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Published: 2008-07-15 00:50:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 437; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 9
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Piggy as close as my lens will get, until I get a new closeup lens.
Using 50mm. It's great for regular shots, but I want a better one for close ups...macro?? 
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You might have seen it already if you read my journal, but I featured this in my journal
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I didn't know. Thanks Soooo Much! 
I love your work, and those kitties you found are all amazing!
I'll have to talk more camera stuff with you soon.
Thanks again for the feature.
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PS- the small button below the lens release that's right by your rebel logo is the DoF preview.
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I knew about it, but still don't really know how to set it. 
You're so much help.
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ignore the darker. It sounds odd, but you need to look past the dark to see the focus. The dark won't show up in the shot as it's just a DoF preview; it doesn't take the shutter into account. It takes a little getting used to, but it's great once you do.
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Thanks for all of your help. I'll play with it and see what happens.
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you can get a 50mm macro if you like this focal length. Or, an extension tube. There's also an adapter ring that makes and 50mm normal into a macro by allowing you to mount it backwards.
Nice shot- I like the softness of the shot that came from the narrow DoF.
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Thanks, you know lots more than I do. I didn't even know I have it set to the narrow DoF. I'll have to look at my book. That must be why the all the softness beyond the main focal point. 
Macro would be great in 50mm. I'd love to try some of those ideas. Thanks Much.
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you are correct.
2 things make up the exposure- shutter speed and aperture. If you look at the picture settings on the right side of the screen, you'll see the F number is 2.2.
This means that the lens is allowing in quite a bit of light. When this happens, the lens reduces the amount of in-focus areas in the field of view. Hence, depth of field. The higher the number, the less light allowed in. Thus, a wider area of focus.
Narrow DoF works very well for this kind of shot (macro/ portraitures) as the subject really stands out. In this case, your cat's amazing eyes just POP in this shot!
I'm going to assume you have the 50mm 1.8? Awesome lens. Are you shooting manually or with auto?
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Thanks for all this information. It' truly helps.
I'm using the 1.8 mostly in auto, but I'll switch if I can't get the shot right. It focuses in so many different areas, sometimes before I can get my shot. I like the auto for most shots, but manual seems to make things easier sometimes. Most all of these shots are in auto-focus...and I don't even have IS in this lens. I find the 50mm to be so easy, but it's hard to get really close shots of my flowers and such, because I practically have to stand on my head to get the close up.
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With what you're doing, you don't need IS. IS has it's uses like everything else, but it's not needed all the time. In fact, it can cause blurriness when you tripod a shot.
Play around with manual a little- you're going to get some baaaaaaad shots, but you'll learn. And it's digital, so you won't be throwing away money. Once you learn manual, you'll start getting more control over your exposures.
If anything, throw it into aperture priority to play with DoF- you'll set the F-stop and the camera will adjust the shutter speed by itself.
I really like my Tamron 28-75. I just got it and it's pretty much been on my camera since I got it. And I'm a die-hard prime girl! It has a macro setting on it, so I can get pretty close to stuff with it. And it's cheap for a good zoom.
Oh, and thanks for the watch!
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I think I'll put the Tamron you have on my list for close-ups, they do have good ratings. I keep sticking with Canon lenses, maybe I need to take a look at some other brands.
I will start using the manual setting on the lens. I have a Canon 55-275 lens with IS. But it gets really grainy at the furthest distance. I took a picture of an owl...I had to work on it in PS to get it to come out some. It was probably 60 feet away.
I take a LOT of baaaad shots...but get a great shot every now and then. I take hundreds of pictures to get one good shot. LOL Nothing new for me.
Thanks for all the info. You take wonderful shots, when I'm not so tired I'll go thru them all.
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