Teleconverter For S1 IS

I was looking at this for my camera, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search. Will this help with close-ups, macros, as I do not have a setting on my camera. Any help on this issue would help out, thanks in advance for the help.

http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/S1.html

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Originally Posted by JamesV

I was looking at this for my camera, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search. Will this help with close-ups, macros, as I do not have a setting on my camera. Any help on this issue would help out, thanks in advance for the help.

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the S1 does wonderful macro shots out of the box, are you not having any luck with it?

Hey Anbesol, I have tried to do macro's of a couple of things and haven't been able to get a "good" shot. I will practice more and see what happens. I just was looking and seen the teleconverter, and that was when the question came up.

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Originally Posted by JamesV

Hey Anbesol, I have tried to do macro's of a couple of things and haven't been able to get a "good" shot. I will practice more and see what happens. I just was looking and seen the teleconverter, and that was when the question came up.

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well, in slr lenses standard macros come anywhere between 100 and 250mm focal ranges, that s1 is has a 432 equivalent, thats why im shocked. plus, the teleconverter would slow your lens down significantly, and when shutter speed is paramount in taking a crisp clean macro shot, thats something you could seriously do without. When you try your shots, are you zooming in on a shot, or are you converting to wide and getting closer? i would try taking the macro shots in wide if youre not allready, youd have much better luck that way.

Anbesol, I have tried zooming in and didn't have too much luck. I just started in wide and just getting close, so I'm shooting that way to see how it goes. Thanks for the help.

ah - well that may have been the case, how are you doing now?

It's getting better but I was out of town last week so I hope to take more shots by the weekend. ( still learning ) The one thing that I did notice is that I should press the shutter button down a lot quicker, since sometimes it will try to focus and then become blurry. practice, practice, practice.....

at close ranges the focus is incredibly sensitive so it takes a very steady hand.... keep practicing though! Macro's are a lot of fun!

Thanks Anbesol, I will try to keep a steady hand and if not I will try with the tripod. All I have to do now is practice, practice, practice...