Wednesday, February 18, 2009

New toy - Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm lens

I could not help it despite the economic downturn. After 8 months of 'think....think and think', decided to plunge part of my December bonus on a Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm lens to complement my D80.

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Ok, here are some of early shots taken. A couple of comments.

Sharpness - I must say its one of the sharpest primes I have seen. Although its designed to take micro shots, it seems to me it can perform fairly well in terms of colour contrast and sharpness for a normal picture like this. This was taken during the 2008 Christmas season at the Gardens Mid Valley.

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5 comments:

Lemonjude said...

Wow wow, nice add-on gadget...worth investing in it for good quality pic

Kim C said...

I'm so envious!!! How much did you get it for? Btw, I'm Kim, Phing's cousin. :)

shky said...

Hi Kimz, I got it for RM1700 from J-Shop at Amcorp Mall. You r into gem design?

Kim C said...

Hi SH,

Me? Yea sort of, just a hobby. I loved the pic you took of the lights at the Gardens.....Really sharp!!!Hmm, RM1700 isn't bad eh. I usually get my stuff (when I have money that is) at YS Photo in SS2. Do you have a speedlight? If yes, which one?

shky said...

I find speedlight a hassle and also of course no budget for it as well ! :-)

Flash photography also quite 'tough' for children I thot. (Maybe I am wrong)