Jonathan Ashton
05-08-2011, 05:19 PM
Canon 7D canon 180mm macro tripod & Mongoose head. ISO 400 1/125 sec f8
At last I have been able to get the macro lens out! It has been a lean period for all photography as we have been concentrating on a house extension, now thankfully it is complete, but we still have to reconstruct the garden after all the mess.
I thought you may be interested to know that I find the tripod and head that I use for the 500mm f4 to be extremely useful for macro work. I use a Gitzo tripod and a Mongoose 3.5head, having bought a plate (very cheap one for this and the 100-400L from Hong Kong) for the lens to attach to the head. It is very easy to change angle and inclination as well as direction and what is more the lens stays put - no movements that you often get with other heads once things are tightened up.
It was a breezy day when I took the shot hence f8 as opposed to f11-16 and I was unable to get myself in a position where the body was more at right angles to the lens but I thought it was a reasonable start for the season. All comments welcome.
At last I have been able to get the macro lens out! It has been a lean period for all photography as we have been concentrating on a house extension, now thankfully it is complete, but we still have to reconstruct the garden after all the mess.
I thought you may be interested to know that I find the tripod and head that I use for the 500mm f4 to be extremely useful for macro work. I use a Gitzo tripod and a Mongoose 3.5head, having bought a plate (very cheap one for this and the 100-400L from Hong Kong) for the lens to attach to the head. It is very easy to change angle and inclination as well as direction and what is more the lens stays put - no movements that you often get with other heads once things are tightened up.
It was a breezy day when I took the shot hence f8 as opposed to f11-16 and I was unable to get myself in a position where the body was more at right angles to the lens but I thought it was a reasonable start for the season. All comments welcome.