I have a 18-55mm vr II, a nikon 35mm f2.4?, and a Nikon 70-300mm ed vr f4.5. I like to take photos of wild life and do macro shots of almost anything.
But I can't afford the expensive lenses. Thanks for any suggestions.
For wildlife you'll need all the zoom you can get. Have you thought about a tele converter ring for the 70-300.
Most of them seem cheap. I can't for the life of me think what advantage an expensive one might give :hunf:
Get a Tamron 1.4X for the back of the 70-300 and a XPRO 500 close up filter/diopter for the front. You will most likely be manually focusing with the 1.4X.
Thanks,, I'll give it all a shot. What about the macro shooting?
nederob1 wrote:
Thanks,, I'll give it all a shot. What about the macro shooting?
That is what the XPRO 500 is for. it is a +2 diopter 2 element multicoated close up lens OR if really want to get close (1:1) get the XPRO 280 in a filter size that will fit your 70-300.
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imagemeister wrote:
That is what the XPRO 500 is for. it is a +2 diopter 2 element multicoated close up lens OR if really want to get close (1:1) get the XPRO 280 in a filter size that will fit your 70-300.
Its nice to see others suggesting close up lenses I have one I carry in my pocket. Fast convenient and better than you know
imagemeister wrote:
That is what the XPRO 500 is for. it is a +2 diopter 2 element multicoated close up lens OR if really want to get close (1:1) get the XPRO 280 in a filter size that will fit your 70-300.
Can you give a link for that?
I have the Canon 500 D and the XPRO - I like the XPRO - about the same price as the Canon's but the Canons can be hard to find in stock - and Nikon does not make theirs anymore !
Unfortunately, teleconverters don't work well with zooms. However, a 400mm with a 2x should be prime!! Actually, a cheaper version would be a 300mm f4 with a teleconverter, which is very similar to the way SwampGator shoots, except he shoots Canon.
nederob1 wrote:
I have a 18-55mm vr II, a nikon 35mm f2.4?, and a Nikon 70-300mm ed vr f4.5. I like to take photos of wild life and do macro shots of almost anything.
But I can't afford the expensive lenses. Thanks for any suggestions.
If you like to do wildlife you need to take three deep breaths and save your money for a Sigma 150-500. If you search UHH you'll find many threads showing you why.
It was my first expensive (for me) lens ($990). The rest came easy after that...
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