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D5100
Fisheye and macro lens recommendatiions for 5100
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<blockquote data-quote="Mediaman09" data-source="post: 402472" data-attributes="member: 9503"><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'">I too don't rely on the focus ring and only use the viewfinder. Still, I would not touch this lens...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'"></span><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'">1) Chris mentions, amongst other concerns "Focusing the lens is done by...using your best estimated guess of whether you’re in focus or not. The Nikon D5100's viewfinder doesn’t allow you to see that much detail in order to tell if you’re in focus or not with this lens. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'"></span><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'">2) And the flicker post notes that ignoring the focus fix has an impact, ie "'tis true that you can leave an uncorrected focus at 1.5 feet (effectively infinity) and shoot at f/8 for most shots... even with my adjusted lens it sits at infinity almost all the time.There are two caveats in not doing the fix though. You loose the ability to keep the subject tack sharp when it is closer than three feet and there is a chance you might bump the focus beyond infinity, which would defocus the lens"</span>. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'UICTFontTextStyleBody'">Anyway, to each his own. This model is not for me. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mediaman09, post: 402472, member: 9503"] [FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody]I too don't rely on the focus ring and only use the viewfinder. Still, I would not touch this lens... [/FONT][FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody] 1) Chris mentions, amongst other concerns "Focusing the lens is done by...using your best estimated guess of whether you’re in focus or not. The Nikon D5100's viewfinder doesn’t allow you to see that much detail in order to tell if you’re in focus or not with this lens. [/FONT][FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody] 2) And the flicker post notes that ignoring the focus fix has an impact, ie "'tis true that you can leave an uncorrected focus at 1.5 feet (effectively infinity) and shoot at f/8 for most shots... even with my adjusted lens it sits at infinity almost all the time.There are two caveats in not doing the fix though. You loose the ability to keep the subject tack sharp when it is closer than three feet and there is a chance you might bump the focus beyond infinity, which would defocus the lens"[/FONT]. [FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody]Anyway, to each his own. This model is not for me. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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