I shall start back my macro with the raynox again
So inspiring your photo. 👍😉

Im using nikon d3100, so u mean really hard to get sharp image in manual focus?Yeah love the prime lens BOKEH!!

Hmm how about half body shot? saw some pic that came out from this lens really nice haha

Good good! Come into macro world

Wah.. on a dx the focal length will be alot longer oh (x1.5).. focusing will be relatively difficult and slow. But of course.. the results will be stellar if done right... too bad Nikon doesnt have the 135mm f2 like Canon does huhu

Half body shots will be easier.. since the face (especially the eyes) are easier to see


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 28 2015, 03:42 PM

Sorry duplicated post T___T

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 28 2015, 03:43 PM

Yeah I did realise the focal length will be longer on dx body but most of the time the object that I want capture was sitting still so I will have time to slowly focus haha so should I keep my kit lens and buy this as second lens?hmm I saw somewhere there is a nikon 135mm f2 but of course manual focus not like canon auto focus

Hmmm if you ask me.. a 85mm f1.8 is a much better pick haha try it for yourself and see what I mean haha
Autofocus is definitely nice to have imho XD

hahahahaha the 85mm gonna make a big hole on my wallet my budget only can afford a prime lens around rm200

Colourful mantis by PF T.J., on Flickr

Found this bold and beautiful mantis in a garden. After photographing it for awhile I noticed why mantises are so popular among Macro Photographers- they don't really move much, and they will almost certainly "attack" your camera's light diffuser- resulting in great poses


Though I have not tried, I suppose it is not difficult to "encourage" a mantis to show their beautiful threat display stance.


This is pretty much my 2nd encounter with a large mantis (pathetic I know huhu), I hope I will see more of them in the future

More on Macro Photography here: PixelsDimension
Check out Malaysia's wildlife here: WildLife Malaysia

Curved Long-Spined Spider- Macracantha arcuata ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr
This spider is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre and beautiful out there due to its brilliant colours and of course, the two long protruding abdominal spines.


As wonderful as they may be, I am always amazed at how this particular species of spider (along with those of the genus Gasteracantha) manages to survive in the wild- although tough, the weird abdominal shapes actually hinders their movements significantly. The relatively short legs mean that they cannot really handle larger preys and have to rely very heavily on their large web constructions for food.

More on Macro Photography here: PixelsDimension
Check out Malaysia's wildlife here: WildLife Malaysia

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Mar 28 2015, 06:28 PM

now this time facebuk does not giving weird URL on this one...

old photo from last year bali trip



boosted colour a lot

add one more

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this is the reason why i liek 36mp without zoom lens
https://scontent-kul.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-x...895&oe=55BCB064

This post has been edited by Agito666: Mar 30 2015, 11:41 AM

Who says Nikon don't have?



Nikon has manual focus AI / AIS lenses as well as AF autofocus.

it isn't on the same level with canon's tbh.

it's older, pricier, heavier, slower and less sharp also.

I tot the 135 f2.0 defocus lens was one of the best ? my dream lens wor

take a look

https://fstoppers.com/bts/which-ultimate-ni...m-or-85mm-61832

Well compare to the 200mm f2.0 of course la... both I have tested, both I love. Razor sharp probably not but I dont think would make much of a difference on my FE2.

not saying that it's a bad lens but on film camera you probably can't really notice the different.

anyways, seems like the new samyang 135mm f2 is a quite awesome choice too (super rare in malaysia but reviews said that it is on par if not better than the canon L).

Here's what you can do with a 24MP camera with good noise control. 1/250 | f/4 | ISO 12800 on Nikon D750 with AF-S 24-120 F4 VR.

Original image is on the left, post-processed to balance the exposure. On the right is a 100% crop from the 24MP image.

Performer is May'n from Japan. This was taken at Animax Carnival 2015.

Saying that it performs less sharp and saying it does not exist are 2 different things. After all this is a Nikon thread and saying that that lens does not exist is giving misinformation to Nikon users.

Yeah, wide open it may not be as good as Canon's but with the D800 / D810 sensor, it levels the playing field a bit.

But making the sensor platform the same, the Canon's 135mm is indeed better according to http://www.lenscore.org/. But then again Nikon's 135mm is very close in performance to Canon's fantastic EF 100mm f/2.8L macro lens and better than Nikon's own AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II. That's good enough for me.

Best 135mm f/2 for the Nikon is the one from Zeiss APO Sonnar ZF.2 manual lens.

Thanks for the link. Interesting and I may not fully agree with the reviewer as I own 3 of those lenses albeit the older AF-D lens for the 85mm f/1.4 and not the new AF-S version. I find that amongst all 3 lenses, the 200mm f/2.0 VR is the most stunning and mind blowing images that can be produced. It blew the socks out of me the first time I shot with it. Superb performance wide open and devoid of any chroma imperfections. Surprised that the reviewer did not find it stunning and complained lack of contrast at f/2.0. Perhaps something not right with the reviewed lens. Focus lock is tremendously fast on this chubby monster. The best from anything I've personally used. Need to be careful with the DoF because it's so thin wide open.

The same cannot be said for the AF 135mm f/2.0 DC wide open. It's known to be soft wide open. Yes, older lenses do tend to perform that way. It's not always about how sharp the lenses performs wide open but also how the lens renders the background bokeh. Case in point is how a lot of people are disappointed that the new AF-S 58mm f/1.4 performs at wide open while others praise how beautiful and smooth the image is rendered from it. That's a different discussion altogether. Anyway, a recent discovery about the use of the 135mm f/2.0 DC lens claims that the lens gets sharper when the DC ring is clicked and positioned at F2 (which I have personally discovered) and sharper still if it's at an intermediate setting in between the neutral and F2 setting (this I have just read and I have not personally tested yet) at wide open f/2.0. Stopping it down a little to 2.2 or 2.5 or even to 2.8 yields very nice results unlike what is reported by the reviewer of having experiencing it soft at f/4.

Anyway, the same too regarding the AF-D 85mm f/1.4 that I have. Not as biting sharp as the newer AF-S sibling wide open but sharpens very nicely when stopped down a little. The way bokeh is rendered is most instances differ slightly than the newer AF-S lens. I know wide open the newer AF-S version is biting sharp but like what I mentioned earlier above, it's a matter of preference where some people may like the way the AF-D lens renders bokeh while some say the AF-S is better etc. Some even say the Sigma is better yet.

One thing that I dislike about both the screw driven 135mm f/2.0 and 85mm f/1.4 lenses are that their focus acquisition are a little slow. Well, at least some AF is better than just MF from the Zeiss.

p/s: Incidentally, that 135mm f/2.0 picture posted earlier was shot by a 200mm f/2.0.

Thanks so much bro! This really a wonderful forum, been learning a lot here.

So proud of the D750 and the 24-120 F4.

I come out with guides from time to time.

Glad that you're learning and you're proud of your gear.

Now you need to be proud of your photos!