Used to shoot a D80 - 18-135mm for light architectural and close-up florals. Now a D5100 with the 18-55mm &amp; don't like "macro." Will this work well?
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it is a really wide angle lens I love this one. It keeps its natural looking aspect ratio.
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I used this with my 55-300mm lens and it worked, both with my Nikon D7000 and the D7100. I prefer to use the manual focus instead of the auto focus. Automatic focus seemed to have difficulties at times, depending how far I zoomed in. As far as the 18-300 lens, I don't know but I assume it to be similar to my 55-300, so my belief is it should work.
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I've used this lens for macro photography for two+ years and it produces excellent results. It is also fine for portraits. However, it would not be my choice for action shots such as dance programs where the photographer may not be able to adjust his/her distance from the subjects. A better choice might be a good zoom lens from Nikon or Tokina.
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The flash is designed to fit 58mm and smaller filter size. If you try and adapt to 62mm or 67mm, you are going to get vignetting (fall-off of light causing darkening of the image at the edges and/or corners.) You need either a larger ring flash for those larger lenses, or to use another flash setup-- a ring light, most probably, for Macro, or a standard flash or 2 or 3 if you are doing portraiture. It seems odd that you would have three different macro lenses, so I'm guessing that you wanting to use the light for both macro (probably your 52mm filter size lens) and for portraiture with your other lenses. Might be best to go with separate flash set-ups for macro and portraiture. Making a lot of assumptions here, but trying to address your concerns. Good luck.
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hi. Do you plan to shoot more weddings or landscapes...? i think it could be the answer of your question. I think about buying this lens too. i am a wedding photographer, and wedding conditions are always dark light situations. So i need the 2.8 aperture. If you are more a nature photographer, so the 2.8 is not so needed. During wedding the IS can't help too much, because the people that you take are dancing, the low speed will be impossible to use, even with IS on.I hope it will hlep you.
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DC, are you referring to the Micro Nikkor 85mm f3.5G DX? If so this would be a very good addition to your kit. Although not the fastest lens in the world it is very versatile for either mid range focal length for portrait or macro work. The lens is sharp with good contrast and color rendition. AF is fast on my D7100 and should work well on the D5100 as well.
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It's really great for portrait shots, medium distance, and low light. But the 18-55mm is better for wider angles and multiple different situations. If you want a prime lens for walking around that also gives good light and wide angle, get the Sigma 30mm prime for this style of camera. We have that lens as well and it is better with light while giving wide angle shots.
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I can't address if the eyepiece will fit the D5100 check the Nikon compatibility chart. I have found it of value in macro work for that extra edge in sharpness. Many factors come into play ie. age of your eyes, use of mirror-up-option and quality of lens.
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yep. I am going to amend my advice and recommend the Tokina 11-16 2.8. This gets excellent reviews and is faster than the others for low light shooting such as UW. I shot with the 10-24 such subjects as a gilded church. It came out spectacular. All in all, if money is not an issue, it is a tossup between the nikon and tokina. I switched to fx format and now use the nikon 12-24. It's a monster. BTW, another great option for the Nikon DX is the great 18-200 zoom.
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I've taken some amazing photos in the macro mode of roses etc. Not sure exactly what your specifications are but it worked well for my amature pix.
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I just bought this for my D80. It works perfectly fine. If you zoom in to the max then the built-in flash will cast a shadow (the lens itself is in the way) because you are so close to the object, in that case you need external lighting. No other 'issues' (this will happen regardless of what macrolens you use, so it isnt really an issue) that I have seen, great lens.
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I have used a 70-300mm EF and a 55-300mm AF lens with my D5100. Though the 70-300mm EF is a higher grade lens, I think that upon looking back at my results, the 55-300mm AF lens option gave me clearer images than the 70-300mm lens does. You will, however, be happy with either one. My 55-300mm lens was stolen last summer and I replaced it with a refurbished 70-300mm EF lens. If I were going to do it again, I'd probably get another 55-300mm lens. But on the other hand, the 70-300mm lens has a larger lens aperture and so it works better under lower light conditions than the 55-300mm AF lens. Life always seems to be about choices and trade-offs doesn't it. I hope this was helpful.
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Hi! I don't think so. I doesn't work on my D5100, just MF.Buy the 50mm f/1.8G. Good Luck!
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I LOVE the 135. I replaced my 70-200 and upgraded (in my opinion) to the 135. I use it as my only long lens for weddings. For reg. portraits I use the 85 1.8 and it is phenomenal.
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I have the same lens bro and it went well.But you'll have to use the lens on its longest zoom (135mm) to get the macro effect.It's not a macro lens, but it's quite handy if you need to shoot a big closeup.
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It works just fine on my D90. I like it best for portraits and close up macro shots where I want to flood the object with light. When I bought mine, I questioned it's ability for use with nikon because it was pictured with a canon. The unit comes with many lens adaptors so it can be mounted to just about any lens.
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I bought it to put on my 52mm because it is a 58mm MACRO lens which gives you the best in a short distance shot that you want at least 180 degree view, which you can do with a bit of manual adjustment to your digital. Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer, but I want to be so I READ! You can take certified tests and actually become someone that can be a consultant but not a professional photographer, a consultant regarding equipment, quantity, what fits what, and how to avoid buying cheap things that do not fit. I just bought the MACRO and put it on a Canon Digital REBEL and it fit fine. Write me back and I will send you pictures taken with 52MM and the same picture taken with a 58MM MACRO fit on to a 52MM, okay? Thanks for the question. I enjoy photography but as I stated, I'm only an enthusiast who reads and experiments which is maybe a great way to learn to be a "consultant" on expensive, collectible equipment for various manufacturers of the digital era, now!