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<blockquote data-quote="Zimboy" data-source="post: 189193" data-attributes="member: 15987">Thanks Rick, what I meant was mobility as far as &quot;oh darn that butterfly's gone again, let me chase it...&quot; is concerned. I can't imagine it being any fun moving about from spot to spot with a full rig, or is it ok? Seeing as I mostly focus manually anyway, rocking on a monopod wouldn't bother me too much (I presume, haven't tried it yet).Is there a trick to get around the narrow DoF on Fx bodies besides stopping down the aperture and upping the ISO?Oh and I meant to ask, how does full frame work out for macro&nbsp; photography? I adore macro which is why I got the 105mm, and it's&nbsp; quickly becoming a favourite of mine. I immediately noticed that one can&nbsp; crank up the IS0 amazingly on the <a href="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d600-238/" target="_blank">D600</a> without detrimental effects, but that the DoF is considerably smaller than with Dx. I knew that the smaller DoF was an asset of Fx, but for macro work it's a real drawback (I can imagine). How do you guys get around this? Do you just stop right down at high ISO? Who has macro experience with the 105mm on the D600?And what does &quot;focus throw: 270°&quot; mean? Why is this focus throw (of the 105mm) not really stellar? Apparently it's good but not great - why? Is it true that one would run into focus shift issues if one attempts stacking by adjusting the focus ring bit-by-bit instead of using a macro mount?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zimboy, post: 189193, member: 15987"] Thanks Rick, what I meant was mobility as far as "oh darn that butterfly's gone again, let me chase it..." is concerned. I can't imagine it being any fun moving about from spot to spot with a full rig, or is it ok? Seeing as I mostly focus manually anyway, rocking on a monopod wouldn't bother me too much (I presume, haven't tried it yet). Is there a trick to get around the narrow DoF on Fx bodies besides stopping down the aperture and upping the ISO? Oh and I meant to ask, how does full frame work out for macro photography? I adore macro which is why I got the 105mm, and it's quickly becoming a favourite of mine. I immediately noticed that one can crank up the IS0 amazingly on the [URL="http://nikonites.com/products/dslr-3/d600-238/"]D600[/URL] without detrimental effects, but that the DoF is considerably smaller than with Dx. I knew that the smaller DoF was an asset of Fx, but for macro work it's a real drawback (I can imagine). How do you guys get around this? Do you just stop right down at high ISO? Who has macro experience with the 105mm on the D600? And what does "focus throw: 270°" mean? Why is this focus throw (of the 105mm) not really stellar? Apparently it's good but not great - why? Is it true that one would run into focus shift issues if one attempts stacking by adjusting the focus ring bit-by-bit instead of using a macro mount? [/QUOTE]

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