My first time!

bike21 · January 23, 2011

With macro that is! I got a new fancy Sigma 50mm Macro over the holidays and have been slow to get around to testing it out. Can't wait to keep exploring to see what is possible but so far I am a big fan! One of my first forays into macro so go easy

D300 manual
1/60s
f/51
off-camera SB600 w/ Cactus V4
ISO 400

darrenhester · January 24, 2011

Wow! That's some impressive detail. Seems to be a fantastic macro lens. I know you'll have fun with it!

Lord Vetinari · January 25, 2011

Good start with the new lens !
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE · January 25, 2011

great start, well done!

bike21 · January 28, 2011

Thanks everyone! I had no idea I could actually shoot at f/51, it was a fun learning experience.

Lord Vetinari · January 29, 2011

bike21 wrote: »

Thanks everyone! I had no idea I could actually shoot at f/51, it was a fun learning experience.

Suspect this is the Nikon aperture thing again- Nikon bodies report effective aperture which at 1:1 are twice the set aperture Canon bodies report. You will get good DOF at this aperture but also get quite a lot of diffraction softening of the image. Try shooting around F25 reported on your camera at 1:1 for perhaps a better balance of DOF and sharpness.
Brian V.

bike21 · January 29, 2011

Nice, thanks for the tip Brian I'll give it a try next time for sure.

jbr13 · January 29, 2011

Nice work. Look forward to seeing some more!

My first time!

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