Close-Up and Macro Photography
The problem with ball heads, in general, is that after you tighten them, they tend to sag. True, they don't sag much and sometim ...
rather than a lever-style release. They are expensive, but worth the money. I can't say enough about using a geared head. It too ...
L-Plates and L-Brackets I use L-Plates from RRS, although I have also used them from Kirk Enterprises. My L-Plates are Swiss-Arc ...
[Nikon SD-400 with diffuser.] Flash I have all kinds of flash equipment, mostly Nikon, plus various frames and extenders. I don' ...
Close-Up Lenses Now comes the hard part, lenses, which really are the key to this whole close-up/macro project. You need good le ...
Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro ...
Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens ("D" or "E" series) Both of the above lenses are adequate for close/up and macro work, the 10 ...
used by almost everyone in this area of photography that I have met. Almost all of my close-up/macro lenses don't even have auto ...
And so, in recommending lenses to you, I am afraid I can only seriously recommend one of the APO lenses, but I also know that yo ...
Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar Lens This is not even a close-up or macro lens, but rather a telephoto, but it is so highly-correct ( ...
Close Focus Distance: 2.62 feet (.80 m) Reproduction Ratio: 1:4 Focus Throw: ~ 270ยบ Weight: 2.02 lb (920 g) Pros: Best APO, Razo ...
Lens: Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 APO Otus Distagon T* Focal Length: 55mm Widest Aperture: f/1.4 Narrowest Aperture: 16 Aperture Blades: 9 ...
This is a slight step downward in image quality from the two Zeiss listed above, but still a very great lens. It is no longer ma ...
I carry a plastic shower cap for my camera and lens, in case it rains, some narrow-nosed plastic clips, and the various Allen wr ...
UV Filters I use clear or UV filters to protect my lenses. I know I am a chicken, and they must degrade the quality of the lense ...
Extra Batteries I am a little obsessive about having extra batteries for my camera or whatever. I try to carry an extra one in t ...
Close-up Adaptors These are little lenses that screw on the front of macro lenses to give them even more close-up magnification. ...
inexpensive one-element diopters on the market and they are not worth anything but making your good lenses look crappy. I have a ...
Memory Cards I like to have lots of these and big ones. I mostly use Lexar and SanDisk, although I have some Delkin (because the ...
Extension Tubes I have scads of them but seldom use them. They are used to give you greater magnification for a given lens but t ...
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