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[dogstar]

okay, so i decided to try to "debug" my macro technique to see if i could get results more like the other ppl on the macro forum. i set up an easy, controllable studio session, followed all of the tips and suggestions from this forum....and ended up with something pretty cool! this is the underside of a little bit of fern from outside my apt... mmm

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[linaeri]

are you using Canon glass?

To be honest you might get better results with a better quality lens. From my experience with the 100D, better images are produced when you used Sigma lenses.

But I don't know *that* much about Canon, I'm a Nikon person. Because Nikon's are better. :P

*waits for the Nikon D70 to fall on her doorstep*

[dogstar]

ya, all of these lenses are Canon... and while none of them are from their super-expensive "L" line, they're some of the better regular ones. I have 1 Sigma lens, and while i *really* like it given the price, Sigmas are generally nowhere near as good as Canon glass -- apparently you can sometimes get a Sigma that is AMAZING, but just as often you get one that's trash... mine seems to be decently sharp :)

what parts of these images do you think would see improvement with different lenses? i'm always open to critique :D

[purgatorio]

*waits for alien babies to be born from the fern outside*

[linaeri]

*waits for the aliens to be born too. I will name one Fred*

I'll get back to you on the critique, mr. Walla. I've fried my brain for today. You can always catch me on AIM, yanno - I miss talking to you! :)

[iskandar]

nice! jonesing for some grapes now.

[booshanky]

Hey DOOD. What kind of camera do you have again? the lady wants to get a good one but doesnt want to spend an arm and a leg on one, and if i remember correctly yours was around the 800 to a thousand range right?

[dogstar]

hehe that was my old Nikon CoolPix, which i loved but it's like 5 years old now. My new one is the Canon 10D, which is about $1200 *without any lenses*... gets expensive kinda fast. :)

BUT, you can pick up it's little sister the Canon 300D for about $900 (for example, here). It comes WITH a pretty decent zoom lens (certainly FAR better than any point-n-shoot's lens), and is essentially the same as my camera, with the exception that the body is aluminum & it's missing a couple of high-end features. It's a "real" camera, though: interchangeable lenses, tons of accessories, etc. -- You can attach any Canon lens you want later if you decide to experiment.

The only negative is that it's a bit bigger than the point-n-shoots that most people are used to... if you want to be able to stick it in a pocket & forget about it, this isn't your guy. Check out http://www.dpreview.com ... they've got info on everything.