Oct 30 2006, 01:40 PM
The following post is cut and paste from my Sifu Chiggy advise to me.
Hope the following can enlighten you smile.gif
By this time, you know there is 2 ways you can macro, either shooting wide or tele. I'm going to talk about using filters and distance.
WIDE
When you shoot at wide macro, there is a distance between your lens and the subject. When you attach a filter, lets say +2, the photo will slightly increase in size. Add +4 filter, picture become bigger. You might notice that they distance is still the same.
TELE.
Here, there is also a distance between your lens and subject, but the distance is very long. Shooting without filters, you are actually doing a close up. OK, when you add a +2 filter, you will notice your picture will start to become blur. Using filter at tele, you will have to move your camera closer. The more power you add, the nearer the distance. The nearer the distance, of course lar... your picture become bigger.
So macro wide means you stay at the same distance and your picture can become bigger. However, the most you can zoom is at 2x. Sometimes 3x also can.
Macro tele (12x), the distance changes. You are actually moving your camera in order to get a sharp focus. In DSLR point of view, you are sort of doing a reverse macro smile.gif
OK, I'm already confusing myself tongue.gif
Just take this into consideration. Example, an orchid. If you want to put the whole orchid into the frame, shoot wide. If you want something much closer, shoot tele. Of course at tele you need enough light to focus properly. A torchlight is useful smile.gif
By the way, try shooting at digital zoom 4x, you can get almost microphotography biggrin.gif You need very good light to achieve this.
This post has been edited by wufei: Oct 30 2006, 01:41 PM
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