Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Weather here has been bleepin' awful for days now - driving rain ![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Had to break out the camera, otherwise I'd forget how to use it, it's been so long...
Set-up with the 100mm macro and a tripod, and did some available light photography around the Crimble tree - ISO 100, long exposures.
Used the 'live view' feature on the 5D2 to compose the shot, then used the live-view zoom feature to allow me to see the effects of manual focus on the macro lens - very useful.
Couple of examples:
Will probably have some more plays with this as the live view feature makes using the macro so much easier![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Had to break out the camera, otherwise I'd forget how to use it, it's been so long...
Set-up with the 100mm macro and a tripod, and did some available light photography around the Crimble tree - ISO 100, long exposures.
Used the 'live view' feature on the 5D2 to compose the shot, then used the live-view zoom feature to allow me to see the effects of manual focus on the macro lens - very useful.
Couple of examples:
![web.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fgallery.me.com%2Fc.dodkin%2F100378%2FIMG_3632-2%2Fweb.jpg&hash=fc8ea8436b1766da7c0d924e4292bae2)
![web.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fgallery.me.com%2Fc.dodkin%2F100378%2FIMG_3636%2Fweb.jpg&hash=4003f124223cc30fbc4cf324fb9bc22d)
Will probably have some more plays with this as the live view feature makes using the macro so much easier