Cigar Photography

[troutbreath]

What lens are you using, Brooks? That is an incredibly narrow DOF. I love it!

[Chris.]

I don't have my DSLR anymore, but here's a pic I took with my rebel xt using a sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 macro/telephoto. I wish I still has it, so I could take some really good cigar pics!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...charlie009.jpg

[troutbreath]

Nice, Chris! I had that same lens for my old Rebel (read: film). I loved it. Super sharp. But, when I went digital, it wouldn't make the transition. *sigh*

[pds]

Great pics guys, always fun to look at cigar art...except for the CS RIP one.

[gbum]

Originally Posted by troutbreath

What lens are you using, Brooks? That is an incredibly narrow DOF. I love it!

he might use 50mm 1.8 ..i guess...

[gbum]

Originally Posted by troutbreath

Nice, Chris! I had that same lens for my old Rebel (read: film). I loved it. Super sharp. But, when I went digital, it wouldn't make the transition. *sigh*

really?
my eos 66 kitlens work fine with my eos350d body...

[elderboy02]

Nice pictures everyone!

[Chris.]

Originally Posted by gbum

he might use 50mm 1.8 ..i guess...

I'm gonna say it wasn't the 50 f1.8, because of how close the shot is. Unless he cropped it out.

Originally Posted by longknocker

Great Pics, Joe! What Camera were you using?

Those were taken with either a D50 or a D80... Depends on which one was wearing which lens that day. Once upon a time before my divorce I used to be into photography and had a good bit of gear. That all changed when I saw the bill for the lawyer.

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by troutbreath

What lens are you using, Brooks? That is an incredibly narrow DOF. I love it!

Using a 1dsMarkIII with a 50 2.5 macro....the only way to fly

~brooks

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Originally Posted by Namerifrats

Is that what Lorianna Bobbitt chucked out the window?

haha guess nobody picked up on that. Poor John Wayne Bobbitt.

[elderboy02]

I decided to play around with my new Canon Powershot.

Illusione eccj:

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Using a 1dsMarkIII with a 50 2.5 macro....the only way to fly

~brooks

Wow! Nice gear.

The gear doesn't make the photog though...

-Mark.

[elderboy02]

What do you all think of the eccj pic I took? Anyone have any suggestions to make it better or is it fine?

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by Roland of Gilead

Wow! Nice gear.

The gear doesn't make the photog though...

-Mark.

Thats what they say

~brooks

[Chris.]

Originally Posted by elderboy02

What do you all think of the eccj pic I took? Anyone have any suggestions to make it better or is it fine?

Did you shoot it in manual or auto mode? What was your ISO set at? Its a perfect macro shot IMO. It just seems a little noisy is why I ask about the ISO. I also think the white background blows it out a bit. Otherwise, a very good picture!

[Eleven]

Crap now I need to get a macro lens for my Canon XS

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by Chris.

Did you shoot it in manual or auto mode? What was your ISO set at? Its a perfect macro shot IMO. It just seems a little noisy is why I ask about the ISO. I also think the white background blows it out a bit. Otherwise, a very good picture!

I did it in the auto mode. I think the auto mode put it in macro mode. What is ISO? Also, what is noise and how do I get rid of it?

Thanks! I am a noob when it comes to cameras.

[DBall]

Originally Posted by Chris.

Did you shoot it in manual or auto mode? What was your ISO set at? Its a perfect macro shot IMO. It just seems a little noisy is why I ask about the ISO. I also think the white background blows it out a bit. Otherwise, a very good picture!

He said he shot it with a canon powershot (point and click, not DSLR), I'm not sure it has any manual modes.

[DBall]

Originally Posted by Eleven

Crap now I need to get a macro lens for my Canon XS

save a few hundred dollars and get a macro filter... that's what I used on my shots a few pages back (with my friend's Rebel XS). Macro filters are about $20.