01 June 2014

Busy Bee with Canon EOS 700D SLR / EF-S 55-250mm IS II Lens

Canon EOS 700D Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / 500D Close-up lens / 5.6 ISO 100  Photo: Vernon Chalmers
Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens 
Close-up photos Milnerton Cape Town. (Photos by Vernon Chalmers).

Objective: Demonstrating the application of the Canon 500D close-up lens filter for creating a shallow Depth of Field  / creative background blur.
Note: The Canon 500D close-up lens filter screws to the front of the Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens (filter size: 58mm). Photos are hand-held in Av mode (Aperture Priority) without flash.
 Equipment
  • Canon EOS 700D SLR camera body
  • Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II telephoto lens
  • Canon 500D Close-Up lens

Av Mode - Aperture Priority Settings
  • Aperture f./5.6
  • ISO 100
  • Shutter speed: various (auto in Av mode)
  • Image stabilsation (IS) on
  • Zero post-processing (just crops)
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Canon EOS 700D Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / 500D Close-up lens / 5.6 ISO 100  Photo: Vernon Chalmers
Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 
Canon EOS 700D Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / 500D Close-up lens / 5.6 ISO 100  Photo: Vernon Chalmers
Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 
Canon EOS 700D Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / 500D Close-up lens / 5.6 ISO 100  Photo: Vernon Chalmers
Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 
Canon EOS 700D Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / 500D Close-up lens / 5.6 ISO 100  Photo: Vernon Chalmers
Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 

Canon lenses used (with Canon EOS 700D Body)
Canon 500D close-up lens
Canon 500D Close-Up Lens
                                                               
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II zoom lens
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II telephoto zoom lens

Canon EOS 700D SLR Body with no lens
Canon EOS 700D SLR Body