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03/07/2008 03:20:48 PM · #1 |
I just opened my first micro lens today, well really my first good micro i had bought a cheap one before that wasnt the best of quality but any way i decided to go with the. (Af-s (vr) micro nikkor 105mm 1:2.8G ED) i'm so excited i havent even did any test shots yet or even put in on my camaera! but i wanted to get a thread going about it
What's the first shot you took with your first Micro lens?
thanx. |
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03/07/2008 03:43:59 PM · #2 |
| First shot... good question. My first real macro lens was a 35mm (yes, 35mm) 1:1 macro lens made by Steiheil for the Exakta mount that I bought second-hand in about 1980. I still own it, along with it's 135mm brother. I used both lenses a lot, but most of the shots I did with them are stored away on old slides. Someday, I'll scan some of the better ones. Yeh, another project. Perhaps in retirement? |
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03/07/2008 04:37:43 PM · #3 |
My first Macro lens was the 120mm for the Pentax 645 (drooling just thinking about the sharpness).
I think my first photo with it was a macro of my ficus tree.
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03/10/2008 06:42:07 PM · #4 |
My first shot with a true macro lens on my D70s was the ring of the girl who let me borrow it to try out.
My first shot with a P&S macro capability was of big yellow and black spider about an inch away.
The P&S shot was much better than the shot with the $300 macro lens. :-\ Inexperience. |
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03/10/2008 07:08:06 PM · #5 |
Like others, my first macro was on a film camera. Minolta 9000 if memory serves me correct. I've not scanned any of those slides. But one of the very first shots with my first macro for digital was... 
D70 with Sigma 180mm F3.5 with SB600 off camera using CLS system. Have fun with your new lens. I want to get one of those in the future. |
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03/10/2008 10:48:46 PM · #6 |
well i did it and wow its amazing! i find it a little tricky mastering the (MF) but im getting a lot better as i go ill put up a pic or two with-in a few days
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03/11/2008 12:15:41 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Joker1114:
well i did it and wow its amazing! i find it a little tricky mastering the (MF) but im getting a lot better as i go ill put up a pic or two with-in a few days |
If you don't use a tripod, sometimes it works better to set the focus at the 1:1 point. Then slowly lean in toward the subject until the focus is perfect.
Having to focus and maintain your stance is sometimes a bit much. If you do a lot of macro, you'll probably get a tripod. Have fun. |
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03/11/2008 12:24:44 AM · #8 |
| Hey Joker.. we're in the same boat. I just got my first macro lens a couple days ago too...Canon 100mm f.2.. the first shots were at the Philly Flower Show... lol lets just say a lot of my pics seamed to fit this week's open challenge.. Tripod comes in handy... :o) have fun |
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