Haha, canon or nikon, its the photo that matters, don't think anyone will mind

Maybe its time for a Macro thread

With open heart, we welcome u to jumpship

haha i don't care so much about gear one

If good, gonna get it Been eyeing 35 f2 for a while... Just hope it's around the current DX 35 1.8 price range

Update on the battery grip: The shop worker say its import/grey set... Quality quite good but I never used a Nikon one so cant confirm if its original or not...

This post has been edited by Pro3363: Dec 16 2013, 09:12 PM

Nikon thread = Macro thread already liao right?

Why will it scratch? Im using the original lens pen hehe , so far so good, remember blow away the dust on the surface first b4 use the lens pen, and remember lens pen is use to remove oil not remove dust ^^

You are always welcomed mate
Yeah, houseflies are everywhere, and makes good practice hehe, especially those that are resting or love-making
I love Shot 2! If you can get the moment where they secrete a ball of digestive juices (like the one by copperwire93), then it'll be more awesome! I'm still waiting for a chance for that shot haha~

Two more flies for tonight hehe- HoverFlies~

Asarkina ericetorum 1 by PF T.J., on Flickr


Asarkina ericetorum 2 by PF T.J., on Flickr

Lens - Nikkor 105mm F2.8 VR
Aperture - F7.1
Shutter Speed - 1/125 secs
ISO - 800
Natural Light

hehe then i think i will spam my future macro shots here than canon thread.

got really excited while shooting during this evening, then suddenly my flashgun's batteries died

i dropped the wide angle diffuser and sticked a layer or paper on the flash head before using the ocotobox, the lighting does improve though

really envy you guys got macro lens, i can only shoot with my 50mm reverse handheld, don't know when will be the day i drop the lens and killed it

awesome shot as usual, but the WB is abit too yellow to me?

Good morning haha

Yeah, it can be very exciting,especially when you come across some rare or very beautiful creatures :lol;
Yup, your lighting is quite decent already yo, keep it up~

Wah, you are still using handheld reverse 50mm? Why not plastic extension tubes? You are a Canon user right? SHould be easier to change aperture values via DOF-preview

Thanks for the input on the photo, you are right, really too yellow already haha XD
Changing Hues for yellows and greens fixed the problem

i tried finding those tubes before, but many shops only sell the expensive electronic ones. do you know any shop that sells them? currently saving for tamron 90mm vc macro lens, i takut keep using the dof preview then remove the lens will damage the contacts one day.

Anyone up for a CF gathering again this year? I might be visiting on Sunday, probably going to Pavilion to look at the X'Mas deco hehe.

Well, if you intend to get a dedicated macro lens one day, then perhaps there's no real need to get plastic ones... Unless if you don't spending ~RM30 just to practice a bit first I would say its definitely worth spending that small amount of money; sure beats risking dropping your lens

Most of the time you will stick to F16 anyway haha, so you won't use DOF preview that much also right?

Take a look in Garage Sales bro, there are ALOT of sellers selling plastic tubes

still need to plan about my budget, since even if i am going to buy the lens, it will be next year's mid or end. haha i don't shoot at f16, f8 or something gives me enough amount of dof already on a 50mm lens + 1.6x crop sensor.

will check there then, since my last visit to gs only returned me results of electronic's ones.

Guys, any close up filter for my Nikkor 18-55mm VR kitlens? I remembered that PF T.J. mentioned before close up filter more worth than ET...

Anyway, last Sunday i went to the camera shop to ask about the scratched focusing screen. He told me the scratches are very fine, no need to waste money for replacement, and it won't affect the operation and quality of the camera.

So i stay there and chat with the boss there. We tested out the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G ED lens, and also try reverse adapter for that lens. The macro effect is amazing (at least for me la ) due to its manual large aperture. The price not too expensive also, really tempting to get one.

End up i stay there for almost an hour and brought Nissin di622 mark ii back home. Now practicing in-door shooting using M mode.

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Dec 17 2013, 02:26 PM

It's raynox, a macro adapter but the cost is near to the electronic ET.

Products Shot by NurAzam, on Flickr

I find reverse lens provides better magnification, but a horror for G lenses due to aperture control stuff.

Sorry, another question.

For my kitlens, 18-55mm, f1:3.5-5.6. The former spec is focal length, latter is max aperture size, which is variable depends on focal length.

Aperture size larger = more light can come in.

At FL 18mm, aperture size is 18/3.5 = 5.14
At FL 55mm, aperture size is 55/5.6 = 9.82

Is it means at max zoom, the light enter the lens to the sensor suppose is more than when FL = 18mm??

No it is less..

At max zoom ur aperture is 5.6 which is smaller compared to 3.5..

Max aperture size means that it will be the biggest it will be for that zoom.. For your case that means 5.6.. The biggest aperture for a prime lens would be 0.95 from Leica and 1.2 from Nikon

Not sure I understand that but, basically, at the widest focal length (FL) 18mm, your aperture can be at widest 3.5. But when you zoom in to 55mm, the widest aperture only can be achieved at f/5.6.

Which means, that more light can enter to your sensor at FL18 f/3.5 compared to when you're at 55mm at f/5.6. A problem for some people who shoots in lowlight. Hence, that is why manufacturer now producing zoom lenses with fixed aperture at any focal length.

So no matter at which focal length, if the aperture no. is higher will auto means the aperture is smaller?

'The lens aperture is usually specified as an f-number, the ratio of focal length to effective aperture diameter.'
I thought is focal length/aperture no. = aperture diameter...

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Dec 17 2013, 02:53 PM

eh got say like that meh?

i thought aperture value = amount of light the lens can let through? focal length doesn't matter at all. look through your viewfinder and you know, a f2.8 lens gives u bright view and a f5.6 lens gives you a dark view.