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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 351944" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>Contrary to what most people think, a good P&S camera can take excellent macro shots, especially flowers and large bugs. The DOF you get with a small sensor can never be duplicated with a large sensor, which has much less DOF which translates to a very small plane where the flower or bug will be in focus.</p><p></p><p>That said, if you want to go the DSLR route then get a D3300 with its kit lense, and later add a 60mm macro. The reasons for getting the least expensive current model is that it is an excellent body, light weight and a relatively long lasting battery. The 60mm is an FX lense, buts its main UPS is the linearity edge to edge. It is also the preferred lense for copy work, due to both the linearity and low CA.</p><p></p><p>There are quite a few threads which have images shot with the D3300+18-55 kit lense. In fact I started the "Insects with non macro lense" thread just to show that a lot of "near" macro shots can be taken with normal lenses. Here are some threads you can peruse</p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/macro/21534-insects-non-macro-lenses.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/macro/21534-insects-non-macro-lenses.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/wild-life/5623-post-your-spiders.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/wild-life/5623-post-your-spiders.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/computers-and-software/24790-nikon-capture-nx-d-freeware-thread-whos-using-comments-thoughts.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/computers-and-software/24790-nikon-capture-nx-d-freeware-thread-whos-using-comments-thoughts.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/general-lenses/24536-macro-lenses-dx-bodies.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/general-lenses/24536-macro-lenses-dx-bodies.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/prime/21560-af-s-nikkor-35mm-1-8g-dx.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/prime/21560-af-s-nikkor-35mm-1-8g-dx.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 351944, member: 16090"] Contrary to what most people think, a good P&S camera can take excellent macro shots, especially flowers and large bugs. The DOF you get with a small sensor can never be duplicated with a large sensor, which has much less DOF which translates to a very small plane where the flower or bug will be in focus. That said, if you want to go the DSLR route then get a D3300 with its kit lense, and later add a 60mm macro. The reasons for getting the least expensive current model is that it is an excellent body, light weight and a relatively long lasting battery. The 60mm is an FX lense, buts its main UPS is the linearity edge to edge. It is also the preferred lense for copy work, due to both the linearity and low CA. There are quite a few threads which have images shot with the D3300+18-55 kit lense. In fact I started the "Insects with non macro lense" thread just to show that a lot of "near" macro shots can be taken with normal lenses. Here are some threads you can peruse [URL]http://nikonites.com/macro/21534-insects-non-macro-lenses.html#axzz3CFweAtoi[/URL] [URL]http://nikonites.com/wild-life/5623-post-your-spiders.html#axzz3CFweAtoi[/URL] [URL]http://nikonites.com/computers-and-software/24790-nikon-capture-nx-d-freeware-thread-whos-using-comments-thoughts.html#axzz3CFweAtoi[/URL] [URL]http://nikonites.com/general-lenses/24536-macro-lenses-dx-bodies.html#axzz3CFweAtoi[/URL] [URL]http://nikonites.com/prime/21560-af-s-nikkor-35mm-1-8g-dx.html#axzz3CFweAtoi[/URL] [URL="http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi"]http://nikonites.com/wide-angle/21129-18-55mmg-vr-ii.html#axzz3CFweAtoi [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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