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Here are some more comparisons on what you can do with diopters. These were shot with the +10:



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/250 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/200 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/400 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)

I have discovered that the +10 focuses best about 4 inches from the subject.
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Theresa
The Digital Junkie!
http://www.pbase.com/theresa_k
Oly C-5O6O, WC0N-.7C, TC0N-1.7C & FL-4O
+1, +2, +4, +10 diopters, RF-5O ring flash

 
Theresa K said:
Here are some more comparisons on what you can do with diopters.
These were shot with the +10:



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/250 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/200 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)



Flash Used No
Focal Length 22.9 mm
Exposure Time 1/400 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 80
Exposure Bias -2/3
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality basic (1)
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)

I have discovered that the +10 focuses best about 4 inches from the
subject.
--
Theresa
The Digital Junkie!
http://www.pbase.com/theresa_k
Oly C-5O6O, WC0N-.7C, TC0N-1.7C & FL-4O
+1, +2, +4, +10 diopters, RF-5O ring flash

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--Getting sort of close and personal there! Got to try this approach, thanks for sharing.
tsiya
 
Hmmm...

To follow my embarrassing moment suggestion, I'm going to ask you how you get the EXIF. I have to go to properties, summary, advanced, and copy it to word to get it. I know that there is an easier way.
 
Liquid_Thought said:
Hmmm...

To follow my embarrassing moment suggestion, I'm going to ask you
how you get the EXIF. I have to go to properties, summary,
advanced, and copy it to word to get it. I know that there is an
easier way.
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On pbase, the exif is listed right under your photo. When I post a pic, it's very easy just to copy and paste it right underneath. I think you can skip copying it to word, just copy it directly to the post.
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Theresa
The Digital Junkie!
http://www.pbase.com/theresa_k
Oly C-5O6O, WC0N-.7C, TC0N-1.7C & FL-4O
+1, +2, +4, +10 diopters, RF-5O ring flash

 
How do you feel to be that close to those bugs?

How far are you away?

How did you take them? I mean, settings on the camera?

What camera are you using again?

I usually find bugs on a flower to be cliche' and then I realized, hey, waterfalls with the silky look are cliche' too, stop being a butthead. So if you tell me these things, I'll love you forever. :)

I just started macros this year. I've been taking pictures on digital for 4 years now. I mostly like landscapes and waterfalls. I do some portraits, not many. And recently, some flower closeups. I tried a couple bee shots, but it just freaks me out and then they look like bumps far away on a flower far away because I'm a chicken :)
 
Don't know what it's called but I know it's really tiny so that's an excellent sharp, detailed macro and the colors are fabulous.

Karen

http://www.pbase.com/kstuebin



'Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.'

Last words of General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, killed in error by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsvillle during the US Civil War, 1863.
 
Liquid_Thought said:
How do you feel to be that close to those bugs?
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Depends on the bug. You haven't seen me post any pics of wasps yet! ;) Actually, I don't really like bugs but I am fascinated with the cameras ability to capture them.
Liquid_Thought said:
How far are you away?
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When I use the +10 diopter I am about 4 inches away. I can go more like 6-8 inches with the +4 and lower diopters.
Liquid_Thought said:
How did you take them? I mean, settings on the camera?
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I started with the macro and supermacro settings on my camera. Now that I am using diopters, I use strictly aperture mode, zooming in as much as possible and then moving the camera until the bug is clearly focused.
Liquid_Thought said:
What camera are you using again?
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The c-5060
Liquid_Thought said:
I usually find bugs on a flower to be cliche' and then I realized,
hey, waterfalls with the silky look are cliche' too, stop being a
butthead. So if you tell me these things, I'll love you forever.
:)
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Okay, I'll tell you these these things, "stop being a butthead!" They actually do require patience and persistance. What really amazes me are the folks who can catch birds. That is really pushing my patience!

Also, I think your landscapes and waterfalls are really beautiful. You photograph the kinds of things people would be willing to pay to hang on the wall and you do it WELL.
Liquid_Thought said:
I just started macros this year. I've been taking pictures on
digital for 4 years now. I mostly like landscapes and waterfalls. I
do some portraits, not many. And recently, some flower closeups. I
tried a couple bee shots, but it just freaks me out and then they
look like bumps far away on a flower far away because I'm a chicken
:)
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Start with flies and other creatures that won't hurt you. If you look in my pbase bug gallery, I think I only have one bug in there that would have stung me.

Also, one of the things I have been reading says to try to use a +1 in portraits, so that's one of the things I plan to try when I visit my nieces and nephews this weekend. :)

--
Theresa
The Digital Junkie!
http://www.pbase.com/theresa_k
Oly C-5O6O, WC0N-.7C, TC0N-1.7C & FL-4O
+1, +2, +4, +10 diopters, RF-5O ring flash

 
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