Comments on: Macro with compact cameras http://photocritic.org/macro-with-compact-cameras/ The Photocritic DIY photography projects blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:54:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bill Walker http://photocritic.org/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-189833 Bill Walker Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:56:09 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-189833 I just ordered "Macro Photography." It looks interesting. I'm very interested in Compact Dig camera Macro. I have several compact dig Cameras. My favorite is a Panasonic FX100, 12mp 6x Zm. It works well, but I want to know about your recommendatons of this class of cameras. Please advise. Thank you, bill Walker, West Chester, PA I just ordered “Macro Photography.” It looks interesting.

I’m very interested in Compact Dig camera Macro. I have several compact dig Cameras. My favorite is a Panasonic FX100, 12mp 6x Zm. It works well, but I want to know about your recommendatons of this class of cameras.
Please advise. Thank you, bill Walker, West Chester, PA

]]> By: Forehead http://photocritic.org/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-45288 Forehead Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:05:29 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-45288 I've done quite a lot of work with two eyepieces (25mm and 10mm) off of a Meade reflecting telescope. With a little shimming with electrical tape, they fit fine over the inner lens barrel of my Canon Powershot A520. I have to zoom all the way out and manually focus as close as I can, of course--and use f/8 for all the DOF I can get. Now the lenses do work pretty well, for the price, and I can get very close. So close that I had to make a precision macro focussing rail out of an old CD drive geared so that three turns of the focussing wheel equal 1mm of travel. Shallow DOF? So what? With focus stacking software out there now, that's no longer a problem! Oh, I DO want better macro image quality even from that little Canon. I've aquired an old Topcon retinal imager from Stanford University--and it's packed with funky optics that I have yet to characterize. I’ve done quite a lot of work with two eyepieces (25mm and 10mm) off of a Meade reflecting telescope. With a little shimming with electrical tape, they fit fine over the inner lens barrel of my Canon Powershot A520. I have to zoom all the way out and manually focus as close as I can, of course–and use f/8 for all the DOF I can get.

Now the lenses do work pretty well, for the price, and I can get very close. So close that I had to make a precision macro focussing rail out of an old CD drive geared so that three turns of the focussing wheel equal 1mm of travel.

Shallow DOF? So what? With focus stacking software out there now, that’s no longer a problem!

Oh, I DO want better macro image quality even from that little Canon. I’ve aquired an old Topcon retinal imager from Stanford University–and it’s packed with funky optics that I have yet to characterize.

]]> By: bigstusexy http://photocritic.org/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-314 bigstusexy Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:37:48 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-314 Oh buddy! I am going to read this and get all excited and then notice I have no time to try this as I need to clean up / shape up for my girlfriend comming into town, but I've been wating for something like this. Right now I have two cameras, one I don't use and one SLR like camera, a KM Dimage Z2, its Marco is sort of nice and I'm happy with it till I start wantting to play around with filters and lenses but I think I've got a lot more to learn just about making pictures first. However! there are times where I wish I could get just a little bit closer, do a different slant or perhaps even try an extream narrow DOF so I hope this can help! Oh buddy! I am going to read this and get all excited and then notice I have no time to try this as I need to clean up / shape up for my girlfriend comming into town, but I’ve been wating for something like this.

Right now I have two cameras, one I don’t use and one SLR like camera, a KM Dimage Z2, its Marco is sort of nice and I’m happy with it till I start wantting to play around with filters and lenses but I think I’ve got a lot more to learn just about making pictures first. However! there are times where I wish I could get just a little bit closer, do a different slant or perhaps even try an extream narrow DOF so I hope this can help!

]]> By: shackDan http://photocritic.org/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-302 shackDan Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:37:33 +0000 http://www.photocritic.org/2006/macro-with-compact-cameras/#comment-302 Very nice! I had to do some experimenting with my Canon A40 when I wanted better macro. A lense from a projection screen TV does _not_ work so well. I did find a fairly good magnifying glass, and wish I had a spare camera lense. Now I have a dSLR, and I am eying the macro-on-a-budget project. Very nice! I had to do some experimenting with my Canon A40 when I wanted better macro. A lense from a projection screen TV does _not_ work so well. I did find a fairly good magnifying glass, and wish I had a spare camera lense.

Now I have a dSLR, and I am eying the macro-on-a-budget project.

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