Just share some of the shots taken with this lens:

#1

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100mm

#2

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#3

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#4

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#5

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#6

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

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btw, your compo looks normal to me. keep in my to follow the rules of third when composing your shot. Avoid putting your object at the center of frame.

I tried to follow the rule as much as I can. I guess I have to try harder. haha

Nice~~ but i prefer to add a bit contrast more...

btw, did u put on the adapter on this series?

I like the pic#1.

juz wanna know..
where do u find so many of these??
i cant event find at my house garden, even my sch garden oso dont hav...

bro u seems enjoy the lens very much. so now, do u think that it is a nice and cheap lens?

No I didn't. The close up adapter will only reduce the light and making the DOF further thiner. Definitely not something that I want for this kind of shots.

KL Butterfly Park loh. However I found that the butterflies are getting less. I was told that a new batch of butterflies are arriving this week.

It's nice and sharp. A heavy crop can still show high amount of detail, that's what I like. Cheap? I won't consider it cheap, although it's cheaper than the Tamron SP90, but it's almost the same price as my Sigma APO 70-300mm.

hurm.. the color production from this lens looks very natural. how much is it?

I bought it at RM650. I think it's sold out since I was told that this is the last unit.

ya, this is the last "new" unit with unfilled warranty card.

This lens works great on flowers too.


ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100mm

The orchid color a bit weird....WB setting ok?

Auto WB. I think I clicked Auto Level at CS3. Blueish huh?

yeah....sometimes the auto correction may not be accurate.

This was just taken from my house backyard. The flower is actually no wider than 15mm.


ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/20 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 100mm

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Mar 29 2008, 09:48 AM

Without the adapter, the magnification ratio is only 1:2 right? Just the same as Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro.

Yes. However there are 2 differences to take note:
1. Sigma can use macro at only 200-300mm, so I can hardly shoot at 1/20sec without introducing object blur, without using tripod. With this lens, I can go as low as 1/15 sec without tripod, as long as I can support myself.
2. This lens gives you so much detail compares to the Sigma. You can hardly tell if a photo has been cropped 50% or more because the lens "resolution" is so high. There's a user review in SLRGear stated that the IQ can go par with Nikon 105mm macro if it's stopped down to F8.

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.../cat/all/page/1

Interesting info.
And primes are well known to retain better optics quality compare to zooms too.

I nearly want to reserve for myself already....devil appeared....hahhaa
how about use it to take portrait?

Haven't try that. You know, I shoot fauna more than portraits