Well I got a new toy today................

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STM

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It has been ages since I posted here, work has kept me so busy it is has not left much room for photography. I got a mint condition 105mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor for about $200. It is a steal, it looks and feels brand new. Like all older AIS Micro Nikkors, it requires extension tubes to get to 1:1 but I have plenty of Nikon PK's to fit the bill if necessary. I put it on the D300 so I had an effective 157mm f/2.8 Micro lens. I shot this amazingly gorgeos 3/4" little arachnid just outside my front door with a tripod, macro focusing rail, D300, lens and my 40 year old Vivitar ring flash. The background was white so the web does not really show up very well, nothing I could do about that. I am already in love with this lens! It gives me double the subject to focal plane distance over 55mm f/2.8 Micro which is a definite advantage when shooting shy little critters!

 
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I have two PK-13's, a PK-11 and a PK-12. Two PK-13's is a little longer then the PN-11.
 
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Just-Clayton

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this was with 50mm and pn11
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STM

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It appears that her smaller (barely 1/2" long) and somewhat less brightly colored suitor has joined her in the web. I guess they are in the mood for love. And who could blame them? It is the 28th of February and it hit 84º degrees this afternoon in north central FL

 
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STM

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Just-Clayton, have you ever tried reversing that 50mm lens? A reversing ring is a very inexpensive accessory and it will increase the magnification even more. However if your 50mm lens does not have an aperture ring you are stuck at maximum aperture. I have a Nikon BR-6 which allows me to work at maximum aperture using a cable release attached to it, then close down to working aperture before you take the image. It works like a champ on my reversed 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor mounted reversed on my PB-6 bellows!
 
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Whiskeyman

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STM said:
I have only been here for a couple of weeks on a 6 month contract at Shands hospital in Gainesville. Before that I was in Lexington Kentucky. And to be honest I have not been on this site much at all in the last 6-8 months and did not even know about it, my loss!
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STM,

You do know about Sweetwater Park, LaChua Trail and some of the other localspots, don't you? I was at Sweetwater this past Sunday, and I will be going back in the future! If you run across a photographer named Dick Vautrinot, ask him about some places in the region to shoot. He has posted some great work on another site.

Good luck in Gainesville; will you return to Pensacola, or have you moved on for good?

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Whiskeyman said:
STM,

You do know about Sweetwater Park, LaChua Trail and some of the other localspots, don't you? I was at Sweetwater this past Sunday, and I will be going back in the future! If you run across a photographer named Dick Vautrinot, ask him about some places in the region to shoot. He has posted some great work on another site.

Good luck in Gainesville; will you return to Pensacola, or have you moved on for good?




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No, hopefully one day I will go back to P'cola for good. A couple of weekends ago I went out with Greg Stephens, another wildlife photographer in town, and he showed me all of his haunts. I have about 12 bookmarks in the GPS!
 
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Just-Clayton

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I did have a reversing ring. it got stuck on my old 50mm when i sold it.
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Just-Clayton, have you ever tried reversing that 50mm lens? A reversing ring is a very inexpensive accessory and it will increase the magnification even more. However if your 50mm lens does not have an aperture ring you are stuck at maximum aperture. I have a Nikon BR-6 which allows me to work at maximum aperture using a cable release attached to it, then close down to working aperture before you take the image. It works like a champ on my reversed 50mm f/1.4 AI Nikkor mounted reversed on my PB-6 bellows!
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Fortkentdad

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Love my AFD 105mm 2.8, yours is the precursor to that one. Nothing wrong with vintage glass in good shape. The latest ain't always the greatest.

Enjoy your new toy.
 
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