My attempts at some macro-photos
Mar 2, 2017 14:51:41 #
An old Tamron Zoom with Macro capability and a Nikon D70, some shots from North Carolina while on vacation 4 or 5 years ago. I have updated my camera from a Nikon D70 to a D810 and I am rebuilding my lens arsenal, all of my full frame lenses are from the 70's and are not compatible with the 810. Boy have I got GAS. LOL
Mar 2, 2017 15:08:38 #
Mar 2, 2017 15:13:55 #
None of those shots are really macro; they are closeups. Macro is defined as a 1:1 photo. So a picture of the stigma or filament of the flower would probably qualify as "macro". Or getting up on that bumble bee would too. Great shot of the Bumble Bee.
Mar 2, 2017 15:25:00 #
Mar 2, 2017 15:30:51 #
Jeep Daddy that makes sense. I will have to see if I have any true macro shots and post them. Probably don't have anything in digital format. I used to shoot a lot of product photography, mainly jewelry with a 4x5 film camera that would probably qualify, but it would not be very interesting.
Mar 2, 2017 19:50:38 #
Mar 3, 2017 05:26:24 #
Mar 3, 2017 08:25:31 #
I've got scads of older Nikon manual focus lenses from the 70's & 80's. Unless yours are unmodified Pre-Ai mount, they will work on your D810. I'm getting ready to add a used D610 to my D7100 & D300. If the lenses are Pre-Ai mount, you should have gotten a Df as that model can shoot with the older Pre-Ai as well as Ai & Ais mount (as well as any AF mount)
JonClayton wrote:
An old Tamron Zoom with Macro capability and a Nikon D70, some shots from North Carolina while on vacation 4 or 5 years ago. I have updated my camera from a Nikon D70 to a D810 and I am rebuilding my lens arsenal, all of my full frame lenses are from the 70's and are not compatible with the 810. Boy have I got GAS. LOL
Mar 3, 2017 08:39:59 #
Scott unfortunately all of my lenses are pre-AI and unmodified. I got out of the photography business in the late 70's and went into the Information Technology world. Another way to continue the GAS problem.
Mar 3, 2017 09:24:56 #
Can you convert your lenses to AI? If you do your lenses will be usable. I know John White who is located in Minnesota as a good person to make conversions because he has done several for me to my entire satisfaction. There are still many of those conversion rings around in Ebay if you want to go that route.
Many of the old Nikon lenses still perform to perfection with digital bodies.
Many of the old Nikon lenses still perform to perfection with digital bodies.
Mar 3, 2017 09:38:52 #
Many of those old conversion rings floating around are for off the wall lenses though, not for the most wanted focal length lenses.Pacific Rim Camera comes to mind.
camerapapi wrote:
Can you convert your lenses to AI? If you do your lenses will be usable. I know John White who is located in Minnesota as a good person to make conversions because he has done several for me to my entire satisfaction. There are still many of those conversion rings around in Ebay if you want to go that route.
Many of the old Nikon lenses still perform to perfection with digital bodies.
Many of the old Nikon lenses still perform to perfection with digital bodies.
Mar 3, 2017 22:43:18 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.