Example for oldstoat

[ainterne]

For oldstoat, A lens that can take both of these shots, rather that switching between lenses.





Phil..

[Cob]

The new toy I presume? I'll have to get one. Is it huge?

Cob

[ainterne]

The new toy I presume? I'll have to get one. Is it huge?

Cob

Hi Paul, no this is not the Microscope attachment. (That's about 3 inches long) This is my Cannon Rebel with 18-55 lens.... The second one of the nib is the same but with an Extension tube on for close ups.

http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Canon...extension+tube

I wanted to see if I could find a lens that would let me take both shots without changing lenses. I used to have a lens that I could press a button and it would switch to Macro mode and let me take closeups without swapping lenses.

Out of interest this top shot is taken in a cardboard box with white paper attached around it, and then a butter dish covered in grease proof paper for the pen to sit on. My biggest problem is my cats think all boxes are for them to sleep in. So quite a few times I go to get my white box and there are one or two cats looking back at me, and you know how cat hairs and photographs go together. :-(

The camera has a wireless SD card in it from Eye-Fi that sends the pics back to my PC. That's a useful feature.

I was remembering in the old days, do you remember we used Vaseline spread around the lens to create soft spots....Then filters came along...:-)

So, yes nothing special here, I just want to find one versatile lens so I don't have to keep switching out or carrying lenses around with me. oldstoat is trying to help me in finding a lens.

[oldstoat]

Those are pretty good photographs given that photographing black shiny cylinders without getting highlights flaring up. I think you've done a very good job there ( and never a cat hair in sight!).
If you're looking for an all-in-one, do-everything lens, you might consider the Sigma 18-200 Macro. It's light inexpensive and therefore the aperture is small but with a tripod and long exposures that won't matter at all. You'll still be able to use it for general photography as well.

[ainterne]

Those are pretty good photographs given that photographing black shiny cylinders without getting highlights flaring up. I think you've done a very good job there ( and never a cat hair in sight!).
If you're looking for an all-in-one, do-everything lens, you might consider the Sigma 18-200 Macro. It's light inexpensive and therefore the aperture is small but with a tripod and long exposures that won't matter at all. You'll still be able to use it for general photography as well.

Great advice, thank you.... also regarding the highlights, I never thought of that, but it's quite important thinking about it, if I want the pic to be 100%.

The lens sounds like a good solution for me, thank you ..... Once I get one I will take a few shots and send them on..... All I have to decide now is One lens = 2 nice pens. ..... That's not an easy decision to make :-)

[Cob]

Those are pretty good photographs given that photographing black shiny cylinders without getting highlights flaring up. I think you've done a very good job there ( and never a cat hair in sight!).
If you're looking for an all-in-one, do-everything lens, you might consider the Sigma 18-200 Macro. It's light inexpensive and therefore the aperture is small but with a tripod and long exposures that won't matter at all. You'll still be able to use it for general photography as well.

Great advice, thank you.... also regarding the highlights, I never thought of that, but it's quite important thinking about it, if I want the pic to be 100%.

The lens sounds like a good solution for me, thank you ..... Once I get one I will take a few shots and send them on..... All I have to decide now is One lens = 2 nice pens. ..... That's not an easy decision to make :-)

THREE nice pens from me of course ha ha...


Cob

[mickyfaulk]

I have used it back a few years.although it spread little bit more ink than regular ones.but the writing and grip is too good.