New lens for my D80, happy so far!

[ReefingBuddha]

Got a New AF-S Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6g ED VR lens and am happy with some of the pictures I got. Let me know what you think

No post processing

by far my favorite

 

[rams]

do you have any coral pics? I am very interested in this lens...

 

[ReefingBuddha]

nothing I've refined very much but here are some quick shots I took. I will be taking more soon when I have a few hours to play with it.

I got a whole lot of good fish pictures though, the speed and resolution was significantly better then anything I've used thus far.

 

[rams]

Have you looked at adding an external flash such as the SB600, or higher. I use it to fill in the shadows and get more of a natural color out of the corals. With the flash head location further away from the lens and the smart flash capabilities controlling the intensity you can get some great shots. I have played around with it a lot using (S)shutter priority, adjusting the ISO and keeping the shutter around 80 - 120.

awesome everyday lens, just saving my pennies to get one. :thumbsup:

keep posting the pics

 

[ReefingBuddha]

I actually don't have any external flash, even though I've been wanting one for a while. I do have a underwater strobe though with nikon strobe capabilities that I haven't tried as its part of my canon underwater gear, but I will!

I'll take some more pics and see how they come out. Will post the decent ones once they come.

 

[crvz]

Looks good to me. I really like the anthias picture as well.

 

[jthao]

beautiful anthias pics!!!!

 

[crazedpuffer]

wow those are great

 

[ReefingBuddha]

thank you

 

[is_that_a_fish]

looks great. im glad your enjoying your lens and your happy with it. all i can say is wow.

but, i think you would be much happier with a canon.

yea, im a canon man...

 

[ReefingBuddha]

oh a canon man, well then i suggest a canon vs. nikon thread to see what we come up with.

And I think you would be happier with a Nikon BTW








My underwater Digi cam is a Canon and I'm very happy with it... but don't tell anyone.

 

[ReefingBuddha]

oh and why I love photoshop

 

[is_that_a_fish]

good photoshoped pic.

and how would that thread go? post your best pic taken with a canon or nikon? lol. we could make it work...

 

[ReefingBuddha]

exactly. Post your favorite pic and what camera you are using. Would be a good chance to compare makes and results.

I've seen it on another forum and the results are interesting. Would be cool with a larger user base.

 

[sphelps]

Very cool and a nice lens, I was very close to buying the same one but just couldn't do it, I already had a 18-70 and didn't think it was quite worth the money as a replacement. Did you use the 18-70 previously? If so how do you find it compares?

 

[ReefingBuddha]

I had the 18-55 kit lens that came with the body and it doesn't really compare with this lens.

I ended up destroying that one so I finally got a replacement and the purchase was pricey but well worth it and a nice upgrade.

Thanks.

Still haven't had a good chance to play with it some more but hopefully tomorrow. I'll post some more once I have something worth sharing.

 

[is_that_a_fish]

ok, that sounds good. i will make a thread like that in a minute. great idea.

 

[ReefingBuddha]

Some more pictures

Yawn! Feed me already