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closeup/ macro advice

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BBbuilder467 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,057
Re: closeup/ macro advice

kodiak-99 wrote:

I am a long time follower of DPreview so coming here first..... Birds/wildlife have been my main attention; but have dabbled with closeup some with disappointed results.... Just have been reading a lot about using flash and am reenergized and waiting for spring (flowers & insects)... Have not got the flash yet; and the other gear I have is Canon 60D, 7Dmk2, canon 70-200 f4 L IS, canon 100-400 mk2, and new lens canon 24-105 f4 L, Kenko tubes, & canon 500D closeup.... So my question is regarding flash advice (which one ) and which of these lens to start off ( the 70-200 vs 24-105) ??? Yes I know try both but looking for encouraging photo's to start with............ not looking to go beyond 1:1 for now....... however amazed with results other masters have done...... Flash & diffuser advice..... Thank You

It will probably be easier to start with the 70-200 with extension tubes, especially with flash.

Just leave the lens at 70mm and work your way up from one tube to the next. Then, you can get used to the working distance and adjust the flash accordingly. The procedure is very similar to using a macro lens.

I like using a TTL Speedlite that I can use for everything and adapt it to macro with diffusers or snoots. I'm more concerned about having an all-purpose flash that won't go to waste.

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