Pentax K10D + Zeiss Sonnar 85/2.8 + extension tubeIn the next photo, the somehow "unreal" look of the image comes from the contrast between the orange petals and the neutral, "empty", background.
Pentax K10D + Zeiss Sonnar 85/2.8 + extension tubeClose-up work isn't just focusing and choosing aperture. Moving around the subject and studying its interaction with the background also plays an important role.
2 comments:
Do you have suggestions on what extension tube combinations (12mm|20mm|36mm) you use with which lens for your macro work?
I am also assuming that this is all manual focus and that you are using a tripod. Correct?
John
I've been using mostly a 85mm lens with a 20mm tube. I've also tried the 50mm with the same tube but with the 85mm I get the most appropriate image size for this kind of flower shots. It doesn't quite classify as "macro". It's better called close-up photography. I've also tried longer tube combinations, but the results have not been very interesting, at least so far.
I'm not using a tripod. I have so little time available for taking photos, that carrying and assembling/disassembling a tripod is a luxury I cannot afford...
And yes, this is manual focus. The lens are manual, anyway. But even if they weren't, I think auto-focus is unreliable and unpractical for close-up/macro and a final manual adjustment should always be done.
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