EXTREME Macro!!!! a U.S Dime

[haynchinook334]

got tired of the plastic kit lens so i'm picking up the awesome 18-200mm VR this weekend. and i'm trying to get rid of some fish for better glass. my goal is to get the following:

11-16mm f/2.8 (tokina)
105mm f/2 DC
70-200mm f/2.8

that should keep me busy for a while

105mm f/2 DC
Nice.....

Question: Why get the 70-200mm if the 18-200mm covers it all?

 

[jcardona1]

105mm f/2 DC
Nice.....

Question: Why get the 70-200mm if the 18-200mm covers it all?

yeah but the 70-200mm is a high-speed beast with a wide open aperture of f/2.8 at all zoom ranges. i like doing some nature shots and car races like the american le mans. a fast lens is a must for the cars, and since i cant afford a 300 or 400m f/4, this will do

plus the 70-200mm is part of the nikon "trinity" set that is used with full frame cameras. so if one day i decide to go full frame, i'll already have one lens. ill just need the 14-24mm and the 24-70mm

the 18-200mm will be the practical everyday lens

 

[haynchinook334]

Ok, I see.....

 

[greenterra]

incredible brenton! i sold my 18-55 right before my reverse ring adapter arrived. now i have nothing to shoot with lol

Ahh to bad. I look forward to the results with the new lenses when you get them.

Headbanger...These were just shot on the bench(no box) with the speedlite attached to the camera. Holding it steady is the hard part. I am still waiting for the reverse ring to arrive. The box is a great idea though.

 

[chonhzilla]

I've been able to use my 50-250mm lens with great results too.

 

[jcardona1]

man you guys' pics are so damn clear! mine are super blurry. i twitch like a crackhead when shooting macro

 

[busterbrown]

thats pretty badass. fancy camera skills

 

[greenterra]

Very nice Chonhzilla.

 

[chonhzilla]

man you guys' pics are so damn clear! mine are super blurry. i twitch like a crackhead when shooting macro

LOL, dude I was in class when I read this and busted up laughing aloud.

 

[jcardona1]

used my nifty fifty to finally get a shot i'm somewhat pleased with. i really need to stop being lazy and set up my tripod for this stuff!!!

got a super noisy background, not sure why. any ideas?




EDIT:

hmm interesting. i just noticed that reducing the original file by 50% in microsoft picture manager gave it a bunch of noise. here's the same file at 75%, no noise