Macro thread everyone?

[S.P.]

16-85 DX
24-70
50
70-300
18-200 DX

Keep the
24-70
50
70-300

Buy a AF-S12-24/4.0 DX or AF-S14-24/2.8 and the AF-S 105/2.8 VR.

For travel I always use the 12-24/4.0 DX and the AF-D 50/1.4

For one week in Kiew I also took the AF-D 24/2.8 with me to have a small camera/lens-combination with the D200.

http://view.stern.de/v2/series/37726/all

In December 2007/ January 2008 when I travelled asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia) I took the standard combination plus a 35/2.0 and the AF-S 105/2.8 VR and the D300.

(No pictures online).

 

[jonoslack]

Hi Stefan
excellent advice . . . . although, maybe I'd swap the D300 for a D3 .:ROTFL:

Right - there's this onion - it's been seducing me, but it's a confusion for other people. I know it's in bad taste to anthropomorphise bugs, but just for once I'm going to do it:


"I'm lost"

"I'm not (guzzle guzzle, mumble mumble)"

"Ouch! it got me"

 

[S.P.]

Jono,

those are also great pictures!

The D3 is really great, but for travel and reportage I would wait for the smaller Nikon FX which will be coming.

I like the D3 very much on assignments, but for private travels it´s to big and heavy for me (I´m spoiled because I travelled with Leica M in analogue days).

 

[Cindy Flood]

Iris D300 and 105 VR

 

[deepdiver]

Hand held Nikon D50 with Zeiss 28/2

Andree

 

[deepdiver]

Hi guys!
I woke up this morning, and I walked to the back of my house. I found some mushrooms!!!
Yeahhhhhhh!!
I only had abot 5 minutes to play with it (cuz i need to prepare to go to the office >_<)
This time I want to do "Macro wide angle" with my Zeiss 25/2.8. I dont want to use ZF 50/2 macro or ZF 100/2 Macro...
This lens has minimum focusing of 2 cm.
It's really hard to take a picture of it.
I dont want to lay down on the wet grass, so i decided to use live view on Nikon D3
I tried my best for the framing and focusing
and here is what I got
Nikon D3 + ZF 25/2.8 @F11 (without tripod >_<) Live view mode on

CROP 100%

It's Fun to play around with ZF 25/2.8 (macro mode)
I should try it again next time, and hopefully I can get a better results

Andree

 

[Steen]

Heelp, now I want that lens too
The Distagon T* 2.8/25 ZF has a MOD (minimum object distance) of only 6 cm from the front element, according to the datasheet at zeiss.com
It's almost a wide-angle macro ...

 

[jonoslack]

Dammit, Doomed
This was actually my 'next in line' lens anyway - basically to make up a 'light':ROTFL: kit with the D3:
D3
100 nikkor
58 1.4 v
25 2.8 zeiss
but I didn't realise how close it focused.

and I'm already a wide angle macro devotee . .

Robert White - here I come :-(

 

[deepdiver]

Steen : The MOD of zeiss 25/2.8 is not 6 cm. It's 2 cm...!! yes 2 cm hahahha super close
It's a wide-angle macro Lens

Jono : hahaaha I'm sure that u won't regret buying this lens

Andree

 

[jonoslack]

Steen : The MOD of zeiss 25/2.8 is not 6 cm. It's 2 cm...!! yes 2 cm hahahha super close
It's a wide-angle macro Lens

Jono : hahaaha I'm sure that u won't regret buying this lens

Andree

Damn you Andree
The Deed is Done, and Robert White are richer. Should be with me tomorrow.

Actually, I had been teetering on the brink anyway, so that just pushed me over the edge.:thumbup:

 

[Steen]

Jono and Andree, take a look at this thread, especially post # 6, Andree maybe you are right after all, that the 2.8/25 will focus down to about 2"
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?p=18850&highlight=25+ZF#post18850

but at zeiss.com they say 6 cm for some reason ??
http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B8B6F/EmbedTitelIntern/D_2.8_25ZF_EN/$File/D_2.8_25ZF_EN.pdf

 

[jonoslack]

Jono and Andree, take a look at this thread, especially post # 6, Andree maybe you are right after all, that the 2.8/25 will focus down to about 2"
but at zeiss.com they say 6 cm for some reason ??

Hmm - well, 2" is 5.1cm, so, different, but not THAT different
2cm is something different again!

 

[deepdiver]

Hm... It's really 2 cm!
Jono, tomorow u should try it.
the MOD of this lens is really 2cm

 

[Steen]

Congrats Jono !
Look at that wonderful out of focus rendering at f/11 in the first shot in Andree's above post.
And also look at the out of focus rendering as well in the first picture in this thread (with Andree's D50 shots)
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30648#post30648
So wild and beautiful.
As Kit referred Lloyd Chambers, describing the ZF 25 as a lens with personality.
I must say.

 

[deepdiver]

One from this morning
D3 + ZF 100/2 @F8

Andree

 

[etrigan63]

Kenko extension tube set arrived today. Will have some macros to show tomorrow (I hope).

 

[jonoslack]

First hit with the Zeiss 25 f2.8
Well, it certainly seems to focus down to about 2cm

It's really drab and dark here, but here is a first go with it:
D3 f8 450 ISO 1/250th very very close!

Cropped slightly
Both the flower and the bee were moving, hence I really couldn't 'get it' with the dof of a wider aperture.

I can see why they don't call it a macro lens though - there is a strong curvature of field - especially wide open (beware the brick wall test - it looks pretty bad!), I'm finding it quite easy to focus though.

I might start a new thread on it when I've had some more time to play.

 

[etrigan63]

Quickie macro test last night with 36mm tube on my CV 58mm SL II. Man does that shorten the distance!

Much larger than life on my Huey Pro calibrator:

Speaking end of my Razer mouse:

I will go outside today and get some proper macros. I may only use the 12mm tube though.

 

[Steen]

Jono, I just can't believe that bug shot was taken with a 25mm wide angle lens :shocked: Amazing.
Looks promising !

Congrats, Carlos, with the Kenko extension tube set, I might as well go for a set at some point. Looking forward to see more samples.

 

[Stuart Richardson]

Actually, I have never seen one used, but the very high magnification macro lenses for the R system are in these very short focal lengths. There is a 25mm Photar, a 12.5mm f/2.4, and maybe another. They are not 1:1 macros though...more like 18:1