Macro Videos

In this video I am taking measurements of the macro magnification that I can get, when I combine the 25mm f/1.8 C-mount manual lens with extension tubes, on a crop sensor mirrorless camera. https://youtu.be/bsxj_6VwEyE Out of all the options I like working either with the 31mm part or with the 13mm and the 21mm part [...]

When people think of macro photography, they usually think of the expensive auto focusing macro lenses. There are different versions of them but most share the following things: They are severely overpriced They can only reach the minimal macro magnification of 1:1 They are Telephoto (70mm and up) for shooting at a large distance They [...]

I was looking for large aperture lens for a photography assignment. I have few large aperture lenses at home but I am away from home right now, so I needed something affordable and small so it’s easy to take on the go. I looked online, and I found this really nice and cheap lens on [...]

I wanted to make a video showing exactly how much macro magnification you can get when you use a reversed lens, or an extension tube set, or if you decide to combine the two of them together. My most preferable macro magnification range is between 2:1 and 10:1. I love working with microscope objectives but [...]

  I already talked about understanding & measuring macro magnification when using a digital camera, and if you are new to macro photography I recommend that you have a look at that post first because there I go into more details about how macro magnification is calculated an what the 1:1 ratio stands for. But [...]

Mounting extension tubes & reverse ring for macro photography on a Canon camera. This video is related to a question that I was requested to answer on Quora and I thought that it is a good idea to have a video that is actually showing how the parts fit together. I am going over the [...]

Anyone interested in macro photography has seen – at least once, that in order to achieve true macro, your subject must have a real life reproduction size of at least 1:1 magnification ratio. But what does that actually mean and how do you figure out the actual magnification of your photo ? Magnification is one [...]

There seems to be quite a lot of confusion when it comes to determining what is a Closeup Photography, what is Macro Photography and what is Micro Photography. I was able to find some information on that topic online… but some of it wasn’t exactly accurate and I didn’t find a video that explains the [...]

There are two ways of measuring macro magnification – in Camera or in Photoshop. The most important thing about magnification is that it’s directly related to the size of your camera sensor. The point when you reach true 1:1 macro magnification, will vary depending on the camera you use. In order to accurately measure your [...]

There are two ways of measuring macro magnification – in Camera or in Photoshop. A lot of people are familiar with the way to measure magnification in camera. Many even believe that all you need to do is snap a photo of a ruler… But they are missing the most important thing – magnification is [...]

I have been meaning to start making YouTube videos about affordable photography stuff that I get online. Finally I published my first one from this series and hopefully I will be going trough the items I have in a chronological order. Today I am reviewing the USB Microscope that I got for $11.30 including shipping. [...]