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She shouldn't be jealous. Ring light flashes are not very good for insect macro photography. Get her a Speedlite and a diffuser from Cygnustech or AK Diffusers, and even a cheap Laowa 5.6 85mm lens and she'll run circles around you with cheaper gear.
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I shifted to Nikon for birds, distant wildlife, and most action in 2018. One big reason was because I had helped my wife set-up her new D500 cameras, in late 2017, and I got to experience the new-for-2016 Nikon AF improvements. Another big reason was so that my wife* and I could share “pro zoom trinity” lenses, and some other telephoto lenses, so that we could spend less to buy lenses, and to save weight when packing, traveling, and generally toting our gear. A personal reason, not significant to all folks, is that I preferred the ergonomics of the D5 more than Canon 1DX-series. Actually, starting with the Nikon D4s, some ergonomic tweaks made me like the big Nikons more than the big Canons, but by the time I could afford a pre-owned D4s, I was able to afford a new D5. (D4s owners were not readily parting with the their D4s cameras, well into 2019.)
So, I bought a D5 in early 2018. Next was a D850 for my wife, as soon as we found one in stock, in March 2018. In mod-2018, I got my D850. YES, for distant birds, resolution DOES matter.
I still use my Canon EOS EF gear for macro. Nikon seemed to have stopped caring much, for macro, years ago. I actually added a second 5D IV, just last week. When we are photographing insects, in their environments, at night, for “citizen scientist” purposes, it is quite apparent that Canon still leads in macro capability, especially when it is “action macro,” shot hand-held, with E-TTL-capable flash.
My wife is VERY envious of my Macro Ring Lite II flash, as she struggles with her R1C1 rig, and my EF 100/2.8L Macro IS seems to outperform her Micro-Nikkor AF-S 105/2.8G.
I am not saying that the Nikon R1C1 macro flash set-up is not capable, but multiple individual bits are a bit “fiddly,” and things can get knocked out of alignment, or even knocked loose from the rig, when one is pursuing freely-moving subjects.
*My wife is the more-senior photographer, by far, and is firmly dedicated to Nikon. For a number of years, I was her spotter, with the binoculars, as well as the driver, sherpa, and general assistant. Not until 2010 did I start using interchangeable-lens cameras....Show more →
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AI-Servo, if Canon, or AF-C, with Nikon. Active wildlife, but on a miniaturized scale. Many have wings, and will, like birds, fly away at any instant.