The Nikkor 50mm F1.4G lens can also do close-up shots, without any additional macro lens. I’m a bit surprised actually :)
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Yesterday I finally got my first entry-level DSLR: a brand new Nikon D5000 with a 18-55mm VR lens.
The reviews were right – this basic(cheap) lens is amazing! Here are a few images I took yesterday around the house:
I did not play much with the camera, I just turned on the lights, zoomed in on a few objects and just took the shots, exactly the same way I did with my old point-and-shoot cameras. The result (i think) is amazing :)
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During the past few days I was thinking about getting myself a portrait-type lens for my Nikon D5000 camera. After some research, the choice fell on AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G, as other good portrait lens are out of my budget limit. After getting it I went...
A couple of days ago I had a small classmates reunion at which I was the only one taking shots with a DSLR (Nikon D5000), so people had some expectations for my photos :) Everything seemed fine, but then I got home and started checking / editing the...
Now, I should point out that I have no ‘professional’ photography experience. None. I had for a few years a simple Olympus mju 410 point-and-shoot camera which I bought many years ago, probably in 2003. After 6 *gasp* years of taking photos...