I am looking for a dedicated (Non-Zoom) Macro Lens for photographing Bamboo rods, reels, etc. I am learning but am not sure which lens to get. Something in the
50mm, 100mm or 200mm range? I have a Sony 350 Alpha Digital SLR. Thanks! Jim
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Posts: 6035 06/07/2009 02:27 the Canefather |
JimP,
Prior to going digital I used two Minolta's, a 7000 and a 9000, I still have a good selection of lenses for them which happen to fit, and work well, with the Sony Alpha cameras, email me and I can send some to you to try which is the best way to find out, they'd probably enjoy the workout. The lenses are: 50 MM Minolta 28-70 MM Sigma 70-210 MM Minolta 100-200 MM Tamron 1.7 x teleconverter Minolta All are AF S lenses...............
banjo
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Posts: 1188 06/09/2009 00:24 |
Can you mount an older Nikon lens on that Sony DSLR?
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Posts: 6038 06/09/2009 06:23 the Canefather |
uintaangler wrote:Not w/o an adapter you can't but many features can be lost due to different lenses capabilities, i.e. AIS lenses are unique to Nikon and may have to be further adapted to be of any use, Minolta AF lenses work very well with the Alpha series since Sony owns the photo division that at one time was Konica/ Minolta. I shoot a Nikon D2x and I have not used many of Nikon's Legacy glass but those that I did worked as they were intended.
banjo
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Posts: 515 06/19/2009 12:09 |
I can't speak for the Sony cameras, but I used a 50 mm Micro-Nikkor lens professionally for many, many years, for newspaper and magazine work, and I always
thought it was one of the finest lenses I ever owned.
Bill Anderson, Sarsota, Fl. "Bamboo is the Benchmark in flyrods". |
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Posts: 30 06/19/2009 15:57 |
If I'm not mistaken, the Sony 350 has a crop factor of 1.5x. That means you need to take your lens length and multiply it times 1.5 to get the actual
length, so a 50mm lens is equivalent to a full-frame 75mm. So, in short, if you want something that is the equivalent of a full-frame or non-DSLR 50mm lens,
you'll need to get something around 30mm. I have a Canon DLSR with a crop factor of 1.6x and I usually shoot rods with a 28mm lens.
An example of a 28mm actual (44.8mm equivalent) shot taken at about 2': 
And 28mm at about 5': 
28mm at about 1' (cropped slightly in Photoshop): 
Chris
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Posts: 3091 06/19/2009 16:08 |
I think someone wanted to show off their translucent wrap ability on that last photo.
Micro-Nikkor, it's not just the 50mm macro that would be the finest.
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Posts: 1586 06/19/2009 16:20 |
Great pictures of a very nice looking rod!
Hope mine is coming soon!
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Posts: 198 07/21/2009 21:15 |
Jim,
I am a bit late on this one but I use a Sigma 24 mm macro lens on my Minolta 7D. The lens was cheap and it does a nice job with close ups. You loose a bit on magnification but for <$50 you can not go wrong. I also use a Tamaron 90 mm lens that is absolutely incredible but the conversion makes it tough to use indoors. Both are 2.8 lenses. Hope you found something. John |
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Posts: 280 07/23/2009 10:24 |
wb4tjh wrote:I'll 2nd the 50 mm Micro-Nikkor as one of the best lenses I've ever used. As long as you're not doing extreme closeups, some of the newer digital rangefinder cameras produce very good macro photos. I've got a Canon G10 and have been very pleased with the macro shots. |
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