How to take macro shots of animals ???

[Peisqo]

Hi guys .. newbie to the world of macro here .. hope to learn something from the pros ... Juz got my new RAYNOX MSN-202 from mitmivec yesterday ... Straight snap it to my lens ...

Then i try to take pics ... I totally won't see anything unless i go super near .. like 5cm to the object or something ... so just wondering u guys take pics of spiders eye or something .. how u go so near the spider and the spider will stay there let u guys snap ? No way right =.="

There must be something i'm missing ... anyone care to enlighten ?

[lordmint]

Hi guys .. newbie to the world of macro here .. hope to learn something from the pros ... Juz got my new RAYNOX MSN-202 from mitmivec yesterday ... Straight snap it to my lens ...

Then i try to take pics ... I totally won't see anything unless i go super near .. like 5cm to the object or something ... so just wondering u guys take pics of spiders eye or something .. how u go so near the spider and the spider will stay there let u guys snap ? No way right =.="

There must be something i'm missing ... anyone care to enlighten ?

depends on what spider, how you approach them and what time u shooting em.
jumping spiders.. yea, they tend to jump away :P
u can get very close to them if you approach them slowly, no sudden movement.
and the best time to shoot macro would be morning time.. before noon. they'll still be half-awake, and not so active.

[syedfirdaus]

depends on what spider, how you approach them and what time u shooting em.
jumping spiders.. yea, they tend to jump away :P
u can get very close to them if you approach them slowly, no sudden movement.
and the best time to shoot macro would be morning time.. before noon. they'll still be half-awake, and not so active.

agreed with lordmint...just went shooting spiders in kuantan this morning...:D

[Peisqo]

REALLY ? Nice tip there ;) thanks so much ...

So it wasn't my MSN-202's fault then ? For REAL MACRO .. u really need to get so close ( like 5cm ) to the object ?? I mean if i snap that msn-202 on .. i really can't take anything until i get that close .. any further than that .. i get absolute blur stuff ... like milk :P

[lordmint]

REALLY ? Nice tip there ;) thanks so much ...

So it wasn't my MSN-202's fault then ? For REAL MACRO .. u really need to get so close ( like 5cm ) to the object ?? I mean if i snap that msn-202 on .. i really can't take anything until i get that close .. any further than that .. i get absolute blur stuff ... like milk :P

yea, your working distance will be significantly shorter with the close-up filter on.

[Peisqo]

What about real 1:1 macro lens ? longer and better ?

[lordmint]

What about real 1:1 macro lens ? longer and better ?

should be about the same. around 6-8cm.

[Peisqo]

Icic .. so how to take eye's of flies then =.=" Flies ... my hand move from 1 meter away also the fella fly away d ... lol ... early morning as well ?

[lordmint]

Icic .. so how to take eye's of flies then =.=" Flies ... my hand move from 1 meter away also the fella fly away d ... lol ... early morning as well ?

try shooting the flies out in the jungle, in the morning. much easier..
the ones u always see on your kitchen table can fly away easily even with slight movement. but u can always bait them. put honey for instance.. they'll be busy sucking the honey and u'll have time to shoot them. ;)

[tools4fools]

105mm Macro lens on 1,5crop factor camera will give you that reach.
You don't have to go too close to the bugs, they are less likely to run away.
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[orionmystery]

105mm Macro lens on 1,5crop factor camera will give you that reach.
You don't have to go too close to the bugs, they are less likely to run away.
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Then you might as well get the 150mm or 180mm.

[tools4fools]

Not aware of those macro lenses.

I know of the AF-D Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4.0 ED IF and the AF Micro-Nikkor Zoom 70-180mm f/4.5~5.6D.

First one turns into a 300mm f4.0, overkill in terms of getting away from the bugs me thinks, plus you need a lot of light to get that shutter speed you need.

The zoom is more versatile of course and 0.75:1 is good enough I guess.

But at the end of the day indeed, if you shoot bugs and butterflys and whatever might get scared, get a tele macro and step back...

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