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Flowers and Bees - Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro...

Postby Remorhaz on Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:16 pm

I have finally gotten around to borrowing and playing with my neighbours new Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens.

This is a very sweet piece of glass and is the Nikon official sort of equivalent of the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens that I own (except this Nikon lens is twice the weight and size and two to three times the price! – it also has Vibration Reduction (VR) and Silent Wave Motor – SWM which enables fast and quiet autofocusing, and instant switching between autofocus and manual operation (AF-S) and is a joy to use. It isn’t that I don’t like my Tamron lens (it is absolutely fantastic – especially for the price) it is just that this lens is well… even nicer :)

I’ve had the lens constantly on the camera for a bit over a week now and I took some shots during two lunchtimes in the city (Hyde Park/Botanic Gardens) and went for a bit of a walk with my daughters taking photos one day on the weekend.

"Poppy Love"
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Nikon D90 + Nikon 105mm macro, 1/1600 sec at f/4, ISO 200

"Pollen"
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Nikon D90 + Nikon 105mm macro, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200

"Docking Port Left"
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Nikon D90 + Nikon 105mm macro, 1/1600 sec at f/4, ISO 200

"Yellow"
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Nikon D90 + Nikon 105mm macro, 1/800 sec at f/5, ISO 200

In the last I was specifically looking for a simple background of silvery grey or green that I could simply desaturate and essentially monochrome the background whilst leaving the flowers (in this case yellow).

Please tell me what you think :)
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Re: Flowers and Bees - Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro...

Postby aim54x on Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:00 pm

I like those pink flowers, but I cant say the same about the selective colour in the last.

The 105VR is a very nice lens, but the size and weight makes it a bit cumbersome to carry, esp when you have the 90mm Tamron for so much less. I spent a lot of time considering these two lenses but somehow have ended up with a 60mm Nikkor and a 180mm Shitma......
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Re: Flowers and Bees - Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro...

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:48 pm

aim54x wrote:The 105VR is a very nice lens, but the size and weight makes it a bit cumbersome to carry, esp when you have the 90mm Tamron for so much less.


It is at that - noticably bigger and heavier than my new 70-300 - however since it isn't my lens and I simply get to play I think I'll go with the flow for now :)
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Re: Flowers and Bees - Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro...

Postby pennylane1284 on Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:11 pm

I love "Pollen". Great timing! Your DOF in the other shots are great, too.
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