I photographed this matchstick with my macro lens — without tripod — and the result was quite disappointing. This was taken with my point-and-shoot. Although the focus isn't quite as sharp as the macro lens, the DOF is much better.
The lesson learned at 11:30 p.m.: I must be willing to set up a tripod or the GorillaPod if I'm going to use the foldio and the macro lens. And of course 11:30 p.m. isn't the optimal time-of-day to possess the willingness to set up a tripod…
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@thewatersphotos Gary, here are shots of mine that might be considered "macro shots": http://365project.org/tags/tmmacro
The goal (or *a* goal) with a macro lens is to get good, sharp close-ups. I had my late father-in-law's "close-up filters," which screw on the end of a lens like any other filter. One problem with close-up filters vs. a macro lens is that a macro lens still focuses out to infinity. I'm the only person on 365 that has used the tag "close-up filter," so here are my close-up shots with close-up filters rather than a [real] macro lens, http://365project.org/tags/close-up%20filter
Here are the close-up filters themselves, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-29
The trade-off using a macro lens for close-ups is loss of depth-of-field; here's an example, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-09-07 — not much DOF. Also, the left-hand side of this post, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-03-01
Since I take lots of leaf, flower and bug subjects, I was willing to spend the $400 for the lens and I've learned that if I want more DOF, I simply must use a tripod so that I can lengthen the exposure with a smaller aperture. I hope this is helpful!
![Sigh. [Travel-day]](https://media.365project.org/1/9428160_bfilmqru48_sq.jpg "Sigh. [Travel-day]")
![The Tinkerer [SOOC]](https://media.365project.org/1/9428628_ceghprwx59_sq.jpg "The Tinkerer [SOOC]")
![ER selfie [Travel day]](https://media.365project.org/1/9429058_cfhjkrwx05_sq.jpg "ER selfie [Travel day]")
The goal (or *a* goal) with a macro lens is to get good, sharp close-ups. I had my late father-in-law's "close-up filters," which screw on the end of a lens like any other filter. One problem with close-up filters vs. a macro lens is that a macro lens still focuses out to infinity. I'm the only person on 365 that has used the tag "close-up filter," so here are my close-up shots with close-up filters rather than a [real] macro lens, http://365project.org/tags/close-up%20filter
Here are the close-up filters themselves, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-29
The trade-off using a macro lens for close-ups is loss of depth-of-field; here's an example, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-09-07 — not much DOF. Also, the left-hand side of this post, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-03-01
Since I take lots of leaf, flower and bug subjects, I was willing to spend the $400 for the lens and I've learned that if I want more DOF, I simply must use a tripod so that I can lengthen the exposure with a smaller aperture. I hope this is helpful!