Despite being a very special sector, macro photography has always generated great interest in who comes close to the SLR world. You can tell by browsing any forum or site dedicated to photography where the debates and articles on the topic abound.
A little macro shots because they a charm and a "spectacle" of their own and some are not so technically simple to make and require special skills and equipment.
There are several ways to approach to macro photography. Two are perhaps the most common and differ primarily by their different economic commitment required. But there is also a third way, less known, I had chosen and I shall describe later.
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| Kit R1C1 Nikon |
Who has money to spend can choose from a wide range of optical micro-class. With about 800 Euro a
AF-S VR Micro - Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED macro allows you to enter the world through the front door.
to save some you can watch at home Sigma, Tokina or Tamron, all macro lenses produce the highest level.
A Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 D takes away "only" about 400 Euro.
And everything can be combined with a ring flash or expensive Nikon R1C1 system.
Then there is the economic way, what might be called "crock."
close-up lenses, extension rings, reverse the optics, etc. ...
All systems that allow magnification of a good standard with a standard 50mm.
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| Extension Tube on a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 |
If you want to experience this fascinating road you just do some research on the Internet. The web is full of sites on the subject.
The results can be obtained are sometimes surprising and most importantly it is definitely fun to experience these solutions for a few euro.
The third way, the least known, is one that I decided to follow me. Not wanting to spend figures "insane" for a professional last cry and not being satisfied with the results with close-up lenses, inversions, etc ... I did some research in a wide park Nikkor lenses of the past, keeping in mind that:
- All optical Nikkor Ai and Ai-s produced since 1977 are qualunuque compatible with Nikon digital SLR.
- optics Ai and Ai-s are manual focus and patterns of entrylevel and prosumer cameras you also lose the use of the exposure.
- In photography macro focus when focus is strictly manual.
Basically, for their price and quality are two lenses that interest us:
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| Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ai-s |
- Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 Ai or Ai-s
- Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 Ai or Ai-s
Both arrive at a magnification of 1:2, they must be associated, to get a true macro magnification, for a ring extension (10 ~ 30 €).
short with just over 100 € you can get the same results as an AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED costs 5 times as much.
We see that this system has flaws.
first be pointed out that the manual focus is not a problem. When you work in macro, as a rule, the minimum focusing distance and then moves the camera back and forth until you find the correct sharpness. E 'practice for almost all the shots.
Different speech for the exhibition. If you have a Nikon D300 or above the meter will work fine, but machines like my D70 it is a little complicated.
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| The histogram on a Nikon D40 |
Click, you look at the histogram and adjusts the shot until you find the correct exposure.
There must be a curve with the peak more or less at the center of the X pixels to the extreme without having one meaning that areas burned or completely black.
If the peak is too far right image is superimposed, it is too far left is underexposed.
The important thing is to keep the graph within the limits of absolute black and white, because you can still adjust the exposure later in postproduction.
Another problem is the focus of these lenses: 55mm.
It means that the working distance for maximum magnification is only 25cm. This may make it difficult to capture insects and animals particularly shy. If you are a budding entomologist or a 105mm focal length the greater the better choice.
addition to optics, the other key tool in macro photography is the flash.
continue to look to the past can be found cost-effective solutions and professional way.
I possess two flashes:
- Nikon SB-25 (50 ~ € 70) Contax
- CLA-30 (10 ~ 20 €)
The SB-25 is actually a little luxury, but I chose it because I can use it in TTL on my Nikon FE2 and D70 in the CAR.
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| The classic first-generation Wireless Flash Trigger |
How to order a remote flash?
The economical solution is to get the Chinese wireless flash trigger.
There are different brands (Although the basic patterns are actually a couple). I, with only 15 € I won a transmitter and two receivers Neewer CT-04 that work great.
Keep in mind that two flashes are not essential. A single flash and a small reflector on the opposite side of the subject to lighten the shadows will be good in 90% of occasions (I use the lids as a reflector of cardboard trays of food Cuki).
short, if you know ebay use, with about 150 € you will be able to have a complete kit for macro photography professionally. But the right equipment is no guarantee of good results, there is much to learn ... but that's another storia.
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