Comments on: Extreme Macro Photography on a budget http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tubi di prolunga macro: una prova su Nikon D40 « Fotografie http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-315100 Tubi di prolunga macro: una prova su Nikon D40 « Fotografie Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:21:17 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-315100 [...] Photocritic: Tubi macro fai da te. [...] [...] Photocritic: Tubi macro fai da te. [...]

]]> By: 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography » FullView Design http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-315064 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography » FullView Design Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:31:35 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-315064 [...] Extreme Macro Photography on a Budget If you want to achieve extraordinary results, macro photography requires both good technique and good equipment. Lenses, lights, cameras and tripods cost thousands of dollars. Here is a useful DIY (do it yourself) tutorial on building a nice macro lens from a Pringles can. [...] [...] Extreme Macro Photography on a Budget If you want to achieve extraordinary results, macro photography requires both good technique and good equipment. Lenses, lights, cameras and tripods cost thousands of dollars. Here is a useful DIY (do it yourself) tutorial on building a nice macro lens from a Pringles can. [...]

]]> By: shubham kumar http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-315052 shubham kumar Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:53 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-315052 this is really AWESOME stuff..!!! GREAT writing and GREAT photos..!!! this is really AWESOME stuff..!!!
GREAT writing and GREAT photos..!!!

]]> By: Greenleaf Photography http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-315016 Greenleaf Photography Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:33:40 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-315016 Great idea, I would never have thought about building my own. Great idea, I would never have thought about building my own.

]]> By: Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314929 Haje Jan Kamps Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314929 Lazy american? What are you on about Ronald - I am Dutch, grew up in Norway, and live in the UK... Lazy american? What are you on about Ronald – I am Dutch, grew up in Norway, and live in the UK…

]]> By: Ronald http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314925 Ronald Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:22:32 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314925 Typically lazy american. using equipment like dremmel and compressor etc that is more expensive than a second-hand manual-focus macro lens. Come back when you have done it the low-cost way! Typically lazy american. using equipment like dremmel and compressor etc that is more expensive than a second-hand manual-focus macro lens. Come back when you have done it the low-cost way!

]]> By: Canvas Prints News http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314918 Canvas Prints News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:10:38 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314918 Great idea I love the pictures from it as well. Going to have a go at this myself, please keep them coming! Great idea I love the pictures from it as well. Going to have a go at this myself, please keep them coming!

]]> By: post up your macro photo's - Perth Street Bikes http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314817 post up your macro photo's - Perth Street Bikes Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:52:42 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314817 [...] anyone ever thought or looked at reversing a lens a-la: Extreme Macro Photography on a budget :: Photocritic photography blog just thought it could be interesting as the 50mm f1.8 is a cheap, cheap [...] [...] anyone ever thought or looked at reversing a lens a-la: Extreme Macro Photography on a budget :: Photocritic photography blog just thought it could be interesting as the 50mm f1.8 is a cheap, cheap [...]

]]> By: Enticing the Light » Blog Archive » Shedding Light on Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314749 Enticing the Light » Blog Archive » Shedding Light on Haje Jan Kamps Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:17:31 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314749 [...] very first post on the blog was about how to create a macro extension tube out of a pringles can. That post went insane, got me on Slashdot, Digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit, got me commissions from [...] [...] very first post on the blog was about how to create a macro extension tube out of a pringles can. That post went insane, got me on Slashdot, Digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit, got me commissions from [...]

]]> By: Protecting your copyright in a digital world :: Photocritic photography blog http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314738 Protecting your copyright in a digital world :: Photocritic photography blog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:05:36 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314738 [...] from looking at the statistics. Put together, my top 3 most-read articles (smoke photography, macro photography and top 50 websites) have been read more than a million times. That’s a lot of people reading [...] [...] from looking at the statistics. Put together, my top 3 most-read articles (smoke photography, macro photography and top 50 websites) have been read more than a million times. That’s a lot of people reading [...]

]]> By: 5 Trivia on Pringles | Nilesh Babu http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314705 5 Trivia on Pringles | Nilesh Babu Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:02:11 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314705 [...] You can also use Pringles can for macro photography – via PhotoCritic [...] [...] You can also use Pringles can for macro photography – via PhotoCritic [...]

]]> By: richee http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314642 richee Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:29:28 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314642 great job on the lenss great job on the lenss

]]> By: tucker bliss http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314350 tucker bliss Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:25 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314350 I have had great results using a similar method, though I just hold the lenses in place my self. I recently took some macro shots of live lobsters...so much detail! check them out on my website you all I have had great results using a similar method, though I just hold the lenses in place my self. I recently took some macro shots of live lobsters…so much detail!

check them out on my website you all

]]> By: Macro Experiments http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314243 Macro Experiments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:10:35 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314243 [...] two pictures of candy were made with the Pringles can extension tube written up on Photocritic. Obviously, this method has benefits and drawbacks. A tube like this is [...] [...] two pictures of candy were made with the Pringles can extension tube written up on Photocritic. Obviously, this method has benefits and drawbacks. A tube like this is [...]

]]> By: фотосъемка в студии Пенза http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-314217 фотосъемка в студии Пенза Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:51:29 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-314217 nice handmade ))) nice handmade )))

]]> By: Lookie Lookie - My Laptop got a Gift | Recycled Frockery http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-311227 Lookie Lookie - My Laptop got a Gift | Recycled Frockery Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:21:20 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-311227 [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...] [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...]

]]> By: FinalGear Photo Assignment #20 - "Macro" - FinalGear.com Forums http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-310307 FinalGear Photo Assignment #20 - "Macro" - FinalGear.com Forums Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:13:42 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-310307 [...] macro can be done for cheap! http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/ __________________ [...] [...] macro can be done for cheap! http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/ __________________ [...]

]]> By: Jonathan D. http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-308616 Jonathan D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:04:01 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-308616 This is a great DIY project! Not only did it give me an excuse to gorge on pringles for awhile, it gave me some nice shots (Until my dog knocked the whole tripod over, bad juju). These kinds of projects make me giddy about photography again. :) This is a great DIY project! Not only did it give me an excuse to gorge on pringles for awhile, it gave me some nice shots (Until my dog knocked the whole tripod over, bad juju). These kinds of projects make me giddy about photography again. :)

]]> By: 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography | 零食屋 http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-307084 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography | 零食屋 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:09:57 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-307084 [...] Extreme Macro Photography on a BudgetIf you want to achieve extraordinary results, macro photography requires both good technique and good equipment. Lenses, lights, cameras and tripods cost thousands of dollars. Here is a useful DIY (do it yourself) tutorial on building a nice macro lens from a Pringles can. [...] [...] Extreme Macro Photography on a BudgetIf you want to achieve extraordinary results, macro photography requires both good technique and good equipment. Lenses, lights, cameras and tripods cost thousands of dollars. Here is a useful DIY (do it yourself) tutorial on building a nice macro lens from a Pringles can. [...]

]]> By: Wedding Photographer Lancashire http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-307037 Wedding Photographer Lancashire Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:49:40 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-307037 Great idea, I would never have thought of it. I have tons of old lenses around time to start experimenting. Thanks again Geoff Great idea, I would never have thought of it. I have tons of old lenses around time to start experimenting.

Thanks again
Geoff

]]> By: Putnik http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-306719 Putnik Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:44:53 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-306719 Thank you, great idea, that can be developed more and more! for example, what if we connect two cans and put a cardboard with pinhole in it between cans as a aperture? Thank you, great idea, that can be developed more and more!
for example, what if we connect two cans and put a cardboard with pinhole in it between cans as a aperture?

]]> By: Leo Mangubat http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-306015 Leo Mangubat Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-306015 I don't believe you are really in tight budget but I do believe you are very creative. I admire the way you improvise. More power to you. I enjoyed this. I don’t believe you are really in tight budget but I do believe you are very creative. I admire the way you improvise. More power to you. I enjoyed this.

]]> By: Fanny http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-305992 Fanny Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:42:21 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-305992 Hi ! Thanks for great tips. I'll try to make my own one, as soon as possible! (: /Fanny PS. Visit my Webs-page to see my pictures ! Hi !

Thanks for great tips.
I’ll try to make my own one, as soon as possible! (:

/Fanny

PS. Visit my Webs-page to see my pictures !

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303235 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] Sat, 16 May 2009 20:39:41 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303235 [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...] [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...]

]]> By: Fernanda Gomez http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303228 Fernanda Gomez Sat, 16 May 2009 18:05:49 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303228 Great work, thanks for sharing Great work, thanks for sharing

]]> By: Tech Whiz Underground » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303224 Tech Whiz Underground » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] Sat, 16 May 2009 17:08:27 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303224 [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...] [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...]

]]> By: Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] · TechBlogger http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303220 Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] · TechBlogger Sat, 16 May 2009 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303220 [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...] [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...]

]]> By: McColley.net » Blog Archive » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303219 McColley.net » Blog Archive » Top 10 Cheap but Great Cardboard Creations [Lifehacker Top 10] Sat, 16 May 2009 16:30:35 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303219 [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...] [...] shadows, isolation, and a chance to monkey around with lighting. As for the camera rig itself, a bellows lens crafted from a Pringles can really does work, as long as you’re willing to mount a (thoroughly cleaned!) chip can onto [...]

]]> By: Abolish automatic settings! :: Photocritic photography blog http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-303182 Abolish automatic settings! :: Photocritic photography blog Sat, 16 May 2009 09:15:11 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-303182 [...] I know a couple of things about macro photography, and I genuinely can’t see a single good reason for that Macro mode being on a SLR camera. For a compact camera, sure: It puts the lens into a ‘focus close to the camera instead of in the far distance’ mode, which means that it’s not wasting its time trying to focus far away. On a SLR, if you’re savvy enough to have bought a macro lens, you probably will be fine with Programme mode, and if you haven’t got a macro lens, then you’re basically out of luck (unless you build your own, of course, but that’s a different article altogether). [...] [...] I know a couple of things about macro photography, and I genuinely can’t see a single good reason for that Macro mode being on a SLR camera. For a compact camera, sure: It puts the lens into a ‘focus close to the camera instead of in the far distance’ mode, which means that it’s not wasting its time trying to focus far away. On a SLR, if you’re savvy enough to have bought a macro lens, you probably will be fine with Programme mode, and if you haven’t got a macro lens, then you’re basically out of luck (unless you build your own, of course, but that’s a different article altogether). [...]

]]> By: Haje Jan Kamps http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/#comment-300765 Haje Jan Kamps Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:29:07 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/bl/?p=2#comment-300765 Hi Rod - the length depends entirely on the magnification you'd like - but go too long, and you lose a lot of light. Start at about 5cm, and increase it from there, see what happens :) There is a physical/optical technical explanation, but I'd suggest that trial and error is easier to understand for most of us :) Hi Rod – the length depends entirely on the magnification you’d like – but go too long, and you lose a lot of light. Start at about 5cm, and increase it from there, see what happens :)

There is a physical/optical technical explanation, but I’d suggest that trial and error is easier to understand for most of us :)

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