Macro 60mm or 100mm

[kannon50]

Will be waiting in those pictures I've been wanting to learn on macro photography sadly I'm only using a 50 mm 1.8

Here you go! The next hott zoa

 

[Clayalaleona]

60 mm macro > anything

 

[ReeferIX]

Following along b/c I just bought a Canon 7d mark I I and have been wondering which macro lens to get.

 

[Addicting Corals]

Hey rob. I use both lenses for different applications. 60mm for the frag tank or shooting in shallow water. 100mm for extreme close ups or shooting in a deeper tank.

 

[kannon50]

60 mm macro > anything

thanks! i picked up the 100mm Canon lens, might try and borrow a 60mm to see the difference and to play with. so far very happy with the 100, however macro is a whole new ball game if sensitivity... any pointer on how to make the whole shot sharp and not blured?

 

[Addicting Corals]

Are you shooting top down or through the glass?

 

[kannon50]

Hey rob. I use both lenses for different applications. 60mm for the frag tank or shooting in shallow water. 100mm for extreme close ups or shooting in a deeper tank.

thanks Brian, that follows up exactly with what i was just saying before i think both of them would be useful tools. i have noticed i have to be about 12" away from the tank if im shooting something thats close to the glass with this 100mm. .... but that being said i can get a macro shot of the coraline on the back glass as well lol

 

[kannon50]

Are you shooting top down or through the glass?

these are through glass. havent figured out which top down tube to get yet, what do you use?

 

[kannon50]

Blasto Macro

 

[Addicting Corals]

I use the avast marine porthole. I like it. You should shut down all flow to the tank when you shoot. That will help with the blurr.

 

[kannon50]

I use the avast marine porthole. I like it. You should shut down all flow to the tank when you shoot. That will help with the blurr.

will do that makes alot of sense. i still feel i missing a setting on my camera or something. i want the whole picture to be sharp i know it can be done lol just dont know how

 

[lsingh]

Shots taken from MP E65mm while back and I am
Still learning very very sensitive and hard to fail . Thou these shots were taken without tripod

some non reef

 

[Addicting Corals]

will do that makes alot of sense. i still feel i missing a setting on my camera or something. i want the whole picture to be sharp i know it can be done lol just dont know how

Yeah play around with manual settings. Pics look good though man! Have fun!

 

[monkiboy]

i want the whole picture to be sharp i know it can be done lol just dont know how

you are talking about the depth of field. if you want the whole photo in focus you need to have a smaller aperture/larger f-spot. this means you either need a ton of light and/or very still hands. often folks want to use a moderate depth of field around the subject with the subject in very sharp focus. an f-spot around f8 is a good place to play with in manual mode or aperture priority mode on your camera to see how light coming in works. if shooting in raw you can always play in post to with the density to see what you can make of some of the images you think need help.

 

[oscarinw]

That photo of your zoas is spectacular. How are you adjusting your white balance? On the camera, or in post-processing?

Thanks for the kind words. I am using Auto White Balance setting for that picture. No post processing on the White Balance anyway. I did correct exposure and a bit of contrast in post processing though.