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Introductions => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Gigas on May 28, 2017, 13:58:06

Title: New member
Post by: Gigas on May 28, 2017, 13:58:06

Hello from Sweden, and thank you for letting me a part of your fine group!

Title: Re: New member
Post by: golunvolo on May 28, 2017, 15:30:35

Welcome to NG. Enjoy and share!

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on May 28, 2017, 18:11:18

Wellcome to NG

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on May 28, 2017, 19:45:34

Welcome aboard! Hope you will be posting some images in the near future.

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Thomas G on May 28, 2017, 20:57:46

Welcome. Looking forward for your contributions. :-)

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Jakov Minić on May 28, 2017, 21:26:47

Hello Gigas, good to have you :)

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Post by: Frank Fremerey on May 28, 2017, 22:15:12

More than welcøme!!!

Show us your world view in pictures!!!

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Gigas on May 30, 2017, 16:30:14

Thank you all for the welcome!

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Gigas on June 07, 2017, 20:07:17

I finally did the purchase of a Zeiss APO Sonnar 135mm f2.0. ZF.2. The WD is around 80mm and it's at least twice as far for my photo models. I tried to crop heavily, but I was not impressed with the result. Now I have a set of extension rings to be tested, but in the meantime I mounted a Raynox DCR-150 in the front and tested with an aperture of 18-22.
 
It works quite well but the sharpness is difficult to set. Do you always need to press the pv button every time you want to open the aperture fully for the sharpening setting.
 
I shoot completely manually as the lens has manual focus only but also shutter speed and aperture are manually set.
 
I like the zoom button but the LCD monitor is not in class with my Fuji X Pro-2 or I have not adjusted everything on the camera correctly. Here is a picture from the first attempt. WD about 8", ISO 64, 320/sec. f18 and the little fellow is about 1" long.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4198/35023833441_d4734116e3_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VmWitg)DSC_0288T (https://flic.kr/p/VmWitg) by Peder Lundgren (https://www.flickr.com/photos/125705582@N07/), on Flickr

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Gigas on June 12, 2017, 21:28:51

Here is another shot with the Zeiss 135mm 2,0 and Raynox DCR-150. 250/sec. f14 at ISO 64 and flash. I am quite happy with the IQ. The lens is not a macro lens but it would work quite well.

https://flic.kr/p/UmMydp

Title: Re: New member
Post by: Erik Lund on June 14, 2017, 10:47:00

Welcome to NikonGear!

When using lenses with floating elements, close range correction, avoid using extension rings if you want maximum image quality performance.

Using extension degrades the image quality since you are using the optics out of ther designed focus distance.

For macro, close up use, a dedicated macro lens or 'unit focusing' lens designs like the old Micro Nikkor Ai 105mm f/4 will work,,,