Towert7
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You may laugh, but the kit 18-55mm lens is rather nice for macro work. It's not a dedicated macro lens, but it's still quite nice!
Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif You may laugh, but the kit 18-55mm lens is rather nice for macro work. It's not a dedicated macro lens, but it's still quite nice! |
Originally Posted by jc9394 /img/forum/go_quote.gif no 1:1 on kit lens, only macro specific can do that. try a reverse 50mm to get 1:1, the cheapest route |
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks dj_mocok, I bid on a slightly used 18-135mm last night for hopefully a decent all around lens.. but I definitely have my sights set on the Tamron for my next purchase. Is it a good lens for macro type work? I would love to see some snaps with it if it's not too much trouble. |
Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can you even get 1:1 with this lens? |
Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif Grats Milkpowder! What made you choose a 800 over the 600? I purchased a 600 recently and I am very happy with it. I wanted to have it fire off camera, and the D80 handles this perfectly. Put the camera in commander mode and it's all automatic I can't recall what the 800 added, just that I didn't think I would make enough use of those extras to justify the increased cost. |
Originally Posted by ozz /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like my SB-600 and my D-80 and tried the remote flash recently may get a second SB-600 and experiment more. |
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks dj_mocok, I bid on a slightly used 18-135mm last night for hopefully a decent all around lens.. but I definitely have my sights set on the Tamron for my next purchase. Is it a good lens for macro type work? I would love to see some snaps with it if it's not too much trouble. |
Originally Posted by kbug /img/forum/go_quote.gif Any film user's out there? I still keep a Nikon F2A and 28mm f/2.8 AIS, 35mm f/2 AI and 105mm f/2.5 AI lens. I seldom take pictures with it now. It's a pure joy to play with it though. |
Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol. The first time I used the SB600 remotely, my immediate thought was, "this is awesome, I need another one!" haha why are all my hobbies so damn expensive |
Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you buy the 18-135, you probably won't ever need the 17-50 f/2.8. The extra wide-angle range and aperture are nice, but on the whole both lenses fill the same niche, and are thus redundant. Either one is a good purchase, however. |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif About Nikon 18-135mm, I wouldn't bother if I were you, UNLESS you really need the extra reach. I'd personally much rather get this than Nikon 18-135mm or 18-70mm because for me they are just too slow. But if you don't mind slower lenses, those Nikons are great value for money too. |