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Taken with a Micro-Nikkor 60mm on a Nikon D90. Autumn meadowhawk dragonflies are the last dragonflies to leave the local ponds in the fall. They stick around, as long as the weather holds, into November. November this year was particularly favorable. There were still half a dozen of these actively breeding on November 17; that is […]
I don’t often use my Rokinon Fisheye, but when I do, it’s awesome. The forest canopy in autumn color is a prime subject. Here we have a northern white oak on the right, and a chestnut oak on the left. I am not excited about the dark trunk on the right, but working a flash with […]
The Nikon 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor is not only my Nikon macro lens, it’s my favorite lens in general. In Nikon lenses, only Micro Nikkors offer true macro. The Nikkor 18-55 DX and 70-300 zooms do not focus close enough for macro. Zooms sometimes label their closest-focus as “macro” but nothing beats true 1:1 macro. The […]
Editor: It’s been some time since this was updated. The guidelines are timeless even if the equipment and pricing are not up to date. Our goal for the best cheap Nikon lenses presented here is to get the most of out of our Nikon DSLR camera for the least amount of money. With one camera […]
For a while I owned the 18-135mm Nikon telephoto zoom, then the Nikon 18-200mm VR. The most interesting pictures with any zoom, are usually used either full wide or full telephoto. But 135mm or even 200mm is just too short to be exciting for telephoto. It’s too short to bring wildlife up close, even too […]
This review compares two genuine 300mm Nikon zoom lenses that are available for less that $200. Problems with the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G AF For two years I have used the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G Nikon zoom lens. While it was a bargain, I have not been satisfied with its performance optically. For example, see this shot of a […]
Here’s the thing about zoom lenses. I have owned the Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX and the Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED VR II. Both were fine lenses. But many times I found myself using them full wide or full telephoto. The 18-200mm in particular is an expensive lens. Why carry that kind of […]