Image stabilization shoud be stabilized

PeterN · Aug 21, 2013

Le 20/08/2013 21:14, PeterN a écrit :

It's weird because when I bought the 18-200, the critics were quite
lukewarm if not very cold.
The 18-300 was not better treated, even worse, here for instance :
http://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-18-300mm-vr/6
This author is well known. For him, this zoom is cr*p.
To make things worse, I used to use the 18-200 and I now use the 18-300
with an Olympus MCON-35 add-on close-up lens (and sometimes 2 of them
for ants and other minutes insects), when experts say that results can
only be bad since you add up the defects of the zoom and of the add-on
lens especially at maximum range. Nothing can compare with a REAL
macro-lens !
But I get the results above. With a little post-treatment, they're quite
acceptable.
That's an easy way to save 800 or 900 $.
And my solution is better than say, the 2.8/105 Micro Nikkor on two points.
First, I can adjust the frame using the zoom combined with the focus
ring, when the 105 necessitates to move the lens forward or aft.
Second, insects are a lot less prone to escape because they are less
frightened due the shooting distance from the front lens of 35 cm
against 14 cm with the 105 at maximum magnification.
There are drawbacks : the small angle of view makes unwilling movements
more a problem and I cannot focus on the infinite.
And it's quite heavy too.
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There are many naysayers. Candidly, photography is about results. Your
images, while not perfect, are quite good. Proving once again, that its
not about the equipment.

Image stabilization shoud be stabilized

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