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Mineral PhotographyCamera Lenses
16th Oct 2016 17:04 UTCPeter Tarassoff Expert
I recently acquired a Canon 7D Mk II camera and I'm looking for a telephoto lens for photographing miniature to cabinet specimens. I've had good results with a Canon PowerShot SX50HS but I want to take advantage of the capabilities of the Canon 7D. I do not want to resort to stacking. Any suggestions out there based on experience?
Peter
20th Jan 2017 18:37 UTCVolker Betz 🌟 Expert
a 100 mm canon macro lens ist a good choice. But refusing stacking also means you have to go to very small apertures (16-22) and you will discard the resolution which is possible with the macro lens which works best a f=8.
Volker
20th Jan 2017 23:17 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
The standard kit lens (fi you have it) the EF-S 18-55 actually has a quite respectable macro ratio for a normal lens.
For general mineral photography use the EF-S 60mm for those that you can comfortably frame, and the 18-55 for the larger pieces.
Jolyon
20th Jan 2017 23:18 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
Jolyon
22nd Jan 2017 01:41 UTCNiels Brouwer
26th Jan 2017 01:32 UTCPeter Tarassoff Expert
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