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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 63686" data-attributes="member: 6548">This is a portrait snap made with the D5000 and a Nikkor 105/2.5 that I paid like $90 bucks for from KEH.  The 105 is 157.5 on DX which to me is a little bit long but it is definitely workable.  This swimming pool shot is a good example.  I was standing a pretty good distance away.  You have to use this lens as a head and shoulder shooter to get its full potential.  It is a piece of Nikon legend and lore the original bokeh machine.  This is out of the camera with a little bit of saturation and warming to make the pinks and blues sing. The light was my enemy that day 3 or 4 in the afternoon on a bright sunny Oklahoma day.  Harsh conditions.  The 105 paints backgrounds masterfully this is f5.6 two stops above wide open.[ATTACH]12759[/ATTACH]</blockquote>