Lester A Dine 105mm 2.8 macro for Nikon
May 10, 2016 09:17:35 #
No, I didn't change a thing except that I bought & installed single pin "standard" feet for my units so as not to have to tape over the contacts. One of my ring units is missing one of the screws that hold it on the ring assembly. Thankfully I have several of them...
NormanHarley wrote:
Impressive set of macro lenses, Scott! Did you bend the bracket on the square side flash on your ring flash to angle in a little bit? Yours looks just like my Dine ring flash except for the angle of the square flash. And my screws have come loose on it more than once. ;-)
May 10, 2016 09:25:10 #
Be aware that base model Nikon DSLR's will require lenses with built in focus motors in order to AF. I'd suggest looking at used or refurb D7000/D7100 models as the can also use older MF lenses & still retain metering (base model Nikon DSLR's won't meter with the older lenses). Older lenses allow you to cover focal lengths a bit less expensively than having to spring for current models.. KEH is a good place to look...
isokc wrote:
Sounds good. I'm saving up to buy a Nikon body. I'm considering selling the lens to help raise the funds for the camera. So, I'll let you know. Thanks.
May 10, 2016 09:25:19 #
moonhawk wrote:
You might have fun playing around with the tilt--Say, by shooting small objects on a table top, and aligning the depth of field with your table top, as oppose to parallel with the "film" plane.
I saw a diagram that showed how to line up the three angles involved should meet for the best results. The angle of the object, the lens, and the sensor should all meet at a single point. I found focus stacking much easier, especially with such small subjects. I do want to experiment more with it some time.
May 10, 2016 09:29:29 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
No, I didn't change a thing except that I bought & installed single pin "standard" feet for my units so as not to have to tape over the contacts. One of my ring units is missing one of the screws that hold it on the ring assembly. Thankfully I have several of them...
:thumbup:
May 10, 2016 10:10:17 #
This lense is very prized by macro photographers, I have one and it is mounted on my canon t3i, which is mounted to a Stackshot on a Nikon M20c microscope. The canon is only one I didn't sell, because of the mount up, when I sold off everything and went to Sony gear.
May 10, 2016 20:26:56 #
NormanHarley wrote:
I saw a diagram that showed how to line up the three angles involved should meet for the best results. The angle of the object, the lens, and the sensor should all meet at a single point. I found focus stacking much easier, especially with such small subjects. I do want to experiment more with it some time.
Was it this one: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-349714-1.html?
May 10, 2016 20:34:07 #
isokc
Loc: Tacoma, WA
Screamin Scott wrote:
I have the lens in several re-branded versions. Pl... (show quote)
Here are three shots of the ring flash.
May 10, 2016 20:43:39 #
That's the later Nissin unit. It only has the "auto" & "TTL" options available. The slightly older SunPak units can also use a "manual" setting, which is what I normally select. The auto setting will squelch the light when the sensor on the unit thinks the exposure is correct. Not that you can't use a Nissin made unit, because you can, just not manually...BTW, there are interchangeable modules made for that unit as well should you decide to swap it out...
May 10, 2016 20:48:00 #
isokc
Loc: Tacoma, WA
Screamin Scott wrote:
That's the later Nissin unit. It only has the "auto" & "TTL" options available. The slightly older SunPak units can also use a "manual" setting, which is what I normally select. The auto setting will squelch the light when the sensor on the unit thinks the exposure is correct. Not that you can't use a Nissin made unit, because you can, just not manually...BTW, there are interchangeable modules made for that unit as well should you decide to swap it out...
Interesting information. Thanks for taking the time to write back.
May 18, 2016 12:07:02 #
I own 3. Actually 2 are Dine branded & the 3rd is a Vivitar Series One branded (all made by Kino aka Kiron)
Nikonian72 wrote:
Screamin Scott owns three or four of these lenses: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-4.html#2218291
Apr 27, 2024 22:08:25 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
I have the lens in several re-branded versions. Pl... (show quote)
Hi I've got a Nikon n2000 with a Lester n dine 105mm with ring flash for sale make a decent offer start off at 500.00 cash
Apr 27, 2024 23:14:02 #
Orphoto
Loc: Oregon
Nice try Spazz...these guys have sorted out their lens collections in the intervening 8 years.
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