Hi every one I would like to learn more about Macro shooting, so with the winter weather coming I have a business at Prospect with a clear open waiting room warm cosy with kitchen and toilets avaliable for a morning or afternoon (SAT arfter noon my preference) Info session .
What do you think people .

Cheers Mark

PS I have a wall available for artwork to be displayed at no charge.

Hi Mark,

Interesting idea - I think between most of us we have quite a bit of kit (lenses, rails, extension tubes/bellows, reversing rings, flash etc).

Of course, we'd need a few subjects, but that's not hard

A few of us have reasonable macro experience, and MattC gave a nice overview at our camera club meeting a few weeks ago.

Guess we could treat it as a workshop - so if anyone else is interested send a PM or post something here and we'll see if there are enough numbers.

Cheers

Chris

i have 2 other newbies interested as well
cheers Mark

Hey Mark - as Chris mentioned, I put together an introduction to Macro photography session at our camera club the other week, and I would be happy to help out - but it just depends on whether I can get the time off - weekends are usually busy with kids etc, whereas most nights (after the kids are in bed) I have free.

Cheers,

Matt

We could make it an evening I finish by 6 pm most nights.

This is starting to sound like a goer.

Digitalis has also PMed me indicating he'll bring his AF160FC ringflash, Sigma 180mm f3.5, tripod & macro gear. I've got a Tammy 90 & extension tubes, whilst Matt has reversing rings, Vivitar 105mm macro lens etc

Just a matter of choosing a date and time (obviously after 6pm). Thursdays are out (camera club), but other suggestions welcome.

What's the preference?

I'll PM everyone again.

Cheers

Chris

Hi Guys

A macro show sound good. I was thinking of a prime meet but this would kill two birds with one ... err .. lens.

I don't have that serious a social life but would be available most nights (3rd monday of the month is out for me) and weekends.

I have some (very) manual extension rings and a K100 F4 macro so i guess I'm in.

Cheers

Ok - so it sounds like we've got about 8 so far (Wedgetail, Ultrawide, MattC, JayR, Digitalis, me and at two other newbies) who'd turn up along with some kit. That's close to a quorum IMHO

Nights that are out - every 3rd Monday and every Thursday.

So - any other unavailable dates/times?

How about a Tuesday at about 7:30pm within the next two weeks (for want of any other suggestion)? Any date suggestions that fit everyone?

Cheers

Chris

Ok we can make it a Tuesday June the 8TH is fine by me .

Sounds ok to me - I'll mass PM everyone with the suggestion......if there is no dissent its a date

I'll be bringing this, sans film camera:

Apologies
Tuesday evenings are out for me for a few weeks still (night course)
Was looking forward to bringing my new DFA 100mmWR along if anyone wanted to test it!

Look forward to making it to a meet sometime nonetheless, but being a parent to two littlies and trying to start building the house Ive designed means spare time can be tough to find...

Ok the Address is 80a prospect Rd Prospect Parking out back or roadside at that time of night. look forward to meeting everyone.
Mark