Acropora close ups pics

[tuan]

Hi guys, thought you might like a bit of eye candy..

Let's count the zoox shall we?

Something more subtly pretty?

[xfusion]

wow they are beautiful..

[danano]

very nice pix!

[jc85]

Nice closeup. <thumbs up>

[Achilles Tang]

No fair... you used an electron microscope!

[Glare]

Amazing camera work ....and oh yeah, pretty nice acros too

[Jackson6745]

I never saw pics so close Unbelievable!!!

I would love to see a red bug infested frag that close

[Chris]

How come my pentax optio cannot get this type of pics. If I buy a Canon G5, can take this type of photo or not?

[Chris]

If can have picture that show the polyp eating something, then can conclude whether SPS need to eat or not.

[tuan]

I would love to see a red bug infested frag that close

Erm.. no thanks. No red bugs for me - you can keep them!

If I buy a Canon G5, can take this type of photo or not?

Not sure if you can get close enough with a G5. If you manage to take the pic very sharply focused you may be able to zoom in and see a lot of details.

The above was taken with a Canon SLR & 100mm Macro lens which enabled focusing down to a few cms from the lens.

I'll have a go with the coral capturing some rotifiers later, maybe a series of timed shots to see the action, should be interesting!

[xfusion]

Erm.. no thanks. No red bugs for me - you can keep them!

Not sure if you can get close enough with a G5. If you manage to take the pic very sharply focused you may be able to zoom in and see a lot of details.

The above was taken with a Canon SLR & 100mm Macro lens which enabled focusing down to a few cms from the lens.

I'll have a go with the coral capturing some rotifiers later, maybe a series of timed shots to see the action, should be interesting!

hi Tuan,

Are you using Canon 10D or 300D? Or the best 1D?

[tuan]

10D

[Achilles Tang]

You got the Rebel!!! *envy*

[xfusion]

Eyeing on that 10D but over my budget..gotta stick to 300D..

[sugi]

Tuan, Xfusion,

What lense are you using for your 10D and 300D ?

I have 300D too and thinking of investing in 28-135 range zoom lense. But have no idea which one is good.

Thanks

[xfusion]

Tuan, Xfusion,

What lense are you using for your 10D and 300D ?

I have 300D too and thinking of investing in 28-135 range zoom lense. But have no idea which one is good.

Thanks

still hunting for my 300D, now currently using olympus c-2000.

[tuan]

You should be able to get the same result from the 300D. Not far off the 10D technically.

For fishy pics, EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM.

For macro work, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM.

For the 300D, the EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 is pretty good value for money, but you'll love the "EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM".

[nleong]

Don't forget a good ballhead and sturdy tripod

Oh, the 2 SLRs you mentioned have a 1.6x cropping factor. Pop in a 2X TC on the macro lens, you have a 2:1 more than life size subject. Wow!!! Almost like microscope.

Have fun exploring, it will be fun.