Azaleas

[maddog10]

Well I got the Micro-Nikkor 200/4 from Hiep yesterday and decided to try it out today.

Wide open. Had to boost exposure a little bit (as this was shot in the shade with sun completely behind the house) and resize, no other changes.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Mike
This is a beautiful composure and a solid exposure as well. I'm not sure what aperture you had going. Maybe take it down 1 to 1 1/2 stop if you have a tripod handy. It will help sharpen things up up front but leave that smooth bokeh. Killer lens I have envy.

Andy

[maddog10]

Thanks Andy. It was wide open at f/4 and handheld at 1/125 (a bit slow to be handheld). I knew I should have used a tripod, but wanted to see if I could manage (didn't work out to well ). The original was a bit underexposed so I added a bit in post processing. I hope to get out there in the morning, when I have the sun to help me out! I expected a shallow DOF but this was my first time out with the 200mm and wanted to see what it could do. I am hoping to use this lens when photographing my fish as it will allow me to be back from the tank a bit more and the fish will act more natural.

This was taken with the Micro-Nikkor 55/2.8

[Katastrofo]

Love the azalea shot, Mike! Andy's right, that is a killer lens!

Bill

[Schnauzer]

Lots of nice color in those Azaleas. I have to get my wife to plant some of those. Very nice bokeh from that lense.

I like the black nasty.

[poilu]

congrats Michael! look a damn good lens
1/125sec for a 200mm wide open and such quality is very good
the fish is also nice & sharp for 1/60sec.
Why don't you boost the iso ?
I read that the D3 go to 64000 iso

[Orio]

Both photos are very beautiful

[maddog10]

@poilu
I am so used to shooting with my D80, where changing the ISO is very bad, that I forget to use that as an option I really need to remember to up the ISO!

@Orio
Thank you!

[maddog10]

Gave it another try in morning light. I have 4 different color azalea bushes to choose from.

Micro-Nikkor 200/4 at f/5.6

[patrickh]

Lovely lens and the subject matter is perfect for this lens. All those early nikkor micro lenses are fantastic


patrickh

[peterqd]

[Attila]

Nice captures! Micro-Nikkor 200mm f4 a fantastic lens, you will love it I am sure. Fish shoot is superb!

[Richard_D]

Nice shots.

When finances permit I must seriously think about adding this lens to my collection - I love using the shorter micro-nikkors. With your D3 you should be able to raise the ISO with few problems - shot's I've seen suggest that it's got the lowest noise levels of any DSLR so far.

1/125 handheld is impressive with a 200mm macro - I'm lucky to get anything useable with the 105 at that speed!