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Thank you for the replys :) there was some movment due to the wind both shots were taken on a tripod with a remote shutter switch, I will definitely give the ruler trick a go, both shots were taken with 68mm extension tubes and a canon 50mm macro is definitely something I need to work on but...

hello as the title says this is my first attempt at macro, im not overly happy with the results so any help or advice would be greatly appriciated the first is a dandelion canon 40d canon 50mm f1.8 extension tube iso 200 f8 1/250th the second is some moss growing just below the water level...

I guess effective is the wrong word, more suited maybe ? I'm looking at buying a Canon 50mm 1.8 but if there's a lens that would be more suited to macro on the extension tubes then that would be more of a priority

I was given the tubes there not the ones with contacts, I was playing about with the tubes and the 55-250 and was surprised how close I could zoom in, is there another lens to consider on the tubes that would be more effective ? I would say I will mostly be taking pictures of my planted aquarium...

Hello I'm very new to photography and need some help with macro equipment, Basically I've got a Canon 40d with an 18-55mm and a 55-250mm I've got a set of extension tube and that's pretty much it so what is the cheapest way to get a macro setup that will give me something to work with ? Any...

Hello As the title says really, im new to photograpy and have decided to buy a used nikon d5100 after some research I think ive got 4 lenses in mind that from what I can gather are a good place to start, these are Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G Nikon...