Posts Tagged ‘dcr-250’
Photo of the Day: Asclepias Curassavica
Tavira castle (or what’s left of it) has a nice little garden with a handful of interesting plants, including Asclepias curassavica. Taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D. Processed in digiKam. Shutter speed: 1/80 sec. Aperture: f/5 ISO: 640
Asclepias Curassavica
The photo is published on Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Wikimedia Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_Curassavica_%28Macro%29.jpeg
Photo of the Day: Starlets
It has been a while since I used my favorite Nikon D90 and Raynox DCR-250 combo. The bad weather loosened its grip last week, and we finally had a few decent summer days perfect for shooting flowers and plants in the Aarhus University botanical garden. The signage in the outdoor areas of the botanical garden leaves a lot to be desired, so I couldn’t find out the name of these amazing tiny flowers.
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Starlets
The photo is published on Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Wikimedia Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starlets_(Macro).jpeg
Photo of the Day: Saxifraga arendsii
So far, we’ve had three (sic!) sunny and relatively warm days this spring, and I spent two of them in our local botanical garden armed with my Nikon D90 and the lightweight budget macro combo.
Despite the unusually rough (even by Danish standards) spring, there were a handful of blooming flowers, including Saxifraga arendsii. These are not the most spectacular flowers in the botanical garden, but they are pretty in their own unassuming way.
I processed the photo in digiKam using a few techniques described in the digiKam Recipes ebook. The photo is published on Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Wikimedia Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saxifraga_Arendsii.jpeg
Photo of the Day: Alpine violets
I took this photo using my Nikon D90 and a Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor lens
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Basic EXIF info:
Aperture: f/3.5
Shutter speed: 1/640s
ISO: 400
Source:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_Violets_Shallow_DOF_(Closeup).jpg
Lightweight Budget Macro Combo
Macro lenses are expensive. This probably explains the popularity of low-cost alternatives like extension tubes and macro filters. I’ve been using Kenko extension tubes for quite a while. And while it’s a cheap way to get into the world of macro photography, it’s not the most practical one. Constantly adding and removing tubes quickly becomes a nuisance, especially if you are shooting on location. The Raynox DCR-250 macro conversion lens is not only a cheaper alternative to extension tubes, it’s also a much more practical one. It comes with a snap-on adapter which you can use to fit the Raynox DCR-250 on virtually any lens. Before I splashed out on a proper macro lens, I’ve been using DCR-250 for several years, and I can’t praise it enough.
Nikon D5000 with Raynox DCR-250
In fact, even though I’m now the proud owner of a Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP macro lens
So whether you are getting starting with macro photography and you can’t justify buying a proper macro lens, or if you are looking for a lighter and more portable alternative, the described setup is a good solution, indeed. You might wonder why use Raynox DCR-250 with precisely the 50mm lens. For starters, this is one of the most versatile lenses out there, and it’s also one of the cheapest. Its lightweight and compact design makes the lens a perfect travel companion. In addition to that, the lens features an aperture ring, so you can adjust f-stops manually. This means that the lens is suited for use with a reverse ring macro adapter.
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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens
