spent whole day walking in lowyat and times square...seems like very few ppl selling extension tube

arrr a canon guy asking in nikon thread paiseh

a few of you might know that i love shooting macro, so recently after i saw a few of you post your diffuser for macro set up i decided to get one also.

i bought this.



now facepalm pulak, when i reverse my lens, the focusing distance drops until few cm from the bugs, the the octobox went so far until a lot further than my subject, causing the light unable to hit the subject correctly.

also, i can't get softer light from that octobox, already opted for the largest in size but still the light appears quite harsh.

Haha! I encountered same pictures like this. Whenever we try to shoot someone with SLR, they shoot you back.

Looking for one? This might help you. I never deal with him, but the group page is quiet well-moderated, so I think he can be trusted.

That said, I recommend getting a Raynox 250 for convenience. But I never tested an Auto ET, so I can't be sure. It might be better.

This post has been edited by copperwire93: Dec 3 2013, 10:36 PM

I know there is various type macro equipment...but i need to hands on that item only can decide which to buy

Wow, that is an interesting shot man!
Flies will secrete fluids when they find suitable food. The fluid will digest the food before the fly sucks them up
I'm sure its a great shot hehe, share share~~

I've never seen anything like that before though haha, and I don't intend on waiting beside dog poo to find out XD

We all have to start somewhere
I used to be very poor in my macro shots too haha

Yeah, CY sifu's photos are so good, both the cars and girls
Coincidentally I am also working a bit on some insect research, so I know some of them haha, I just refer to books or scientific literature. I can only ID the commons ones la haha Still much to learn~

Usually noneed to wait (unless flying or hunting shot), just find them and shoot
Like copperwire93 mentioned, its more about composition, focusing and ninja stealth to not scare them away XD

Extension tubes are quite rare, since there's not really a lot of demand I suppose


Ahhh, no problems man, we all have the passion for photography what
I sort of have the same problem as you haha, as in the diffuser being too long than the lens, especially when I don't use the ET
Perhaps can consider flash brackets? Or a smaller diffuser
I'm not familiar with Canon flashguns, but you should be able to switch the light to disperse right? Can also put down the flashgun's diffuser (if applicable) for extra diffusion

Here, then I guess it is makan angin.
Put spoiler tag in case some finds it uneasy.

Thanks for sharing man!
Wow, so that's how its like haha, this is a nice shot yo!
Doesn't feel uneasy at all

hmm how much would a flash bracket costs? if it's expensive, i think i will invest in light stand those things instead. wouldn't a smaller diffuser create harsher light?

it's yongnuo flash haha, canon's flash is too expensive for me. yeap, i tried putting down those, but didn't affect really much.

Since when did you get a trumpet for your flash?

On a more serious note, try attaching the diffuser cap first before fitting the softbox.

it looks really crazy haha, didn't thought it would that big when i bought it. i don't have the cap bundled with my flash and it isn't that cheap if buy separately right?

Can get for 10 bucks at digicolor nia. Reason your lighting is harsh because all the power is still aiming towards the center of the softbox, you need secondary diffusion at the light source first to better distribute the spread of light.

My softbox pula too short Since my 90mm on it's own quite long d, after adding teleconverter or ET have to ramp up ISO to maintain short flash duration.

i also bought that tiny octobox from digicolor, just today haha. need to buy the cap next time when i visit there. thanks a lot for the tips, i don't know diffusing the light is so complicated

now i can only shoot with the octobox using 70-200, that's they only lens that the octobox won't cover.

Quite simple only la once you start to understand the concept.

For macro, the more layers of diffusion, the softer the light, but the more power required from the flash la.

Oh yeah, you need to bring in the flash very close to the subject to maximize the benefits also.



This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Dec 3 2013, 11:52 PM

yeah, need to start experimenting to lighting to improve my skills.

with the octobox, i already lost like 1 stop of power compared to bare flash, wouldn't mind charging the batteries more oftenly as long as i get the picture i want.

JUNGLE! Never entered jungle eh, haha. Try my best =p You fly over nice also, we can learn from you

I tried, they keep hide inside somehow these small ones are quite human shy, maybe I should try going out at night some day, probly need a torchlight for focus though, haha.

I think I'll try with lower magnification and cropping them, focus stacking seems tough on the field.

Thanks bro, not really satisfied though, still very far away from your level Will keep trying hard and improve my lighting as well.

Thanks for the ID too, haha, and the encouragement

Yep, I think other than my 1st batches of macro, lately ones are all not from my house garden de, normally I take a walk around the neighborhood then stop when there's some foliage and look look see see, my garden hardly has any rare bugs

This post has been edited by QiAnG: Dec 4 2013, 12:47 AM

hi sifus... im thinking to get a tripod.. around rm400 range...

maybe gonna get from BhPhotovideo... cousin from US will buy back...
wanna get a ball head one..


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?setVi...61368&view=LIST

any good one? was thinking about carbon fibre.. but dam expensive.. =X

Try Jusino brand. Some of their carbon fibre tripods are priced around RM500-600.

This post has been edited by Pro3363: Dec 4 2013, 08:33 AM

Bracket costs around RM100-200 I think, and most are dual flash brackets. Single ones are quite rare I think
Light stands as in those for strobist work?
I wouldn't really recommend them, you will want to travel as light as possible for macro work. The more your gears, the more easy you tire, and also easier susceptibility to handshakes @@

+1~
The softbox works really well for me, though it sure gets in the way sometimes
Still trying to find a smaller diffuser that provides the same amount of light diffusing haha, will update when I finally find/design one

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Dec 4 2013, 10:37 AM