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Trying to manual focus on a moving subject in macro is extremely hard, AI servo is the way to go so it tracks the subject.

Flash will just bounce off the glass, get a constant light source in the 6500k range.

Take photos at night with all other ambient lights off, tv/room light etc etc.

This is a good price, £350 to £400 is the market area. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263331427908

A FTS could be taken with anything from 8mm to 600mm depending on tank size and distance available from it, anything below 35mm will distort the verticle lines but it isn't really easily noticeable until you get down to about 12mm. Personally I would go with a 35 or 50mm focal length to keep as...

I have no experience with the Tokina lenses so can't say anything on it to be fair, in terms of budget lenses I have used the cheaper Sigma which are pretty good but with Canon the best quality glass are the L range. Also at 12mm you will get quite a bit of distortion, 35mm is more than wide...

From my experience of them I would go for a used 7d body, anything under 25k shutter count is basically new anyway and for the price you can get one a real bargain for the quality of camera plus it does film in 1080p HD. Any body with 12mp+ and HD video will produce basically the same results...

It will be a while before I get any fish in this to take any example shots with a dslr unfortunately but I will as soon as I do Flash would only create harsh shadows in such a small area, if the lighting being used on the tank isn't bright enough then adding another couple of constant light...

Taken with my phone for example which has a fixed f/1.7 aperture, no flash needed.

Either a body capable of shooting useable images at high ISO or an external light source, in the case of aquariums the tank light is enough the majority of the time.

The biggest difference between the 7d and 5dmkii for your needs are crop sensor on the 7d and full frame on the mkii which will dictate which lenses you can use as crop sensors use Canon EF-S and full frame L lenses are EF mount. You can use EF on APS-C crop sensors but not EFS on full frame...

Dept of field is created with aperture not flash, f/2.8 and below will give the best DOF. Using a zoom with macro capability with a wide aperture such as f/2.8 will also add compression which will add DOF look.

The camera body is no where near as important as the lens quality, as a rule full frame is always better than crop but the good old Canon 7d is a fantastic body for all round use. For macro work you really will want a dedicated macro lens, the Canon 100mm 2.8L macro or even Sigma macro would be...

Image was taken outside I would say, looks like some good use of PS and either lens or gaussian blur with perhaps a brush hardness set at about 10% the blend the white to the greenery and make it look like DOF? I am either close or as far away as possible from the real answer lol

Gimp is the best free software on the market but you cant beat photoshop. I have cs5 and 6 both extended and LR4 but only use cs5. Combined with the Topaz set of software cs5 extended is a monster and there is nothing you cant do.

Na the trees are a set of brushes I have, wish i could draw like that lol

Off my facebook, These I made in photoshop, there is no actual photography used just brushes and effects.

Low res image to stop trolls "borrowing" it for public use without permission as happened several times when it was for sale online.

Never used them but these guys are great, I have used them and a few mates have also without any problems and always next day delivery. UKcamerastore

IMO yes but that is what I think mate, have a look about. loads of review sites etc but remember the "pro" pictures you see out there are all tweaked and it is very rare you actually shoot the "perfect" shot. Bit of a hobby of mine check out some of the stuff if you like, ( all tweaked with PS...

and for 70 euros I would say it is worth it but the more you get into taking photos the more you realise you need more functions such as longer zoom/ better macro/higher-lower iso/faster-slower shutter speed etc etc etc etc lol It is worth sitting back for a few weeks and getting some more...

Focal length is the distance at which you can get a clear focus for a picture, the hs20 for example is about 1cm - 130m I think with full zoom used. I have clear face pictures taken at 100m that when zoomed into post photo the face can be seen clearly as if 20m away so I say you can get a clear...

Cheers, that is not the FD ( face detection ) but to be honest as long as you are not blind you can get a face in a picture anyway lol Great model and at that price I say well worth it but I am a Fuji fan so may be bias lol Nikon are a good camera also but for me I have always gone with Fuji as...

s6500fd £100 will win it I am sure ebay item number 130751022456 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujifilm-Fine ... 480wt_1160 Another great model http://www.ukcamerastore.co.uk/acatalog ... S4500.html

Cameras used are my old s6500fd which you can get for under £100 used if you look around and HS20EXR which is about £230ish used I think. No proper macro shots as not my thing but can get some tomorrow if need be as the hs20 is built just for that but I got it for the zoom lol All shots are "as...

Give me 5 mins :)

I have only used Fuji Finepix models for the last few years for most stuff mainly because they are cheap and cheerful, they do exactly what you need and the same as a camera 10x the price. It is only "purists" that say they are no good as they are cheap and Canon are the only "proper camera"...

Great mate, only thing I would say is the shadows could do with lightening a bit especially on the right hand side but otherwise great :thumbup: The more you play the better you get, practice makes perfect :thumbup:

personally I think Topaz is the best, simple to use and very effective, not sure if it can be used as a stand alone or only as a plug in for photoshop though. @Somethingfishey I only use a Fujifinepix HS20EXR for day to day stuff but any decent camera ( say £100+) can do as good as a £1000+ in...

And this is the same as above but with added hdr effect ( High Dynamic Range ) and Onone software perfect effects dreamland effect. You can play for hours with any image and the more you get into it the worse it is and often the worse you make a picture look with over processing lol

The actual image quality is quite good, you will defo benefit from some post processing ( photoshop ) I have made some quick adjustments here with your last picture, Quick crop, Increase contrast and brightness then removed some noise with Topaz de noise. If you want to get into using...

Re: Making the most froma point and shoot The first thing you can do is get off the auto settings and use the manual, you will always get the best from any camera with the manual settings and not auto. It takes time and plenty of practice to get it right but you will in the end, as said above...