Need help quick on macro lens
Oct 3, 2013 12:50:06 #
On a new nikon 40mm macro or a tamron 90mm sp ar macro it's a 1:1 and it new also. They both are the same price. Thanks Dewayne
Oct 3, 2013 12:56:53 #
The Tamron will let you work that 1:1 at a far greater distance, for what I've heard, that is one fine lens!
Oct 3, 2013 13:13:50 #
nederob1 wrote:
On a new nikon 40mm macro or a tamron 90mm sp ar macro it's a 1:1 and it new also. They both are the same price. Thanks Dewayne
Given this choice only I would go for the 90. However, neither would be my first choice for a macro lens. Longer macro lenses are much more useful under most circumstances.
Oct 3, 2013 13:16:03 #
Oct 3, 2013 13:35:07 #
Anything less than 90 is useless for anything other than stamp collecting
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Google What macro lens do I need
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/best-macro-lenses.htm
There is an old proverb
Only fools rush in
Oct 3, 2013 15:23:37 #
JR1 wrote:
Anything less than 90 is useless for anything other than stamp collecting
Hmm, never realized that. I took many photos with a 55mm micro Nikkor and not one of them was of a stamp. 8-)
Oct 3, 2013 15:32:07 #
The 90mm gives you a little more working distance to your subject and is a good length for portrait as well. I've also noticed that the secondary lens makers seem to put a lot of effort into their macro offerings.
Oct 4, 2013 03:37:03 #
Oct 4, 2013 04:48:00 #
They are the same price...its just a matter of how close do you want to get. This shot was with the Nikon 40mm...I think the fly was sitting on a stamp...LOL
Oct 4, 2013 05:44:33 #
The longer the lens, the greater the working distance, the distance from the lens to the subject. You are further away from your subject and not as liable to frighten it. The depth of field at these magnifications is about the same with wide angle or telephoto. Nikon make a 200mm micro lens which they call their "Butterfly" lens.
Any telephoto lens will do, say a 300mm. You can use extension tubes to focus closer but there is a light loss, better to use a good quality, close up filter/dioptre lens. These allow closer focusing without light loss.
Any telephoto lens will do, say a 300mm. You can use extension tubes to focus closer but there is a light loss, better to use a good quality, close up filter/dioptre lens. These allow closer focusing without light loss.
Oct 4, 2013 06:05:45 #
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Bret wrote:
They are the same price...its just a matter of how close do you want to get. This shot was with the Nikon 40mm...I think the fly was sitting on a stamp...LOL
Wow, so clear. I think that is the one that was sitting on my lunch yesterday.
Oct 4, 2013 06:06:57 #
nederob1 wrote:
On a new nikon 40mm macro or a tamron 90mm sp ar macro it's a 1:1 and it new also. They both are the same price. Thanks Dewayne
I would suggest you fully understand the function of a macro lens before purchasing one, depending what type of macro work you are doing, as if you don't, you will be disappointed and frustrated. I have a Nikon 105mm f2.8 which is a superb lens. You will get what you pay for, and if you purchase for price only, you are wasting your money.
Oct 4, 2013 06:31:26 #
cthahn wrote:
I would suggest you fully understand the function of a macro lens before purchasing one, depending what type of macro work you are doing, as if you don't, you will be disappointed and frustrated. I have a Nikon 105mm f2.8 which is a superb lens. You will get what you pay for, and if you purchase for price only, you are wasting your money.
I have both the 40mm and 105mm. The 40 is OK and small, but the 105 is a fantastic piece of glass! :thumbup:
Oct 4, 2013 06:46:49 #
Bret wrote:
They are the same price...its just a matter of how close do you want to get. This shot was with the Nikon 40mm...I think the fly was sitting on a stamp...LOL
Nice Shot-Bret
Oct 4, 2013 07:19:50 #
If you can get one the old Nikon 200mm F4 is a very fine macro lens. Only available used now, it allows you to stand off from your subject. Nikon 105mm is also a very good macro.
The Nikon 40mm is good though you have to be close in to your subject. There is a school of thought that this is too short for macro - using it I find it is simply a matter of good technique but it is certainly too short for anything that will take fright at having a lens poked at it.
I don't understand why Nikon do not produce a long macro lens today - I believe the longest they do is the 105 which is a good lens but requires you to be quite close to your subject again.
The Nikon 40mm is good though you have to be close in to your subject. There is a school of thought that this is too short for macro - using it I find it is simply a matter of good technique but it is certainly too short for anything that will take fright at having a lens poked at it.
I don't understand why Nikon do not produce a long macro lens today - I believe the longest they do is the 105 which is a good lens but requires you to be quite close to your subject again.
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