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Having
tried a load of close-ups using the flash on camera I now have the SB800 a powerful
modern unit so now it was time to try it with various close-up lenses using a
variety of techniques. I have now settled into several custom settings - contrast
low ( I can adjust this in PS ) sharpening low ( I do sharpening in Capture or
Focal Blade or PS ) and normal saturation Colour mode is Adobe RGB. I mainly use
manual focus for close-uo work.
My first close-up experiments had the SB800
off camera (attached via an old bracket and a SC17 cord). The Novoflex Bellows
Unit was used at different magnifications and manual exposure of about 1/125 f16-f22.
For some images the plus 4 dioptre CU lens was added and some images have been
cropped in close. Click on an image for a bigger image.
1/160
f18 ISO 200 spot metering
manual flash
50% crop of original
1/125
f16-f22 ISO 200 Manual flash
1/125
f16-22 ISO 200 Manual flash
1/125
f22 ISO 200 +4 CU
Manual flash 1/2 power
1/125
f22 ISO 200
Manual flash
1/100
f16-22 ISO 400 +4 CU
Manual flash 1/2 power
1/100
f 16-22 ISO 400 +4 CU
Manual flash 1/2 power
1/100
f22 ISO 400 +4 CU
Manual flash 1/4 power
The
following close-ups were shot using the 105mm AF 2.8 Micro Nikkor (157mm) with
the SB800 off camera
This
chap had just caught his lunch
1/100 f36 400 asa spot metering
flash 1/4
power +4 CU lens
1/100
f16 ISO 200
Manual flash and exposure
1/100
f16-22 ISO 400
Manual flash 1/4 power
These
two images were shot with the Novoflex Bellows unit and the SB800 was on camera
These
two were shot with the Sigma APO 70-300 Macro Super in macro mode with the SB800
on camera with its wide angle dome on
1/160
f16 ISO 200 spot metering
manual flash
30% crop of original
Now
this next section was shot with the 105mm Micro Nikkor with the SB800 off camera
with the wide soft panel on and TTL balanced flash
1/200
f29 ISO400 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
1/200
f29 ISO400 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
35% crop
1/200
f29 ISO 400 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
1/200
f29 ISO 400 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
60% crop
1/500
f18 ISO 1600 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
1/500
f29 ISO 400 manual focus
TTL balanced flash
50% crop
The
105 Micro Nikkor was used for these three pictures. The SB 800 was on camera with
the wide angle dome. A mixture of apertures here. Sometimes a relatively wide
aperture can give a pleasing result but it is difficult to get the exact focus.
1/100
f25 ISO 200 spot metering
Manual flash 1/4 power
manual exposure
1/250
f8 ISO 400 spot metering
i-TTL flash -1EV flash
programmed auto exposure
1/100
f32 ISO 200
spot metering - manual exposure
manual flash 1/2 power
cropped
from horizontal original
1/400
f5 ISO 200 spot metering
i-TTL flash -1EV flash
programmed auto exposure
1/125
f11 ISO 400 multi-pattern metering i-TTL flash manual exposure
1/125
f22 ISO 400 multi-pattern metering
i-TTL flash manual exposure
The
above two images of the same subject at maximum magnification and a +4 CU lens
show the depth of field difference between f11 and f22
1/200
f40 ISO 400 multi-pattern metering
i TTL flash manual exposure
The
above two images show the difference betwen the 105mm Micro Nikkor with and without
the +4 dioptre CU lens. The lighting was the SB800 with the WA dome off camera.
Shutter speed and aperture for both was 1/500 f45. You do get a bigger blow-up
by using the close-up lens but focussing is difficult as the depth of field at
that magnification is minimal and in this case the tiny flying ant was moving.
The
above three images were shot using the old 43-86mm Nikkor zoom reversed.
Exposure was 1/200 f22 for all three at ISO400. The SB800 was off camera with
the wide angle dome at 1/4 power. One has to use manual exposure and focussing.
With the lens reversed it is really difficult to see when in focus as you are
viewing at f22 and not the widest aperture of the lens.
