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    half a sixpence

    well the front half anyway ,having a play last night with the sigma 150mm macro plus sigma tc-1401 teleconverter and the newly acquired LED ring flash .quite pleased with the result ,still lots to learn but getting there

    half a sixpence by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr

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    Re: half a sixpence

    where you square on the coin? it looks soft top right
    :- Ian

    5D Mk III, 24-105 / 70-200 f2.8 L / 100-400 Mk II / 100 macro / 16-35 L / 11-24 L / 1.4 & 2x converters and a bad back carrying it all ;o)

    :- https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosespana/

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      #3
      Re: half a sixpence

      Good shot, yes a little soft at 2o/c could be f5.6 is not enough? Even for something so small

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        Re: half a sixpence

        Wondering why you would want to put a t/c on a macro lens, particularly one with a relatively long focal length already.

        It should be able to produce a sharp image across the frame at F5.6 see :
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          #5
          Re: half a sixpence

          It was hand held so not square on as noticed ,and Richard I was just experimenting to see what can be done .,also got a set of extension tubes to try yet ,just getting used to the equipment in reality

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            #6
            Re: half a sixpence

            I have found that a 1.4x t/c is fine on a 100mm macro, only lose one stop, and I mostly shoot at f5.6 to 8 when hand holding so not an issue, you still get 1:1 macro and the extra reach can be useful on insects, add a ring flash or regular with a soft box and you're good to go

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              #7
              Re: half a sixpence

              Question from a newbie - Are reversing rings any good, I have bought one and had no luck as yet. Everything is dark.......

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                #8
                Re: half a sixpence

                Jeff

                Tom

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                  #9
                  Re: half a sixpence

                  Reversing rings are fine...when you say everything is dark, what are you shooting, where, what settings? Hand held? Flash? Need some more info...also, you may need a lense that you can manually open up the aperture, as it may close to it's highest setting, as it won't be connected to the camera...not an issue on a tripod, just decrease the shutter speed/use a flash


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                  Last edited by supergeeman; 02-04-2018, 21:29.

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