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inexpensive macro lens for eos m

Started May 7, 2017 | Discussions thread
Nicholas Laidler
Nicholas Laidler Regular Member • Posts: 132
Re: inexpensive macro lens for eos m
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I think you made me forget about extension tubes and such. I love your photos. Now I got to convince the wife that this lens, the 28mm macro, will be the last for my new M5.

I love that lens with the M3 and now the M5. The sharpness, contrast and particularly the colour rendition impress me every time I play around with it. A quick word of caution to the OP, jannacis. I have to use flash for a lot (but not all) of those shots, I don't think the M10 has a hotshoe or built in flash.

I'd still recommend the 28mm though. Lighting for macro is a bugger and I've learned a lot from playing around with the built in LED's in that lens.

One day I should write a guide on what I've found works with that lens but the TLDR version would read something like this:

  • Use M mode, f13 and 1/200s shutter speed
  • Set the LED lights to full and use the pop up flash on the camera
  • Turn on IS
  • Roughly pre-focus at macro working distance
  • Stick your camera right in the face of an unsuspecting bug
  • Use the LCD touch shutter, tap on the bug's eye
  • Get the shot before the bug figures out what's going on and runs away
  • Ignore any/all of the previous points if the situation calls for something else
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I regularly work with ionizing radiation. That probably explains a lot about the post you just read.

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Canon EOS M Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M5 Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM +4 more
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