Testing my new Nikon 200mm F/4 micro: In between rain storms yesterday I had to go try my new lens. Looks like it can perform well if I can figure out how to optimize its use!

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Testing my new Nikon 200mm F/4 micro

Aug 20, 2018 21:41:07 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

In between rain storms yesterday I had to go try my new lens.

Looks like it can perform well if I can figure out how to optimize its use!

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Aug 20, 2018 22:37:08 #

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

It is a great lens. I have one. I checked and your exposure was 1/400 sec, f/4.8, ISO 720. You want to be shooting at F8 or 11 if you want to improve the sharpness across the image.

Aug 20, 2018 22:37:17 #

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

I am sure you will get a lot of advice. For now, I will just recommend that you try to use manual focus and focus with a combo of the focus ring and physically moving back and forth.

Aug 20, 2018 23:39:35 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Yes, good advice. I wanted to keep ISO as low as possible so went w the shallower DOF. Also I wanted to push a bigger F stop just to see what she could do ;-)

Thanks for looking and commenting.

PixelStan77 wrote:

It is a great lens. I have one. I checked and your exposure was 1/400 sec, f/4.8, ISO 720. You want to be shooting at F8 or 11 if you want to improve the sharpness across the image.

Aug 20, 2018 23:47:28 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks Mark,
I came to that conclusion after giving AF a try here. I've been using the moving in/out method with my reversed lens setup so far. Was excited to see if AF would make focusing easier but it seemed to add as many problems as it solved.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Guy

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

I am sure you will get a lot of advice. For now, I will just recommend that you try to use manual focus and focus with a combo of the focus ring and physically moving back and forth.

Aug 21, 2018 17:18:26 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Have fun with your new macro. Nice image to start with.

Aug 25, 2018 22:14:45 #

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Thanks kp!

kpmac wrote:

Have fun with your new macro. Nice image to start with.

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