Macro Lenses for Toy Photography

What kind of lens do you need to shoot small toys? Most likely, a macro lens.
In this video, I show you the 4 macro lenses I use in my LEGO photography and talk about magnification, working distance, and how their different focal lengths affect the field of view.
ABOUT ME
I'm Four Bricks Tall, and I'm a toy photographer and LEGO Ambassador.
I love showing people how to take creative photos that bring toys to life. I share behind the scenes, toy photography tutorials, gear reviews, and LEGO set reviews.
I run Brickcentral, a community of LEGO photographers on Instagram where we feature photos of LEGO, share photography tips and run contests with LEGO prizes.
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[@matthewcecchetti9596]

This is fantastic!! Thank you!

[@jhenlim]

Thank you Anna!

[@JamesGarcia23]

Fantastic breakdown! Just enough technical jargon to be informative but not overwhelming. I always enjoy hearing why photographers are drawn to their lenses. Someday I’ll get a true macro lens, so will definitely be bookmarking this for later.

[@FourBricksTall]

Thanks! My goal is to keep it concise. My test is that if my kid can understand it, it's good to go 😂

[@petrolheadl3856]

This video is so nice! It just answered all my question!

[@markjasonlacson]

Awesome video! I appreciate you making this video!🙏🏻

[@FourBricksTall]

Thanks for dropping by!

[@markjasonlacson]

@@FourBricksTall It’s my pleasure!

[@TheWheelCollector]

Are these good for video aswell as photography? I am looking for what camera and lens I should buy to do close up of hotwheels videos, been using my phone for now and i need something better thankyou

[@rmalenab]

I have been searching for a lego-focused toy photography channel for such a long time! best YT algo recommendation ever!

[@FourBricksTall]

I'm glad you found me! We have a Discord channel for just LEGO photographers if you're looking for more of us: discord.gg/HwkZFH5

[@rmalenab]

@@FourBricksTall joining! thank you!

[@frankharris7211]

You are the best

[@psychogravio]

Great video,i wanna ask can we still shoot a great lego photo without any macro lens?i mean like sigma 60mm f2.8 for example

[@FourBricksTall]

Sure, lenses are a creative choice. A macro is about magnification so this is useful for filling the frame with a minifig more. But if your vision is to have the minifig much smaller in the frame, then another lens will work fine. Understand your lens's focal length, and work with that in mind.

[@psychogravio]

@@FourBricksTall thanks for replying,i used to shoot figma or revoltech,kinda interested with lego bcoz we can have a smaller setup for shot,since i dont have any macro lens,i'm affraid that i will have to super crop it after shot

[@Cubannerd]

hey, do you know the name of the sony e-mount adapter you use for the macro takumar lens?

[@FourBricksTall]

It's a M42-NEX focal reducer since I use that lens on a APS-C camera. Just get a M42-NEX adapter if you're shooting full-frame.

[@MB-gg6rr]

Hi, do you have any experiences with macro rings?

[@FourBricksTall]

Sure do: www.brickcentral.net/camera-accessories-for-pseudo-macro-lego-photography/ TL;DR it's a good entry point but you'll run into limitations quickly.

[@MB-gg6rr]

How happy are you with the 30mm lens?

[@FourBricksTall]

It's my go-to lens

[@a.s.7235]

I’m a year late But what should be my first macro lens??

[@FourBricksTall]

It depends on what you want to shoot and how much of the environment you need in your frame. Check out the blog post on fourbrickstall.com about my toy photography workflow to help you figure it out.

[@a.s.7235]

@@FourBricksTall I care about the environment Minimum distance is a half body shot

[@a.s.7235]

But I have a full frame camera and the full frame micro lenses are out of my budget So probably I’ll get an aps lens

[@Xeallous]

Guys, could sb help me? I'm starting with toy photography, and wanna get my 1st camera. Don't know if getting a Canon M50 or a Fuji X-T200. Wanna shoot lego and 6 inch Marvel Legends. I'd like to shoot birds in the park when possible too.

[@FourBricksTall]

You can't really go wrong with a mirrorless body. It's the lenses you should be looking at. Check the range of lenses available for either of these mounts first.

[@Xeallous]

@@FourBricksTall, thank you a lot for your answering and helping me and for the video of course. :D

[@TheReidmeister96]

I used to have that same sony lens adapter, but unfortunately sold it my senior year of college. What a fool I was.

[@FourBricksTall]

Don't worry about it. Better lenses that are cheaper than the adapter have come out.