 Sharon Day |
Macro lense buyer information... If a macro lens is desired to attempt insect photography I thought I would show an example of how close you can get to a skitting insect with the 105mm macro. This shot is not cropped. Just resized for BP. This was absolutely as close as I could get to the dragonfly. I was 2 1/2 to 3 feet from the subject. With this in mind a person might as well go with the less expensive lense because you aren't going to get any closer to most insects in the field.
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Alan N. Marcus |
The Nikon Micro 105mm is designed to close focus to 12.5 inches and achieve unity which is life-size 1:1 i.e. magnification 1. Would you consider for a moment that the problem might be “pilot error”? P.S. I have been wrong a 1000 times or more but this time I think I'm right. Alan Marcus
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Maybe she meant she couldn't get any closer than 3 feet before it flew away.
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Bob Cammarata |
You can get much closer to dragons and other skittish critters in early AM. Their metabolism is slower when the weather is cooler and you can inch forward to close the gap and easily get to within the lens' minimum focusing distance. My 105 2.8 Nikkor achieves 1:2-lifesize and I regularly shoot bugs even closer than 12.5" with extension tubes or a bellows unit. (It's real tough on a warm, sunny day though.) Bob
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Sharon Day |
Thanks, Gregory! Yes, 3 feet was about as close as I could get to the insect. I guess I should have written it was as close as I could get to the insect before it flew away. Thanks, Bob! AM is great most of the time for the lack of a breeze too. I'm afraid I can't get out early if I want to venture into areas that are reasonably safe to be alone in. The gardens I enjoy don't even open until 9:00 a.m.
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