Anybody got some tips on there own macro coral photography I shoot with a 40 mm macro lens from nikon and i occasionally use a yellow filter to capture the fluorescent colors but I'm having trouble getting the settings just right. Any ideas?eep:
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I need some tips I have a Canon T1i rebel what size lens should I go with? I've been reading a lot about macro shooting. I was thinking of getting a 100mm but then all that other stuff confuses me also these **** lenses are expensive I can buy myself a sweet tank for the price of some of the best lenses out...any recommendations on something affordable
Maybe rent it out first and try it out. Calumet $25.00/day- if there is store near you or solely a camera shop.Thanks for the tip...yeah every where I read it says you have to take a bunch of shots to figure what's right...now I have to buy a lense!
Can I ask you what your settings are and what mm lens you use ?I wouldn't call myself an amateur but I'm just wondering what people use for aperture,iso, and shutter speedDSC_0181 by jsol_r, on Flickr
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Agree on the 100mm range being best for tank macros.especially for wide tanks. The quality on those is amazing and can also work for.nature macros as well as for portraits on full frame bodies. 200 ISO I'm.agaraid is a bit low and hardly achievable with most tank lights. Understand the added noise at higher ISO but newer bodies should handle the noise level at higher ISO. I'd definitly prefer to shoot at ISO 100 but find myself having to bump ISO to 400-1600 typically.The best macro lenses for reef shooting are definitely the 100 mm lenses because you can capture corals that aren't close to the glass but if you want go cheap i recommend nikons 40mm macro lens. The only problem is its hard to shoot corals that are far back in the tank so you have to move them up close the glass to capture all the detail. I usually shoot with a high aperture around f16 and a fairly low shutter speed around 1/100 with an ISO of 200(to capture fish or other fast moving livestock). For corals ill shoot around a really high aperture to get as much of the coral in focus as possible, shutter speed will be low enough for you to need a tripod or something to stabilize the camera, and ISO will be around 400 any higher and you start getting a lot of grain. Reef shooting isn't clear cut like other types of photography, lighting is the biggest issue and cause you to get colors in corals that just don't look right so it requires a lot of playing around with settings and a lot of patience.
Just an FYI, This is a VERY old thread, they posted that in 2015 and that user hasn't been on R2R since 2018. My guess is they might not be able to answer your specific question.Can I ask you what your settings are and what mm lens you use ?