Testing new Nikon 60mm f/2.8 AF-S Macro (three shots)

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

Hi everyone, I just received my new macro lens, the Nikon 60mm f/2.8 AF-S. It is my first ever macro lens, so I'm still getting used to it and whatnot, but this is just about the sharpest lens I've ever used. Here are some quick shots I took with it.

Inner Lily:

My fingertip (not for artistic purposes, haha):

Creeping Jew (it's the name of the plant, apparently, sorry...):

logan9967 · Mar 31, 2008

wow that's really close, how close were you to your fingertip when you took it? like the closest it can be?

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

logan9967 said:
wow that's really close, how close were you to your fingertip when you took it? like the closest it can be?

My finger was against the lens hood. Which is about an inch long. My finger was probably about 1.5" from the front of the lens.

Leech · Mar 31, 2008

Wow, that shot of your finger really shows off this lens. It's got packing some power it looks like!

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

Leech said:
Wow, that shot of your finger really shows off this lens. It's got packing some power it looks like!

My finger was literally pressed against the lens hood haha. And the hood is about 1.5" long, so, yeah, I guess you could say the thing is a close-focuser. So close that you can't even light things that well, haha.

kellylindseyphotography · Mar 31, 2008

Damn, very cool!! That is the lens I'm looking to pick up sometime when I get some cash

That first shot is BOSS!!

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

RyMo said:
Dude, those are great pics!

May I ask what Nikon body you own?

Yes you may ask.

I use a Nikon D300.

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

kellylindseyphotography said:
Damn, very cool!! That is the lens I'm looking to pick up sometime when I get some cash That first shot is BOSS!!

Thank you much, kelly. Much appreciated.

It's a wicked lens, I highly recommend it.

And thank you, I like the first shot too. The macro thing is fun as hell. It opens up a whole new world, really.

kellylindseyphotography · Mar 31, 2008

How did you light that first shot?

Trenton Romulox · Mar 31, 2008

kellylindseyphotography said:
How did you light that first shot?

A single SB-800 from a 45 degree angle above the fuzzy part of the lily. But, that's not all I did, I had to do some post-processing. I just adjusted contrast and added vignetting in Adobe Lightroom.

skiboarder72 · Mar 31, 2008

nice lens and camera

Trenton Romulox · Apr 1, 2008

skiboarder72 said:
nice lens and camera

Why thank you.

I am loving the lens so far. I hope Nikon releases an updated 200mm version, I could use the length, and the 105 didn't appeal to me that much due to various optical issues I've read about.

And the camera is a good time, that's for sure. I love it.

Thanks again for the comment. :]