Macro

[Raul]

Hey guys I shot some small objects and I am looking to learn from your suggestions. First few shots were done by the stock lens of Sony A300 (18-70mm that has macro too). I bought cheap close-up lens filters from ebay and I was able to go even closer with precise details on the objects. I didnt crop or edit any of the pics.

So here it goes....

the skyline is 1/36 scale

mmm blackberries

next are the shots with close-up lens filters

1957 chevrolet corvette, not sure of the scale size. The length is 6 inches

tail light

this tiny car is abt 2 inches long, again scale is not given

peanuts

salt & pepper powder mix...so yummy with peanuts

my mom's locket thingy frm necklace

keychain or whatever

remember the skyline? i was able to get closer and take this shot!

My ultimate goal is to capture even more details and get close shots of the spokes of the rims, the salt/pepper grains, the groove in the wrench etc.

 

[Raul]

damn tough crowd
this is my first thread in 6GA...mods could you delete it? thanks!

 

[juicebox00]

i would give you input but i don't know crap about this stuff . But all i can say is that you need to figure out how to focus better on what your taking a picture of on the really close ups. I like the first one the best though

 

[hiddengamer7]

Those "close up" filters really degrade image quality and sharpness but sure are fun to play around with. I would say keep practicing and saving your money so you can buy a real macro lens in the future. Macro photography can be fun, but in the big picture (no pun intended) it is actually a very specialized and small part of photography. The Sony Alpha series cameras are actually quite nice and they are slowly building their lens lineup. You should look into some vintage OM mount Zuiko lenses, they mount right up to Sony DSLR's and give you a wide range of zoom and prime lenses for very little money. Though they are manual focus, they still offer a huge range of budget lenses.

 

[C_S_L]

Im also a amateur DSLR owner. It just takes practice and patience to get it "wow". I've a D60 with the 18-55mm VR lens. I also bought a cheap macro lens off ebay. BTW I like the first image.

 

[Raul]

thanks for the input guys. It really helps an amateur like me. Hmm I am looking into OM mount Zuiko lenses. If you have more links, please share!

 

[hiddengamer7]

Check this out

 

[Raul]

Check this out

awesome i will check it out

 

[NationYell]

Neat! I used to shoot a lot of macro with my S2 IS, but since upgrading to DSLR (XSi) I haven't Thanks for sharing.

 

[turbo_911]

first set of shots are nice, but the rest that have some filter on it lol umm kind of out of focus... some are blurry. Best bet is to get a real macro lens. I don't know what sony carries, but for canon dslr you can either get 60mm macro lens or 100mm lens. both are really nice and also can be used for portrait photography.