New here, new camera and old T's

[Frank Gossard]

I'm new here and I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from all of you. I have 40 tarantulas, mostly arboreal and I just can't seem to get enough of them.

Avicularia minatrix



Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens

[chris king]

welcome to the forum,
some nice pic's, beautiful spiders, 40 eh so plenty more pic's too come!!
camera what did you get

http://thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3234

[Frank Gossard]

Just a canon S3IS, nothing too fancy or expensive, but better than my old camera.
Thanks

[chris king]

have you had a play in macro mode on you cam,as it gets down to 2in
them pic a nice and clear!

[Frank Gossard]

I have tried the super macro a few times, but I get a lot of shadows. I also have a Raynox 250 macro lens that I haven't tried yet.

[chris king]

from the lens barrel ,etc ?

[Frank Gossard]

I think that's what it's from.

[chris king]

dark area at the bottom of the pic, or the hole pic ,could try putting small light near the subject or getting a flashgun,set to slave,placing it near by
by son sometimes nicks my sigma 500 dg for use with his fuji s7000

[Frank Gossard]

Thanks Chris, I'll give it a try.