I've used the 50mm f2.8 A lens a fair bit as a walkaround kit with the *istD. Quite
good but a bit long. For macro I prefer the Tamron 90mm f2.8 or the Pentax 100mm f2.8.
I haven't found a good 'standard' prime yet, and tend to use the 24-90mm zoom. I'd
love to get a 31mm ltd, bit they're a bit pricey.
Getting back on topic, one thing I have found that works well is the AF140C ringflash.
It exposes correctly at 200 ISO, and probably at other speeds but I haven't tried it
yet.
The other thing that works well is the microscope adaptor. I don't get the vignetting
that appears with some eyepieces on 35mm.
I hope to do some more experiments with the bellows and tubes when I have a week off
work next week. Won't need them on Thursday though as I'm photographing leopards at a
big cat sanctuary.
Nick
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From: "J. C. O'Connell"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 15/04/04 00:44:27
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Macro with the isD?
Thats nice, but anything taken at smaller apertures with
more detail? Also 90mm is pretty long for a APS sensor
which of course is good for some things, but I'm thinking
a 50mm Macro lens would be a nice setup for APS, no?
JCO
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From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Macro with the isD?
I shot this at approximately 1:2 with the *ist D and the Vivitar Series
1 90/2.5: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2220242
On Apr 14, 2004, at 6:28 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> Anyone with personal experience using the
> istD for MACRO work, say 1:4 and closer?
> I would think the smaller sensor size, which
> allows greater DOF for an equivalent field
> of view would be a great application of
> the camera. Possibly any web pages with
> samples?
>
> JCO
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