Post your latest purchases.
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GREAT lens for the price! Have enjoyed mine, for sure!
is the focus pretty quick with the D7100?
Not as fast as the primes, but noticeably faster than the 55-300. It hunts a bit in the dark, but.... What doesn't? All of my moon shots have been hand held with this lens, as are most of my wildlife shots.
Thanks Pretzel. Not planning to shoot anything with it in the dark anyway.
Very tempted. The flash I have now is nice. But doesn't sit high enough for some macro work.
Do you know if this will work on the flash commander mode?
Good question. I haven't tried that yet, Steve. I use my flashes off camera. The only one I use on camera is the YN565.
I guess it's not a big issue. But the camera can remote trigger the flash with no problem?
My latest purchase
Okay, it does not have anything to do with photography, but it is going to make my next project go faster, which means I will make more money.
Wait for it; which means I will be able to buy that macro lens I have been lusting after, that much faster.
Okay, it does not have anything to do with photography, but it is going to make my next project go faster, which means I will make more money.
Wait for it; which means I will be able to buy that macro lens I have been lusting after, that much faster.
dh photography
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Started looking into a Nikon 75-150/3.5 Series E as a low-cost alternative lens for shooting head-n-shoulders portraits. But found that the zoom/focus ring of it tends to creep given the age of the lens these days.
I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside. So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version. All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan.
Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC. Package arrived today.
So far, it's about what I expected. Both lens & TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected). And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top; NO CREEP!
I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside. So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version. All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan.
Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC. Package arrived today.
So far, it's about what I expected. Both lens & TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected). And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top; NO CREEP!
RocketCowboy
Senior Member
I've triggered my YN568's from the built in flash on my D7100 without problem. My tests have been using CLS for iTTL as well, so basic optical slave should work fine too.
Good deal. Looking forward to to post of what this lens can do.Started looking into a Nikon 75-150/3.5 Series E as a low-cost alternative lens for shooting head-n-shoulders portraits. But found that the zoom/focus ring of it tends to creep given the age of the lens these days.
I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside. So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version. All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan.
Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC. Package arrived today.
So far, it's about what I expected. Both lens & TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected). And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top; NO CREEP!
Started looking into a Nikon 75-150/3.5 Series E as a low-cost alternative lens for shooting head-n-shoulders portraits. But found that the zoom/focus ring of it tends to creep given the age of the lens these days.
I did find, however, that the Kiron 70-150/4 was the same lens (optically), only a bit different on the outside. So I started to search for that, or the Vivitar version. All 3 were apparently made by Kino Precision Industries in Japan.
Last weekend, I scored a Kiron........ $30 shipped........ with a matching Vivitar 2x TC. Package arrived today.
So far, it's about what I expected. Both lens & TC are in pristine condition, even after the USPS dropped the box and dented the filter thread of the lens (easily corrected). And you'll notice....... the zoom/focus ring is still at the top; NO CREEP!
I've seen those before on the bay and was tempted. I do like the old glass. Keep us posted on your thoughts with this lenses.