Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Its great to have options and when you can try out both. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:45:28 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work > > Hi Mark, > > I have a small Zuiko Digital 35/3.5 Macro Autofocus lens that I frequently > use when chasing moving insects. You are correct, it can be a big help. > But, I also like the Elmarit-R 60 Macro for some shots, which must be > focused manually. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work > > >> I think if you're shooting a bug going from flower to flower AF can sure >> help to the extend of actually making the shot possible when it wasn't >> before.. I use AF with macro all the time and I think its a welcome help. >> Not that I don't turn it off plenty of times. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:13:09 -0400 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work >>> >>> Macro photography should be done with manual focus because of the >>> extremely shallow depth of field. In order to get everything you need in >>> focus to be sharp, you often have to focus partway between the closest >>> and >>> farthest objects in the image, and stop down accordingly. Autofocus does >>> a >>> poor job of this (and the fact that modern lenses lack depth of field >>> indexes makes it hard to do manually too!). They include AF because the >>> lens can be used at normal distances too, where AF works fine. >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Crawford >>> Fine Art Photography >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>> 260-437-8990 >>> >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>> >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>> Become a fan on Facebook >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/25/12 6:44 PM, "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: >>> >>>> Same with my Canon 20D, there?s some obscure setting >>>> for reducing the proportion of flash that is so obvious >>>> when you read the manual but immediately forgotten when >>>> you want to use it:-) >>>> >>>> What?s funny is that the Canon manual recommends using >>>> manual focusing with their EF-S 60 mm AF Macro lens (so >>>> why build it with AF in the first place?):-) >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> On 26.07.2012 00:19, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>>> Thanks, Douglas. But, it takes some experimenting to >>>>> make it balance out when using a manual-focus lens. >>>>> On my Oly, flash only works full strength in the "A" >>>>> position. :~( >>>>> >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" >>>>> <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:34 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Very nice one Jim, >>>>>> >>>>>> goes to show that fill-flash can be invaluable at >>>>>> times. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Douglas >>>>>> >>>>>> On 25.07.2012 20:48, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>>>>> While experimenting with fill flash, I caught this >>>>>>> small insect deeply involved in his morning's work. >>>>>>> Even the large bumble bees could not route him out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is a small crop at 100% size. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Insect.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro, ISO >>>>>>> 200, RAW >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>>>>>> more information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>>>>> more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>>>> more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information