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Originally Posted by jimandasideoffries
THAT IS BRILLIANT!! I love macro photography.
I have recently aquired a 70-200mm Carl Zeiss Jena Macro lens for my film camera but I find that the focal range is limited (I can't get close enough to the subject for a decent detailed shot). Out of interest is your shot here the original crop size or did you crop to 100% to get a bigger/closer image to fill the frame??
Anyway my question was: Is there anyway to improve the macro range using extension tubes ect? Or will I be better forking out for a proper macro lens?
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This is full frame. I used an extention tube as well as the 70-200 lens which basically doesn't effect the focal length (make things bigger) but does allow much close focusing distances at the expense of losing depth of field. This shot was taken with a 31mm extention tube and at f8 but you can see how narrow the DOF really is.
The combination can be quite tricky to get to work well as but when you get it right you can get great results.
A dedicated macro lens will be easier to use and always give better results if used correctly but a good macro lens is not cheap, a full set of extention tubes can be bought for less than £100 so it all depends on your budget and what area of photography interests you the most.
I hope that helps and thanks for the nice comment!
