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For a week I rented the Nikon's legendary macro lens, the Nikon 200mm f/4. It has no VR, so for close macro work it almost requires the use of a tripod or mono pod. Of course I immediately broke that 'rule', preferring as always to shoot handheld. That means many more pictures need to be taken in order to get a sharp shot, and it usually means higher ISO's due to a faster shutter speed to offset the motion of my hands as I shoot.
The next series of shots will feature results from this lens, all handheld and in natural light. In the end, I liked its color rendition, contrast, and the ability to work macro magic with a bit more distance to the subject, helpful especially with subjects like bugs and bees. The closest focus distance is about 19 inches to achieve the 1:1 ratio. For a hand-holder like me, I would much prefer VR (vibration reduction) on this lens to offset my hand motion.
But for most people who do proper macro technique with a tripod setup, this is no big deal.
All in all, it is a great lens, and I can see why the design has not been changed for over 20 years. It is still being sold brand new by Nikon despite its age and 'old' technology!
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Nikon D3200
Nikon DX AF-S Micro Nikkor 40mm 1:2.8G
No tripod was used, free hand photography with manual settings. The auto went berserk, the object being so tiny too and it couldn't focus so I had to use manual instead. Rather impossible to use tripod a few cm from the ground :P so steady hands ;) /A
For a week I rented the Nikon's legendary macro lens, the Nikon 200mm f/4. It has no VR, so for close macro work it almost requires the use of a tripod or mono-pod. Of course I immediately broke that 'rule', preferring as always to shoot handheld. That means many more pictures need to be taken in order to get a sharp shot, and it usually means higher ISO's due to a faster shutter speed to offset the motion of my hands as I shoot.
The next series of shots will feature results from this lens, all handheld and in natural light. In the end, I liked its color rendition, contrast, and the ability to work macro magic with a bit more distance to the subject, helpful especially with subjects like bugs and bees. The closest focus distance is about 19 inches to achieve the 1:1 ratio. For a hand-holder like me, I would much prefer VR (vibration reduction) on this lens to offset my hand motion.
But for most people who do proper macro technique with a tripod setup, this is no big deal.
All in all, it is a great lens, and I can see why the design has not been changed for over 20 years. It is still being sold brand new by Nikon despite its age and 'old' technology!
Please enlarge for a more immersive view...
The insects in this order are extremely diverse in their size, shape and colour. They are ranging in size from 1 to 110 millimetres in length. They are found all over the world. There are 80,000 described species in 37 families.
The name Hemiptera means 'half wing'. The Hemiptera are called 'true' bugs because everyone - entomologists included - tend to call all insects 'bugs'. That is a loose term, whereas the true bugs are just those contained within the insect order Hemiptera. Insects in the order hemiptera have a particular structure of the front wings from which the order gets its name.
Does this cute little flower look like an angel flying? I love to take tiny flowers which look more interesting than ordinarysize flowers. This flower is a size of a penny and yet with Macro magic looks so alive and flying!!!!
The youngest daughter was inspired by the Macro Mondays theme Lamp. She found the Carriage Lamps and spent ages setting up scenes and having fun with the subject. This is her favourite shot. Go Aisling!
This is a photo of an FM3 shutter speed dial taken on a Nikon D700.
Shot at 1250 IS0 !
Cropped in photoshop.