Just took delivery of a Nikon Z 105mm MC f/2.8

[MitchP]

I'll be bugging you guys for macro tips coming up! My first test shot:

Acorn and Carriage Bolt

 

[RAZKY]

I'll be bugging you guys for macro tips coming up! My first test shot:

Acorn and Carriage Bolt

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One tip - lighting is more important than the lens.

 

[slat]

Nice shot. I'll be waiting for more.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot! Macros are fun, I don't do enough of them.

 

[Strodav]

The 105mm macro is a great lens. Very, very sharp and the focal length let’s you get back a little further away from your subject(s) than shorter focal length macros, so less interference with light. Just a couple of thoughts. You can use that lens for general purpose photography with great results, not just macro photography. You might want to look into a ring light / strobe for low light situations. You may want to study focus stacking. As you get closer to 1:1, the DOF is extremely shallow, around the thickness of a dime, give or take. Focus stacking allows you to get a larger DOF by blending together images taken at different focal planes. I usually use PS for focus stacking, but it can be done in LRc and many other Post Processing programs.