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Originally Posted by BilliGoatsGruff
These look great! What lens did you use for them?? I only have the standard 18-55mm that came with it and I'm looking for a macro to photograph flora 
Trevor, what would you recommend? Your photos are always lovely. |
Billi, for a year I used the 18-55 kit lens that came with my Canon and bought the 25mm Macro Extension Tube (About $30 on eBay - but make sure it has the electric contacts for focus/aperture etc. Some don't! The Fotga brand is good and I still use mine on my Macro lens to get even more magnification. Although the subject is basically on the front element at this point.), and got some great results.
Plus taking it off lets you get the larger fungi.
The two photos I posted in this comment were both taken using that setup. The white fungi is 3mm high.
It takes a little, and I mean a little, practice to get used to what the focus and zoom do once you put a macro adapter between it and the camera body.
Use a remote, or the 2 second self-timer because a lot of shots will be in the 1/30~3second range.
But worth the cost and time. Good luck, don't hesitate because it's cheaper than a Macro lens (of course if you have a spare $499 then the Tamron 60 (for aps-c only ) or 90mm, and the Sigma 70mm are all excellent.
All the above presumes a dSLR. Otherwise a compact with a good Macro ability (1cm~3cm close focus) will get the little things. Also have Manual as well as the auto settings. See the link to Under A Mushroom for what can be done with a compact.
Feel free to pm me with questions on technique/camera selection etc. so Bob doesn't have steam coming out his ears cos we took over his thread. Absolutely ruins his hairdo, and ruins his day
But now I have to go and apologise to Bob for posting more photos on his thread
Unrepentant photo bomber in my spare time me. :-)
Trev