Category Archives: Shooting closeups

Using flash for closeup work

When you are shooting closeups, depth of field is always a concern.  you really need a small f-stop like f16 or f22 to maximize depth of field .  Even in sunny conditions this makes for dark image so, more light … Continue reading

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Shooting closeups – Extension tubes and bellows

One way to shoot closeups is to, well, get closer to the subject.  If you look at a normal helical focus lens you will notice that it is at it’s shortest when focussed at infinity and most extended when focussed … Continue reading

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Shooting closeups – Macro lenses

Macro lenses come in two categories.  there are normal lenses which have a ‘macro’ switch which  extends the focus distance by allowing a little closer shooting within some limitations and then, there are specialized macro lenses.  Modern specialized macro lenses will … Continue reading

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Shooting Closeups – Closeup filters and positive diopter lenses

One of the options to shoot closeup is to add magnification in front of your existing lens.  There are lens attachments called closeup filters or positive diopter lenses.  They are all the same thing but some are better than others. The … Continue reading

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Shooting Closeups – Reversing Rings

Reversing rings are lens attachments that permit a lens to be turned around so that the front element of the lens is aiming into the camera and the rear element is aimed at the subject. There are actually two types … Continue reading

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Shooting closeups – Terminology

There is always a lot of interest in getting closer to a subject, particularly in nature photography. One reason is that getting closer reveals more detail and it is amazing how complex some seemingly simple things are. For example, there … Continue reading

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Experimenting with the 105mm Micro-Nikkor with teleconverters

When you take a lot of pictures of bugs, you need to get close to capture the detail. That means that a Macro or Micro lens is a necessity. At the moment, I have two. The 60mm f2.8D Micro-Nikkor, an … Continue reading

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