The Krib
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Here is my approach to taking fish photographs.
I use a Canon EOS Rebel-G with 28-105USM lens. On the front of the lens I screw a +4 close up to take the minimum focussing distance from 18inches down to about 6. A real macro lens is probably better but the closeup gives reasonable results a lot cheaper.
I use the built in flash of the camera as that is all I have at present. I set the camera on manual so that I can control the shutter speed and more importantly aperture. Setting are 1/90s which is the fastest sync speed with the built in flash. I set a small aperture about f16 to f22 to give as large a depth of field as possible. At such a short camera to subject distance the depth of field is so small it is difficult to get the whole fish in focus. I usually try to focus on the fish's eye and shoot when the fish is side on.
I use the cameras autofocus most of the time with the lens out to it's maximum focal length to increase the fish size on the picture. To avoid getting a reflection of the flash in the shot I shoot at a slight downwards angle. A separate flash where the angle of the head can be swivelled or mounted off the camera would be better than using the built in flash.
One thing that is important is to get the glass of the tank very clean both inside and out.
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