DarkHunterXX wrote:Hawkeye wrote:I've been into photography for many years now. I used to do portraits & weddings, but now just get out when I can & work on macro & nature. I'm on the cell right now, but when I get home I'll link my Flickr & some threads here of some Arkansas Elk pictures.
Right now, I shoot a Nikon d7200 and an assortment of lenses, my favorite of which is the Nikon 105mm macro.
Nice, weddings are like the hardest things to photograph in my opinion. I had just one which was my aunt's wedding but you really need to communicate a lot!
A 7200 is a dream camera for me! it's just so much better in everything.
The 105mm is also great, it's the top macro lens from nikon. It does have the F2.8 but i quess you don't use 2.8 often because it's a 1:1 lens?
Weddings just weren't my style really. I did several of them, and the money's great to pay for your equipment, but it wasn't my passion. I do enjoy working with models though, and wouldn't hesitate to do that more often. Macro & nature is just so much fun though as a hobby, and I enjoy doing both when I can get out. Here's my
Flickr if you want to see some stuff. It looks like we have some similar interests judging by your page. You have some really nice work there. I like the close-ups of eagles and the backlit mushrooms.
The 105mm is also a fantastic portrait lens, so I use the smaller depth of field (2.8) for that. The lens actually won't even allow you to use 2.8 when you're focusing in close, so isn't used for real macro shots. As you correctly point out, the depth of field would just be too small at 1:1. I absolutely love the d7200. Next on the list is the 70-200 f2.8. I had the Canon version before I switched to Nikon, and have been able to rent the Nikon version a couple of times. I have a lot of experience with it, but it's just hard to justify the cost right now.
Here is a thread on
Arkansas Elk for some of my elk shots this past year. It's almost time to start going back out there. I had to rent a good lens with some reach, so will probably do the same again.