"The Post Where I Go On About Photography Gear" Topic

I'm still in the process of trying out my new extension tubes as a way to improve my shots of miniatures. In the meantime, I'm sharing my opinions on the stuff I've used in the past and am using now. I hope that you'll find something interesting or useful in this set of mini-reviews.

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50mm 1.4 and Kenko extension tubes is what I use. Works Great.

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Some comments for you

- extension tubes don't alter the focal length, they allow closer minimum focusing distance. This may not be what you want – it gives you a very specific perspective
- lighting is 10x more important than camera gear. Quantity, direction, colour temperature and quality (cri for bulbs)
- modern gear is much more flexible than "the old days" High ISO (800+) and 24 MPix sensor allow flexibility in lighting setup and cropping. For reference, I use a Rebel T6s
- phones are potentially better than SLR because of inherent high depth of field. I have found with my Pixel is that it tries too hard to optimize the image and messes up mini photos unless there are only a couple in the image. I should download a non-optimizing app, but haven't got around to it
- photo apps are very very useful. Try GIMP for something free. Cropping, lighting adjustment (levels or curves)

John

whitphoto:
Kenko extension tubes are what I'm trying out. So far, so good!

jwebster:
Thanks for the correction – I'm just looking to get the lens closer to the miniatures I'm shooting.
I'll give GIMP a try!

Useful information, thank you.