Well, yes.
I have to wait till I earn money of my own.
I'm a student as of now for the record.

for the record, i'm still a student too, but not so after next week.. hahaha..

anyway, u can choose to start with the cheaper narrow aperture lenses 1st, and upgrade slowly instead of grabbing the best.. u'll need to hone your skills before u became owners of those 1st class equipment.. equipments without skills would produce crap..

This post has been edited by kevin613: Dec 11 2007, 07:15 PM

Yeah do that

I can drive but where u stay?


Like someone said, 1.8k to 2k depends on where u bought it, i can ask for a good price for you(i think)... Later ill give u the price. If you're lucky enough u can get a better bargain, like mine, bought at 2k for camera + lens + battery grip. Though 2nd hand but its in superb condition and still in warranty.

You got a point there =)
I think I might consider it after all..
Right now I just need to save money

And I have to ask a question,
How much is the canon 55-200 mm lens?
I saw it previously in a shop nearby, it was at RM 1k ++
And the 55-250mm is less than RM 1k?

btw, for those who are interested in doing macro but could not afford a real macro lens, can go for something like this:
http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38341

its a +10 close up filter which acts like a macro for those 50mm lens(52mm diag).

Before

After


Interested ones pls call that fella thru that link

Will you still be able to take shots at a further range after applying the filter?

I don think so, i used a +4 close up filter before and you cant take shots at a further range.

maybe u put 2 x 10x macro filter ?? hehe~~

just wandering ..if i use 50mm shot ppl at a long distance - since i want close shot add a close up@ marco filter then my 50mm lens like become 105mm zoom?? ...



This post has been edited by ./Hack-Fusion: Dec 11 2007, 08:28 PM

There's one photographer that uses two +10 close up on his Fuji Prosumer and achieved very very good macro results.

Here's the link.

Enjoy!

i know not much about filter, so there is hoya close up filter and hoya macro filter?? just now i suddenly confuse with the close up and macro different haha~~ i tot they are same

hi .. new to this thread.. i'm a 400D user.

400D with 24-70 f2.8L, 50mm f1.8 II , 18-55mm kit lens, 580EX II, battery grip and thats about it.

This post has been edited by yvliew: Dec 11 2007, 08:37 PM

how bout Reynox DCR 250? izzit have the same function as macro lens (at least)? anyone have experimenting with this stuff?

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Added on December 11, 2007, 8:43 pmmaybe u can read this too..

link


welcome bro. now u r part of this big family. u r on the list.




This post has been edited by fcbarcelona-my: Dec 11 2007, 08:43 PM

u need a tele-converter then, not a macro filter..
a macro filter will magnify things, but at the same time, limit your focusing range to objects that are very close.. u will not be able to focus on objects that are far from u. but bear in mind that the use of teleconverter means u'll lose lights.. another alternative for macro is to use extension tubes, it'll allow your lens to focus at a closer distant, thus effectively increasing the magnification ratio.

i stay in PJ, chow yang area

actually they are the same, i guess people just call them differently.
close-up filter is actually known as diopter, it act as something like a magnifying class to bring the object you want to shoot closer, you can actually achive the same result using a magnifying glass but more troublesome loh. its a cheap alternative to a true macro lens

new addition to my camera equipment hehe, Crumpler 6 million dollar home, got it after work at KLCC

they works the same, but hoya do label them differently, there's hoya macro filter, and there's also hoya close up filters..

if shooting in jungle/forest, do really need to use a speedlite?

the hoya +10 filter is a close up filter, just that it gives a different name for it only hehe...

True macro is all about life size, 1:1. What you see through the lens is what u get on the image.


Well, not all cameras are meant for doing so. but its worth to experiment. About the Raynox DCR 250 its not a macro lens but its somewhat share the function of a macro lens in a different way, as i know it only magnifies the subject for a few times. On the chart based on the page it gives a 2.3X on a Canon ESF 18-55mm lens. Go figure

Some dude in other forums like photomalaysia and photokaki actually used this neat piece of gadget and results are nice, use the search function man.

eh, which part is that? im not familiar with pj area, any landmark which is close to that place? the only place that i know is near is Bliz Zone cafe which is near KDU.

It really depends lor, its not necessary but i think a flash gun is essential for close ups for fungi, insects, and other things, its worth to experiment, renowned photographer Pål Hermansen used a flash gun to capture an owl in flight, close range some more

The owl:


And another one: This is the flight pattern of some Black-Headed Gulls

by using a function founded in the 580EX, forgot the name of the function but it enables the flash to burst in multiple times and in a very very fast rate.
Image courtesy of Pål Hermansen

Black headed gulls:


great timing i muz say.

This post has been edited by R a D ! c 4 L: Dec 12 2007, 12:00 AM

@R a D ! c 4 L~only famous landmark here is Kayu mamak haha, it's quite close to taman bahagia lrt too, about 10-15 minutes walk

close range flash, wouldn't that scare the owl hmmm. shot no. 2 is nice, very abstract. I think wildlife is quite hard to shoot, require a lot of patient

haha i know where it is man

along LDP where u reached a junction under the bridge then turn left right?

yeah, i dont think it'll scare the owl la, if it does maybe its short term only haha...

Yeah, lost of patient, knowledge about the animal, then a good lens is really needed i think. If not get a teleconverter.

do u mean the strobe mode?