This Christmas I spent the weekend at my Mom's place in Richmond, VA with my sister and her family. I had a blast from that past when my six year old nephew got a bag full of assorted toys from his dad's cousin. To my surprise, the bag of toys included four miniature transformers that I had when I was a boy. My family didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my parents rarely bought me any toys. These four transformers came in a pack of four that only cost ten dollars if I remember correctly. When other kids had large transforming Optimus Prime action figures that cost as much as fifty dollars, all I had were these four miniature transformers.
Plus, I just got a macro filter for my nifty-fifty lens. So seeing these special little toys gave me a chance to try out my new macro filter. It's a 10x macro filter that screws right onto the front of my 50mm f/1.8. I love how sharp the images are when the lens is stopped down to f/18 or f/22. With the small apertures, I also got a chance to play around with my flash too.
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50mm f/1.8 w/10x macro filter
