The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

Richdog · 28 Oct 2019 at 04:54

To those of you using Canon lenses, which adapter are you using and how is the average performance with the majority of lenses?

Buddy · 28 Oct 2019 at 09:13

@SDK^

If you enjoy macro. Try the 65mm MPE. Can go x1 to x5.

SDK^ · 28 Oct 2019 at 12:55

Buddy said:
@SDK^

If you enjoy macro. Try the 65mm MPE. Can go x1 to x5.

I've hired that lens a couple of times and it's superb but very hard to work with above 2x. It's a bit too Pro for me so I will pass on buying that one, along with the Laowa Macro Probe lens

I might get some extension tubes again to get a bit closer though.

Buddy · 28 Oct 2019 at 13:11

SDK^ said:
I've hired that lens a couple of times and it's superb but very hard to work with above 2x. It's a bit too Pro for me so I will pass on buying that one, along with the Laowa Macro Probe lens
I might get some extension tubes again to get a bit closer though.

I've got both. Both are good fun with stacking. Especially the mpe 65. So sharp.

SDK^ · 31 Oct 2019 at 16:59

Buddy said:
@SDK^

If you enjoy macro. Try the 65mm MPE. Can go x1 to x5.

I got some Kenko extension tubes (36+20+12) and a focus rail.

This is all of them stacked onto the lens : ISO200, F6.3, 1.6 Seconds

Buddy · 31 Oct 2019 at 20:39

SDK^ said:
I got some Kenko extension tubes (36+20+12) and a focus rail.

This is all of them stacked onto the lens : ISO200, F6.3, 1.6 Seconds

Nicely done! Clean image.

SDK^ · 2 Nov 2019 at 11:59

A group shot of my lenses which get used on a Canon 6D and RP for family portraits, some fun personal macro photos and the occasional wide indoor photo/video.

MacRS4 · 12 Nov 2019 at 22:07

Took the opportunity to upgrade my RX100 V and A7Mkiii with the RX100 7 and A7R IV. The A7R IV 5.5k AUS$ = about GBP2950. Bargain I think.

neoboy · 18 Nov 2019 at 00:01

Just bought Sony A7, what's a good budget flash offering for one of those?

footman · 18 Nov 2019 at 06:28

neoboy said:
Just bought Sony A7, what's a good budget flash offering for one of those?

I've just bought the Godox TT350, not the most powerful by any means but is cheap (about £69), small, light and has some interesting features.

Greebo · 18 Nov 2019 at 08:28

Cant go far wrong with Godox.

Minstadave · 18 Nov 2019 at 13:51

I've got the Godox 685 as it's more powerful and still sub £100. It's a big beast though.

Greebo · 18 Nov 2019 at 16:20

Yeah if you can stretch to the 685 you cant really buy a better flash even if you spend over twice as much.

Hybridtheory · 18 Nov 2019 at 19:04

Any recommendations for a macro lens for a Nikon D5600 ?

marcus_667 · 22 Nov 2019 at 22:33

New toys landed

SDK^ · 24 Nov 2019 at 10:57

I added a gimbal to my collection to improve the overall quality of my videos : Zhiyun Crane M2.

It's a really small and compact 3-axis gimbal , supports a camera weight up to 720g, has remote zoom & record buttons and 6 modes for different panning & motion control.
On first setup and balancing it was similar to solving a rubix cube puzzle, but once familiar with the axis positioning and lock functions clips it's pretty simple now.

Angst · 29 Nov 2019 at 20:20

Got myself some nice cheap glass in the amazon warehouse sale.

https://www.attempting-art.com/post/kamlan-50mm

Squid Vicious · 2 Dec 2019 at 07:15

Just upgraded my old D60 to a D5600 with the 18-140mm kit lens.

Now I'm after a budget wide angle lens... Will see if any deals on the 10-20mm Nikkor.

Kanpai · 11 Dec 2019 at 11:04

Not as exquisite as some of the gear you guys have on here but picked up the following in the last week:

Sony a6300 (Got a second hand one for £380 with 800 shutter count)
Sigma 24mm F/1.4 for £560 brand new

Picked up the RAVPower external charger + 2 extra batteries too.

JDR82 · 11 Dec 2019 at 17:12

I went a bit mad in the past week....