Was checking out the 28-200G I bought from someone on the Nikonians board, and got this one this morning. I'm pretty satisfied.
Oh my! It is absolutley stunning Pa. I have often tried to capture a hibiscus such as yours, but have been woefully unsuccessful. If possible, could you post the EXIF data. I have trouble keeping the tip of the stamen and the delicate petals in focus. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the kind comments. f/9, 1/40s, ISO200, D70, Nikkor 28-200 f/3.5-5.6G lens. I focused on the stamen, and the DOF took care of the rest. One other secret is to use spot metering on the brightest spot to avoid blown highlights.
That is a wonderful image, Pa. Love the color saturation and the composition...keep those images coming.
I sold the lens Pa, Glad you like the lens, I knew you would. Usually a lens of this wide range of focal length is considered sub-standard, not this Nikkor! I replaced the 28-200 that I sold you with a 70-200 f/2.8VR. I have used your lens and the D70 to enlarge photos as large as 20x30 with outstanding results. Glad you like it. Greg
Wow!! That is gorgeous. The DOF is marvelous. Most of my flower pics end up with an out-of-focus stamen, so your data have given me a new starting point. Thanks for sharing!
O.K. here are a couple of versions of a picture with lots of detail. Shot at iso200, 1/100s, f/9, 200mm, sRGB. First straight out of the camera after conversion from RAW using ACR, no corrections at all: Now the same shot after applying USM 100,5,2, but no other adjustments: This was shot at 2pm on a partly cloudy, hazy day, so not the best lighting. I'll try again late this afternoon.
Hey, this is fun :lol: Here's another comparison. First, same lens (28-200) at 50mm,1/60s, f/8: Now taken 3 minutes later with the 50mm f/1.8, 1/50s, f/8: Straight from the camera, converted to jpg and sRGB, no PP.
