellent.
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Chrissiebeez_NL

hey Brian!

impressed with the low noise at ISO 1600!

the fill flash does render the photos somewhat softer in terms of contrast and colour. Not sure if that is beneficial here or that its better suited with other subjects (less colourful perhaps? ) The vibrant colours when using full flash and iso 100 are very striking IMO

Lord Vetinari

Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:

hey Brian!

impressed with the low noise at ISO 1600!

the fill flash does render the photos somewhat softer in terms of contrast and colour. Not sure if that is beneficial here or that its better suited with other subjects (less colourful perhaps? ) The vibrant colours when using full flash and iso 100 are very striking IMO

Thanks
It's the mainly natural light that makes the colours softer. After doing lots of shots with full flash I find the muted more pastel colours of natural light shots a pleasant change

Brian v.

Chrissiebeez_NL

i agree, the 'pastel' colours are a pleasant change. i think its very handy to have this technique available for yourself, especially when you want your subject muted, not exploding with colour like below

these are (for example) shots where i think muted colours work well:





not my best work, i agree but the idea behind it may be more clear with an example. Think it works well with your shots too though, but with shots like above you ruin the photo by using 'big contrasty colourful flash shots'.