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Old 01-22-2009, 05:23 PM   #414
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Re: ***Official Ants Photography Thread***

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Originally Posted by mattyande View Post
I'm excited for this to start.

So I'm extremely new to this, and I haven't even owned my camera for a month yet. So far, my kit consists of the Nikon D90, a kit lens (Nikkor 18 - 105 AF VR 3.5-5.8?), and a 50 mm AF 1.8 lens.

I'm working on getting a tripod and remote. I'm wondering what other items I should be considering to round out my set up. Any help?

I know I could use a long range lens, but I'm not in a hurry to spend the coin on it (plus I need the tripod first). I've heard people mention different filters for lenses that could be fun to try out. Are these typically priced like the protective covers? Anyone have really unique lenses that are worth checking out? Are there fish-eye lenses available for the Nikon Dx cameras? What about wide angle or panoramic?
If you don't want to wait - http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-70-300m...2673506&sr=8-1

(I'm EXTREMELY impatient) This lens is AMAZING for the money. And ignoring the money its OK. Not bad at all. Not good, but not bad at all. I took this picture with it: 200mm i think f/5.6 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/3594840...17334/sizes/l/

Thats at about 40 yards.

Admittedly, that is after SOME photoshop. But not much. Generic normal level adjustments.

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