Still Playing With The Super Macro Function. Sorry!
Posted 6 October 2008 in Random Photographs by Catriona
I realise that this doesn’t count as a real update but, thanks to the advice Heretic gave on the super-macro post, I’m getting better at using the function.
It is a volatile function, highly susceptible to shaking and losing focus. But these were taken on the Portrait setting, rather than Manual, so the camera dealt with its own shutter speed and ISO setting, and by using a bag of rice to help stabilise the camera.
A small print:
(The entire print is 10 by 15 cm, but the section included here is roughly 4 by 6 cm.)
My watch:
(I love the detail on that one, especially on the second hand, which was moving as I took the photograph.)
And, finally, some funky beads, in two different levels of close-up:
Some day, I might become bored with my camera and stop posting pictures of irrelevant objects on the blog. But, for now, I can only say, “Sorry! I’ll update properly soon.”
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Matthew Smith wrote at Oct 6, 09:37 am
I love macro. My new super duper DSLR didn’t come with a macro lens so now I have to spend 100+ dollars getting one or apparently there is something I can do with a ring adapter but it’s not as good. My old camera was similar to yours (but an Olympus and a generation or two older) and took really nice macros.
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Catriona wrote at Oct 6, 09:58 am
Ah, Matt, but these aren’t macros—these are super macros. They’re macros to the max.
I love macros, too. But I’m also deeply in love with my zoom function. (Don’t tell Nick!)
Is the DSLR worth the extra fuss and expense? I’ve heard of the advantages, but maybe when you win the lottery you should grab a point-and-shoot digital to go along with it.