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GeorgeH

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Nikkor AF Micro 105/2.8D on a full frame body?

17 January 2013 - 03:36 PM

Anyone care to share experiences with the Nikkor AF Micro 105/2.8 D on a full frame body?

I have used the 60mm AFS Nikkor and it focuses very fast and is reasonably easy to use but I am disappointed in the background or Bokeh in some images from the two times I have used it. I’ve only had the housing in the water a few times as I am a relatively new diver having just passed 50 dives.

I assume the AFS VR version has improved focus speed but the D version is the one I own and the optical quality is very close. My concern is during topside use, the AF 105 f2.8D has a tendency to hunt and it can be a slow process while the lens moves the focus from one extreme to the other and back again before finally locking on at times. By then a skittish creature would be long gone. With a good focus light, even in the dark green waters of Puget Sound, I am hoping it will be up to the task. I can see times and subjects I would want the option of the shallower depth of field I would get with the 105 D and the additional working distance.

Thank you.George

St Thomas with a D3S; if picking 1, go wide or micro?

02 May 2012 - 01:54 PM

    I'm a new diver with an Aquatica housing for my Nikon D3S  that I have been admiring in my office while I develop the skills to finally  take it in the water. I'm thrilled to have added a D4 to my kit and would have  waited to get a D4 housing if I knew my diving skills would take as long to  develop but I am keeping a D3S and it is no slouch.

    I'm heading out to St. Thomas and am considering taking my  D3S underwater since I have a dive master there I know and trust to take me on  some conservative dives. If I only want to take one configuration, what should  I take? 15mm fisheye or 60mm micro are what I am considering but I also have a  105 and the 14-24.  I don't plan on  attempting anything challenging and just want to get a feel for managing the  body in the water so results aren't all that critical. I'm thinking the micro  so I don't have to pack the big dome but if St. Thomas is more suited to wide  angle images, I can go that way.

Thank you.