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

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 EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 

Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 

Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II lens / Canon 500D Close-up lens f/5.6 ISO 100 

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 EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II telephoto zoom lens

Canon EOS 700D SLR Body