Stoney
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testing out my new macro/zoom lens.. not sure if i'm doing it right..
Quote:testing out my new macro/zoom lens.. not sure if i'm doing it right..
You're using a 200mm lens (or a zoom at 200mm) . Lenses like that usually have a minimum focussing distance of approximately 2 metre. Being a macro lens this is probably reduced to about 1 m. My guess is you are too close for a good focus. Also you had a shutter time of 1/30 which is quite long for a 200mm to hold still handheld (although you seem to have done a pretty good job at that point).
this is crazy...how'd you know i was using 200mm at 200mm??? did i post that? it's super late. but you are correct, sir.
oh ok...just saw the 1/30 shutter time.....my picture must have that info in it
would my 17-55mm be more ideal for macro then? It says macro on it also. Using tamron f/2.8 17-55.....but in this case Tamron f/3.5-6.3 18-200mm....
Quote:this is crazy...how'd you know i was using 200mm at 200mm??? did i post that? it's super late. but you are correct, sir.
oh ok...just saw the 1/30 shutter time.....my picture must have that info in it
would my 17-55mm be more ideal for macro then? It says macro on it also. Using tamron f/2.8 17-55.....but in this case Tamron f/3.5-6.3 18-200mm....
I have an extension in my browser (Chrome) that extracts the EXIF info for me from any picture that has it embedded.
Your 17-55 lens, if it is a macro, probably has a minimum focus distance of about 1/2 m, which would be much more practical for this shot.
Rule of thumb to hold your camera still. Handheld most people need a shutter speed of 1/(used focal lenght) or faster. So if you shoot handheld at 200mm you probably need 1/200 sec to keep it still, while at 50mm you can still reliably shoot at 1/50 sec.
To make this post not completely off topic here is one of my favorite watch:
Man that looks a nice watch collection.
Thanks. Yes, I enjoy it. The fun part of my morning is picking a watch to go with my clothes. Small pleasures in a difficult time of big challenges. But it's a bit of an addiction, spending, having something on its way, expecting a package. I'm trying to move on... I have enough already!!
Since you have a gazillion reps, homages and $100 watches. Can you name three that offer the biggest bang for their buck?
I have, among other less interesting watches, a fiddy PAM homage by Jackson Tse, an Alpha Titanium Pilot and a Pulsar PJN305 that I enjoy wearing.