Macro Lens Shootout!! New Review

Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
edited July 19, 2011 in Accessories
Check this out!

http://jhpvideotutorials.com/?p=5513

Best,
Jay
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    Thanks Jay, interesting review. As you say the characteristics of longer macro lenses require a technique somewhat different to other types. I have the Canon L and it blows me away when I use it, but I am not confident about exploring its potential which it's obvious is there. With a unique lens style like this it's a matter of experimentation and growing with the lens to find just how amazing it is.

    Neil
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  • Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    Thanks Neil for your comments and thoughts :) You will continue to be blown away with that lens!!

    Best,
    Jay
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  • puzzledpaulpuzzledpaul Registered Users Posts: 1,621 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2011
    NeilL wrote: »
    ... I am not confident about exploring its potential ...

    Neil

    Curious comment ... why?

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2011
    puzzledpaul wrote: »
    Curious comment ... why?

    pp

    A bit awkwardly expressed... I don't have confidence in my ability to explore it in such a way as to make it reveal its potential. But I'm gonna try!:D

    Neil
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  • Matthew SavilleMatthew Saville Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,352 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2011
    NeilL wrote: »
    A bit awkwardly expressed... I don't have confidence in my ability to explore it in such a way as to make it reveal its potential. But I'm gonna try!:D

    Neil
    Shooting at or near 1:1 reproduction is definitely an ENTIRELY new ballgame, both artistically and technically. You begin to think in terms of EXTREMELY shallow depth, using simple compositional elements such as lines and colors to make an image "work"...

    To be honest, it also doesn't help if you try and "learn" 1:1 macro photography while shooting entirely hand-held. I dunno if you have or haven't been doing so, but I highly recommend playing around with a tripod, and being very slow and methodical. At least at first, even if that's not your style.

    At first images will just be a novelty of shallow focus and extreme magnification, but eventually you'll learn to see the world of miniature composition etc. :-)

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2011
    Matthew Saville wrote: »
    Shooting at or near 1:1 reproduction is definitely an ENTIRELY new ballgame, both artistically and technically. You begin to think in terms of EXTREMELY shallow depth, using simple compositional elements such as lines and colors to make an image "work"...

    To be honest, it also doesn't help if you try and "learn" 1:1 macro photography while shooting entirely hand-held. I dunno if you have or haven't been doing so, but I highly recommend playing around with a tripod, and being very slow and methodical. At least at first, even if that's not your style.

    At first images will just be a novelty of shallow focus and extreme magnification, but eventually you'll learn to see the world of miniature composition etc. :-)

    =Matt=

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    Neil
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  • Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2011
    +1 great stuff and totally accurate!!
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  • ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    Nice write up. I love my Tamron 90mm! :)

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    ImageX Photography wrote: »
    Nice write up. I love my Tamron 90mm! :)

    :Dthumb.gif

    Neil
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  • Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    Awesome shot!! and Thanks :)

    Jay
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  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2011
    Jason Hermann wrote: »
    Check this out!

    http://jhpvideotutorials.com/?p=5513

    Best,
    Jay

    Thanks that was a good and somehow confirming read.
    I had the Tamron 90mm for a while and did not like it
    because of it's plastic feel and sound (I loved the 180mm
    Tamron though) and decided to get the Canon IS instead.
    The best modern macro in that range, IS and sealing are
    a huge plus also and worth the premium imo.
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  • ImageX PhotographyImageX Photography Registered Users Posts: 528 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2011
    Manfr3d wrote: »
    I had the Tamron 90mm for a while and did not like it
    because of it's plastic feel and sound

    I'm not thrilled with the Tamron's build quality or engineering either... but the images more than make up for any shortcomings. It is razor sharp and produces beautiful images.
    Jason Hermann wrote: »
    Awesome shot!! and Thanks :)

    Jay
    Thanks!
  • Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited July 19, 2011
    ImageX Photography wrote: »
    I'm not thrilled with the Tamron's build quality or engineering either... but the images more than make up for any shortcomings. It is razor sharp and produces beautiful images.


    Thanks!

    Very well said!!
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 19, 2011
    Jason,

    Very nice tutorial! Thank you for taking the time to put this as well as your other videos together and sharing them.

    Now that I have buttered you up, my question: Was there a reason you didn't shoot this using an aperture of say f8? I have been looking at the video feature a little bit and it looks like you could have shot it at f8 and say ISO 200 as long as you added some light to the coin for a proper exposure?

    Sam
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