Macro Why you have to have a macro

Why you have to have a macro · 02:32 PM

Because you have a shot like this, and you ask yourself, "Self ???? ... What can I do with that? "

And the answer is, if you have a mcaro that goes to 1:1, you can do this

Or all the other shots that follow...

If you don't have a macro lens it's just a drab ho hum day... with a macro, you have endless possibilities.

TenZ.NL · 03-06-2013, 02:44 PM

TFS, Normhead. A really inspiring series!*

(Note to myself: take the dust off the 90mm and the 35mm and get out asap)

**dadipentak** · 03-06-2013, 03:55 PM

Are you listening, self?

gjtoth · 03-06-2013, 04:30 PM

Oddly enough, I just picked up the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro.

Good stuff, Norm!

**Dice** · 03-06-2013, 09:34 PM

Great macro work with the sig 70. I like the last image the best. The mozaic in the leaf and the eye crystals is really nice.

**Bruce Clark** · 03-07-2013, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by normhead

If you don't have a macro lens it's just a drab ho hum day... with a macro, you have endless possibilities.

Very true and a wonder demonstration of the power of a good macro lens.

normhead · 03-07-2013, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by TenZ.NL

TFS, Normhead. A really inspiring series!*

(Note to myself: take the dust off the 90mm and the 35mm and get out asap)

Thanks, I really like the Tammy 90, it's great lens too, I don't have shorter macros.

Originally posted by dadipentak

Are you listening, self?

Are you asking myself or yourself, you didn't differentiate.

Originally posted by gjtoth

Oddly enough, I just picked up the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro.

Good stuff, Norm!

I went back and forth between that 105 and the 70, but ultimately, I wanted to fill teh gap in my primes between 70 and 90, we have a 135 so 105 just seemed less important.

Originally posted by Dice

Great macro work with the sig 70. I like the last image the best. The mosaic in the leaf and the eye crystals is really nice.

One of the interesting things about macros is you get home andthere's something in the photo you didn't see when you took it. Like that mosaic in the leaf. I looked at it, and checked to see if it has somehow gotten pixelated or something.

Originally posted by Bruce Clark

Very true and a wonder demonstration of the power of a good macro lens.

Thanks Bruce.

slowpez · 03-07-2013, 08:23 AM

Nice series Norm. Now if I can just get mine back from my husband who confiscated a few months ago.

normhead · 03-07-2013, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

Nice series Norm. Now if I can just get mine back from my husband who confiscated a few months ago.

I can sympathize, Tessfully confiscated my Tamron 90, which I found on kijiji and drove 4 hours to pick up. Even if I wasn't using it, I still had to find her and ask her for it, as it was always in her camera bag, not mine. Finally I just broke down and ordered the Sigma 70 macro. It's different enough to be worthwhile, but, it was a little costly compared to the 90.

There are times when it would be nice if the spouse shot Nikon or Canon or something. ( Bite your tongue.)

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03-06-2013, 02:44 PM	#2
TenZ.NL Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Below sealevel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,100	TFS, Normhead. A really inspiring series!* (Note to myself: take the dust off the 90mm and the 35mm and get out asap)

03-06-2013, 03:55 PM	#3
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Are you listening, self?

03-06-2013, 04:30 PM	#4
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962	Oddly enough, I just picked up the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro. Good stuff, Norm!

03-06-2013, 09:34 PM	#5
Dice Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA Posts: 1,122	Great macro work with the sig 70. I like the last image the best. The mozaic in the leaf and the eye crystals is really nice.

03-07-2013, 05:40 AM	#6
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Originally posted by normhead If you don't have a macro lens it's just a drab ho hum day... with a macro, you have endless possibilities. Very true and a wonder demonstration of the power of a good macro lens.

03-07-2013, 06:56 AM	#7
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by TenZ.NL TFS, Normhead. A really inspiring series!* (Note to myself: take the dust off the 90mm and the 35mm and get out asap) Thanks, I really like the Tammy 90, it's great lens too, I don't have shorter macros. Originally posted by dadipentak Are you listening, self? Are you asking myself or yourself, you didn't differentiate. Originally posted by gjtoth Oddly enough, I just picked up the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro. Good stuff, Norm! I went back and forth between that 105 and the 70, but ultimately, I wanted to fill teh gap in my primes between 70 and 90, we have a 135 so 105 just seemed less important. Originally posted by Dice Great macro work with the sig 70. I like the last image the best. The mosaic in the leaf and the eye crystals is really nice. One of the interesting things about macros is you get home andthere's something in the photo you didn't see when you took it. Like that mosaic in the leaf. I looked at it, and checked to see if it has somehow gotten pixelated or something. Originally posted by Bruce Clark Very true and a wonder demonstration of the power of a good macro lens. Thanks Bruce.

03-07-2013, 08:23 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Nice series Norm. Now if I can just get mine back from my husband who confiscated a few months ago.

03-07-2013, 08:29 AM	#9
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Nice series Norm. Now if I can just get mine back from my husband who confiscated a few months ago. I can sympathize, Tessfully confiscated my Tamron 90, which I found on kijiji and drove 4 hours to pick up. Even if I wasn't using it, I still had to find her and ask her for it, as it was always in her camera bag, not mine. Finally I just broke down and ordered the Sigma 70 macro. It's different enough to be worthwhile, but, it was a little costly compared to the 90. There are times when it would be nice if the spouse shot Nikon or Canon or something. ( Bite your tongue.)