What occured to me is that the Canon MP-E 65mm F/2.8 Super Macro 1-5x lens is used for extreme macro shooting at very short distances. The distances are so small that adding a ringflash may just spoil things already. So I set out to figure out a new way to light the subject. Especially since […]
All about reversing Lenses for macro
A lot of people are looking into creative ways to use their regular lenses for macro. The trick is to make a lens focus up closer so magnification is boosted. Tubes are a good idea, close-up lenses might work. Reversing your lens is a whole other ballgame, and it can lead to significant magnifications. But […]
The Grand Macro Test
Very often I’ve played with various lenses, tubes, close-up filters and reverse-mount rings. But I actually never did a big test on my various lenses to see how they perform in the macro realm with all the tricks I could think of. So now I finally decided to do all the macro tests using […]
Canon’s auto-ISO feature… Brilliant or b
Have you ever noticed the “A” setting on the ISO dial on your Canon DSLR? “A” stands for auto ISO. Some people love it, some people hate it. Most people don’t fully understand it (and maybe that is why they hate it in the first place!). In this blog post I will try to explain […]
Cleaning your sensor in the middle of no...
Have you ever had this: While shooting out in the middle of nowhere, you notice a phenomena on your photograph in the sky. As it turns out, this phenomena sits on every photo in the exact same spot. From here on you can go the safe route and have your DSLR cleaned. But what if […]
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