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Jul 16 2011 08:58pm
Then maybe I could take super awesome shots instead of just awesome for what Im working with shots xD A praying mantis wandered into our house today, Ive never seen one in person before. It was so teeny, about as big as the tip of my pinky finger. I took some inside then led him outside, he was a very cooperative model. Taken with my kit lens and a set of macro filters, +4, +2, and +1.













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Jul 16 2011 09:01pm
Quote (Xandriia @ Jul 16 2011 07:58pm)
Then maybe I could take super awesome shots instead of just awesome for what Im working with shots xD A praying mantis wandered into our house today, Ive never seen one in person before. It was so teeny, about as big as the tip of my pinky finger. I took some inside then led him outside, he was a very cooperative model. Taken with my kit lens and a set of macro filters, +4, +2, and +1.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1750/mantisd.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2395/mantis2jpg.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8854/mantis3.jpg

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6329/mantis4.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6237/mantis6.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/926/mantis7.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4746/mantis8.jpg


i'd give you one, but you use nikon :\
it's a mf 50 mm

This post was edited by onepagememory on Jul 16 2011 09:01pm
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Jul 16 2011 09:07pm
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i'd give you one, but you use nikon :\
it's a mf 50 mm


Well then give me a body too :D. And no, not your body -.-

Are those annoying to use? I really want the 105mm..so expensive though.
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Jul 16 2011 09:55pm
Quote (Xandriia @ Jul 16 2011 09:07pm)
Well then give me a body too :D. And no, not your body -.-

Are those annoying to use? I really want the 105mm..so expensive though.


Wow these photos are pretty legit nice job :)
I am geting a 60mm Macro lens for my birthday Ill lyk if its any good if u havent bought one by then.
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Jul 16 2011 10:10pm
Quote (Xandriia @ Jul 16 2011 08:07pm)
Well then give me a body too :D. And no, [B]not your body -.-

Are those annoying to use? I really want the 105mm..so expensive though.[/B]


lol sheesh. No one even suggested that. Dirty :|

The macro lens with MF are really fun to use.
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Jul 16 2011 10:28pm
Quote (xXDreamAlongXx @ Jul 16 2011 09:55pm)
Wow these photos are pretty legit nice job :)
I am geting a 60mm Macro lens for my birthday Ill lyk if its any good if u havent bought one by then.


Thanks :3

Im pretty set on the 105, if I still feel like I need it by the beginning of next year we'll be using our tax return to get one, among other things.

Quote (onepagememory @ Jul 16 2011 10:10pm)
lol sheesh. No one even suggested that. Dirty :|

The macro lens with MF are really fun to use.


Oh, you would have thought it xD

Why dont you ever take any macro shots? Too occupied with weddings?
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Jul 16 2011 10:38pm
Quote (Xandriia @ Jul 16 2011 10:28pm)
Thanks :3

Im pretty set on the 105, if I still feel like I need it by the beginning of next year we'll be using our tax return to get one, among other things.



Oh, you would have thought it xD

Why dont you ever take any macro shots? Too occupied with me?


Fixed

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Jul 17 2011 12:09am
Quote (Xandriia @ Jul 16 2011 09:28pm)
Thanks :3

Im pretty set on the 105, if I still feel like I need it by the beginning of next year we'll be using our tax return to get one, among other things.



Oh, you would have thought it xD

Why dont you ever take any macro shots? Too occupied with weddings?


I'm more occupied with paperwork, editing, client relations, and the occasional chess game than actual wedding shooting. We are admidst the wedding season, after all.

I would have not thought it. Any affair is boring without seduction :)
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Jul 17 2011 09:32am
Get an old mf one off of eebay. You typically would be using mf anyway once up that close. I got mine off of eebay for under $200.

The one I ended up getting was a Vivitar Series 1 105mm f/2.5. When I was researching the lens I had read that this lens had three models I guess. One is the Vivitar, one is a Kiron, and one is a Lester A Dine. After further reading all the reviews I learned that many people think its perhaps the best macro lens made. Personally I find it hard to think that it is the best made, but it's a damn good lens.
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Jul 17 2011 09:42am
http://cgi.eebay.com/Kiron-105mm-F-2-8-Macro-Dine-1-1-Lens-Nikon-mount-/290587236563?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item43a85958d3#ht_524wt_993

See. Obviously this one is a bit more expensive than what I got mine for. But compared to a brand new macro, you'll pay much less going for something like this.
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