Macro lens question....
Jan 30, 2020 13:19:10 #
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
Jan 30, 2020 13:26:03 #
The Olympus EM cameras are really nice, well-made jewels, but being predominantly a Nikon user from the ‘70’s, I find the Olympus menu system and interface frustrating. I gave up on the EM-1 I had for almost a year. Some like it, others don’t. That goes with any system, not just Olympus.
If you like that 60mm length on the Olympus, i think you’ll want something in the 100mm range for your Nikon. It’s hard to pick a bad one. Nikon would be great, and either the 85 or 105 would deserve a good look, but Sigma and Tamron make some very good ones as well.
If you like that 60mm length on the Olympus, i think you’ll want something in the 100mm range for your Nikon. It’s hard to pick a bad one. Nikon would be great, and either the 85 or 105 would deserve a good look, but Sigma and Tamron make some very good ones as well.
Jan 30, 2020 13:28:38 #
GrannyAnnie wrote:
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
Nikons 85mm F3.5 DX Micro is a great choice for your camera
Jan 30, 2020 13:35:55 #
GrannyAnnie wrote:
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
I would suggest a Nikon Nikkor 105MM. Great lens. I have one that I use for flowers and bugs.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/731072-REG/Nikon_2160B_Refurbished_105mm_f_2_8G_ED_IF.html
Jan 30, 2020 13:36:08 #
GrannyAnnie wrote:
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
I just bought an “irix “ macro 150mm and the price was fabulous. It is being made with Nikon, canon,& Pentax mounts. It’s manual and not image stabilized , but otherwise very highly recommended. Worth considering, maybe.............RJM
Jan 30, 2020 13:37:17 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Nikons 85mm F3.5 DX Micro is a great choice for your camera
How much???................................RJM
Jan 30, 2020 13:37:25 #
Nikon makes 3 great macro lenses, a 60 mm, 85 mm and 100 mm all f2.8 and should work your camera. I have the 100 mm and love it.
Jan 30, 2020 13:43:37 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Nikons 85mm F3.5 DX Micro is a great choice for your camera
Bingo! As close as you can get to the same angle of view on a Nikon DX body as with a 60mm on the Olympus!
Jan 30, 2020 13:51:40 #
Jan 30, 2020 13:52:24 #
You can always get a 3-pack of close up filters/lenses. They come is most filter sizes. You would be hard pressed to be able to tell the difference between them and a true macro lens. They usually run $10 and up on eBay .
Jan 30, 2020 14:03:58 #
Thank you all for your suggestions! It will be nice to have an alternative to the Oly when I my brain is tired of learning its language and I just want to go out, shoot some photos and know that the Nikon will be forgiving!
Jan 30, 2020 14:14:48 #
GrannyAnnie wrote:
Thank you all for your suggestions! It will be nice to have an alternative to the Oly when I my brain is tired of learning its language and I just want to go out, shoot some photos and know that the Nikon will be forgiving!
You could just sell the Olympus, get a macro for the Nikon and not worry about learning another camera language.
Jan 30, 2020 14:37:50 #
John Battle
Loc: Tacoma, WA, USA
GrannyAnnie wrote:
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
On the basis of the Angry Photographer's recommendation I got a Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens for my Nikon D750. It works beautifully! Even though it is a Tokina, it comes highly recommended by several experts I've seen online. And it costs less! You might want to check into it.
Jan 30, 2020 14:47:03 #
kpmac wrote:
Tokina 100mm. Much cheaper than Nikon and really nice.
That lens will not auto-focus on the D5300. That may not be an issue if you only use it for macro and use manual focus. For other types of shooting where you don't want manual it will be an issue.
Jan 30, 2020 15:22:47 #
GrannyAnnie wrote:
I have a Nikon D5300 that has always been my favorite camera. The walk around lens on this one is the 18-300. I was gifted an Olympus EM5 II with the 60mm 2.8. The learning curve has been tough and I often find myself going back to my Nikon. I love photographing flowers and tiny things. Since this Nikon is now aging like I am, can anyone recommend a macro lens that will take me back to my comfort zone when I am befuddled by the Oly? Any advice will be appreciated......
I shoot a lot of live subjects with macro as well as flowers, and I use a Nikon (D200 through D810), a Sigma 150 F2.8 macro and a Tamron 180 F3.5 macro. The extra working distance really helps.
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