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Luis Cunha wrote:
John,
thank you very much for the explanation about your use with different lenses and magnification results.
The blades are important but not so much in macro; I agree. Anyway sometimes I can see not-rounded bokeh with my Canon MP-E 65mm because it´s a 1999 design with only 6 blades.
Yes, back when I was shooting Canon, the MP-E's bokeh was buttery-smooth, just because of the shallow DOF. The same is true when you reverse Nikkor lenses.
Luis Cunha wrote:
The 5x magnification aspecto was just in comparison with my lenses vs reversed lenses. A 4x magnification is enough for most of the projects. I had to shoot an old TV screen and magnify the image until I catch the real RGB "mesh or web" and I used the 5x magnification. A rare need.
Yep. With a D810, going 4x and cropping-close, is better than 99.99% of other cameras (most people use APS-Cs) shooting at 5x.
Luis Cunha wrote:
On cameras: the D810 is a very good camera. I can understand the Live View limitations but I´ve the possibility, right now, to buy a new one, here in Europe for €2000,00 (a very nice price and value for that camera). Also have the oportunity to buy a used external recorder/monitor like new for around €200,00/250,00 with Focus peaking, etc; and a very good resolution. In the studio it´s perfect and in the field it isn´t that bad (I mean too big or heavy):
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicvideoassist
This could be a winner mix ,-)
Yes, if you're talking about the studio, and can provide artificial light, the D810 is going to give you better images than the D500, all day long.
For the field, however, the D500's screen + its reach, make it a good choice ... and the image quality is as good/better than any APS-C ... but not quite what the D810 can do
Luis Cunha wrote:
The D500 is one of the best crop sensor cameras available (also the Fuji XT-2) but I prefer a FF sensor for all my work.
In 5 days (25/07/2017) the D820 will be announced and it will be a "bomb"; maybe a FF version of the D500 with nice improvements over the D810; but... will the "queen" of D.R. remain the D810? Maybe .-)
Image quality; a reliable and true complete system, customer support and ergonomy are my main concerns.
I don´t care too much about high ISO, speed, wifi, touch screen, etc.
It´s a camera! Not a gadget ;-)
We have a similar philosophy
Luis Cunha wrote:
I´m tired of the Canon sensors limitations, but that´s a personal problem.
Lets wait just 5 days.
I went through this same brand-change 2 years ago ... and am very happy with what I have now.
I too am chomping at the bit to see what Nikon releases very soon
Luis Cunha wrote:
Thanks again.
Best.
P.s. do you use your amazing Zeiss and Voightlander wide (15mm) and longer glass (125/135mm) in reverse mode for macro too?
You bet.
Regarding the Zeiss 15mm, I imagine it would reverse to well-passed 5:1. Trouble is 1) the front filter thread is 95mm and there are no reverse-rings to bring this down to 52mm ... and 2) it has a long, rigid built-in hood which prevents the attachment formation. However, Zeiss makes a version of this without the hood, but it's more expensive ... and has no hood for when you need it. If you could piece together a 95 > 77 > 72 > 52 adapter-ring sequence, and not obstruct the actual glass, you could probably achieve a very high reproduction ratio. However, that said, it would be easier just to use a bellows at that point ... and microscope optics.
Regarding the Voigtländer/Zeiss 125/135, reversing them would be no good. A lens over 50mm reverses to less than 1:1. So you wouldn't even have a 1:1 ratio. Therefore, the Voigtländer is used as the 1:1 macro it already is. The Zeiss 135 is a great lens ... but I sold it ... then I bought it back, lol
It only goes 1:4, so it's not a true macro. However, for larger subjects (full-grown mantids, flowers, huge butterflies), it is peerless. I haven't owned it for very long, but it is razor-sharp, and its rendering is Otus-like. Will post some pics as time permits
Cheers.
Edited on Jul 20, 2017 at 02:27 PM · View previous versions
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