Macro-like images with the Tamron 70-200 Zoom
May 27, 2022 12:22:45 #
With my Nikon D850, I took these shots as close to the subjects as near focusing would allow, and then cropped and magnified in lightroom. We call those tiny insect clouds "no-seeums." They seem to be a variety of gnat. I hand-focused on the cloud of gnats as well as on the individual which I later isolated and blew up in LR. The two close-up photos of Red Columbine are followed by a more distant view of the plant just for comparison's sake. When I finally get my hands on the 105mm micro that I've seen advertised here and elsewhere, I'm looking forward to diving in even deeper into the structures of these flowers and insects.
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May 27, 2022 13:40:25 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
With my Nikon D850, I took these shots as close to... (show quote)
Interesting set. I do the same with my 500pF. Thanx for sharing!
May 27, 2022 16:59:26 #
Very nice set. I think people underrate long lenses for close up work. A large portion of my closeups are taken with a Nikkor 70-300. If you really want to have fun with that lens put a short extension tube on it 
May 27, 2022 17:24:57 #
I think you're right, Mudge. I'll look into the extension tube. Maybe I'll use it instead of just buying another lens. Thanks for that piece of advice. How long a tube should I be using with the 70-200 Tamron? Are you losing effective maximum aperture f/stop? Glad for any helpful advice you can offer.
May 27, 2022 19:39:20 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
I think you're right, Mudge. I'll look into the extension tube. Maybe I'll use it instead of just buying another lens. Thanks for that piece of advice. How long a tube should I be using with the 70-200 Tamron? Are you losing effective maximum aperture f/stop? Glad for any helpful advice you can offer.
I use a 20mm tube on my 70-300. I think maybe a stop or a stop and a half, I also loose infinity focus. I use the tube more as a play thing than for serious close up work. I use a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 D Macro on a D7200 crop frame camera giving me a 35mm equivalent of a 135mm for really close work.
Jack
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May 30, 2022 12:13:56 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
My Tamron 90 mm F/2.8 macro focuses to 1:1 on my D800E or D850 full frame. I use my 200-500 Nikkor zoom for many 'near macro' shots because its closest focus is 7 1/3 feet. Great for dragonflys, butterflys, etc. And my Tamron 15-30 mm zoom also focuses in the near macro range for the inside of flowers.
Explore each lens you have. Each will have benefits, advantages and some problems. Learn the ways to use each of your photo tools to best benefit. And have more confidence in what you carry/how you pack for shooting.
Explore each lens you have. Each will have benefits, advantages and some problems. Learn the ways to use each of your photo tools to best benefit. And have more confidence in what you carry/how you pack for shooting.
May 30, 2022 12:34:39 #
Hi, Paul,
The question is: How deeply do you want to delve into the structures of those insects?
As a kid, I owned a microscope and that has informed my adult self into my search into things tiny. Lacking scientific gear, I fall back on photo gear. The best micro lens that I've heard of to this point is the Nikkor 105 micro. So for me, it's either going to be extension tubes on my existing lenses, or a new or used 105mm prime. A close friend, also a photographer, recommended strongly against tubes, saying the periphery of those images is almost always out of focus. She, among others, strongly praises the 105 micro.
The question is: How deeply do you want to delve into the structures of those insects?
As a kid, I owned a microscope and that has informed my adult self into my search into things tiny. Lacking scientific gear, I fall back on photo gear. The best micro lens that I've heard of to this point is the Nikkor 105 micro. So for me, it's either going to be extension tubes on my existing lenses, or a new or used 105mm prime. A close friend, also a photographer, recommended strongly against tubes, saying the periphery of those images is almost always out of focus. She, among others, strongly praises the 105 micro.
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