Shooting Macro with Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8 D

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• Nov 25, 2013

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Do you prefer Manual or auto-focus? I have a great focus light (i-Torch Pro 6) and I had great result with AF. Lot of people seams to prefer MF but would like to know what do you think. I forgot to mention that I have a Nikon D7100.

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I have always used auto focus. A focus gear is needed for manual. I have never bothered. Such a thing could come in handy especially for really precise focus. Now getting true macro with the 60, a 1 to 1 image size on the sensor, is generally not practical because you need to get very close with this lens to achieve macro. It does do close ups well. For macro, you really need the 105 macro lens. I think for most applications, the 60 is more useful.

 

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I use the 60 with a 1.4 teleconverter and +10 diopter. I always use auto focus.

 

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Max, what was your camera setup... F/, speed, etc... for that pic, very nice ;-)

 

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f/22, 1/250, ISO 200 spot metering.

 

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Auto for me too. Nikon D90, previously D70.

 

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I do not shoot with a nikon camera or lens, but a "competing camera brand".
However my take on it is this..

Shooting sharp, focused images under water is much more challenging than above and even more so if you shoot anything moving.
High-end DSLR cameras (the D7100, although not top-end is definetly high-end) tend to have fast, accurate autofocus and they also tend to have a "focus tracking" mode (whatever they call it between the different manufacturers) that makes sure if you or what you focus on change the distance, the autofocus follow suit, and thats something I like to take advantage of

 

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• Nov 26, 2013

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Continuous AF, triggered by a button on the back of the camera, NOT the shutter release. Manual selection of the focus point. This with Nikon D300 and 60mm non-D lens (earlier). Adm. Linda does the same thing with a 60mm D and Nikon D60.