I've been looking forward to road testing this 55mm manual focusing AIS lens but due to work I've had no time to do so.

Best I've got so far is a few test shots indoors. I've been trying out a home made flash diffuser:D Subject matter is my Grandsons Dr Who figures:O Oh and an old Capri.

The flash diffuser. Made from an old milk carton and some cardboard.

Very nice - May I add a couple? I have that lens too and use it on my Nikon FE.

What big hands you have :eek:, shoulda got the sb900, comes with the diffuser head as std :P

Nice pics

That is sharp. Very nice.

@Tailhappy.

Of course matey, great lens the 55, lets see some more images.

Edited 22 August, 200916 yr by Chris.G

What big hands you have :eek:, shoulda got the sb900, comes with the diffuser head as std :P

Nice pics

Thanks Mr Postman:thumbup:

Do you have the SB900? Have you seen the size of that sucker? Wish I had one but I can't justify the cost. I don't do much flash photography.

Super dooper

Yeah treat myself for the wedding, it does rather dwarf the D80 especially with the 50 mm lens on, should come with its own tripod collar

That is sharp. Very nice.

Thank you. Just goes to show you don't need to spend £1000+ on glass to get nice images.

This one was £150 on E-Bay iirc. I think it was made in the 1980's, the manual focus takes some getting used to but it's all good fun.

Super dooper

Ta Steve.

Yeah treat myself for the wedding, it does rather dwarf the D80 especially with the 50 mm lens on, should come with its own tripod collar

Nice one. It looks very complicated.

How are you getting on with it?

Yeah I'll get myself a nifty fifty one of these days for the 350

Reading Ken Rockwell he says (more or less) 'don't bother with the 55, the 60 is as good/better' then 'don't bother with the 60, the 105 is much better for macro'.

So the 105 (2.5 or 1.8?) is the macro lens of choice? [Edit: don't mind me, I was looking at manual focus lenses]

Yeah I'll get myself a nifty fifty one of these days for the 350

The fifty is a little gem, bargain to boot, it's got to be done:D

Nice one. It looks very complicated.

How are you getting on with it?

The instruction book is 140 pages long :eek: Starting to get my head round it but not all its features are automated on the D80 and others depend which lens you have fitted so it is quite a steep learning curve and after much swearing....................... Its back in the box

Soon as we have the grand bairns round again swmbo wants some more shots doing so will see if all the reading as paid off

Reading Ken Rockwell he says (more or less) 'don't bother with the 55, the 60 is as good/better' then 'don't bother with the 60, the 105 is much better for macro'.

So the 105 (2.5 or 1.8?) is the macro lens of choice?

There are a lot of offerings for Macro/Micro.

If I had plenty of cash I'd just get the 105mm f2.8 VR Micro. Then there's the Tamron 90mm f2.8 which is around the £350 mark. I've seen lovely images taken with both of these lenses.

Sigma do the 150mm Macro which is another nice lens. Those are the three I'd be picking from if money was no object.

The instruction book is 140 pages long :eek: Starting to get my head round it but not all its features are automated on the D80 and others depend which lens you have fitted so it is quite a steep learning curve and after much swearing....................... Its back in the box

Soon as we have the grand bairns round again swmbo wants some more shots doing so will see if all the reading as paid off

:rofl:

It's a whole other ball game that flash stuff. I start having a read about it and get bored very quickly. I prefer to just have a go and learn from my mistakes.

The SB600 only gets very basic use, I've never tried anything to creative:O

Looking forward to your wedding pics, don't forget to share, no matter what:D

Looking forward to your wedding pics, don't forget to share, no matter what:D

It's not until March so plenty of time to practice :P and save up for that 70-200 lens

It's not until March so plenty of time to practice :P and save up for that 70-200 lens

:eek:Sb900 + 70-200. There's no excuse mate, I'm expecting some great shots;)

Did you say you might be going for another body too? D700 cough:D

No No No, definitely not, and thrice again no. I leave the bodies to Miss Lorraine :P

No No No, definitely not, and thrice again no. I leave the bodies to Miss Lorraine :P

We'll see:D

Yeah I'll get myself a nifty fifty one of these days for the 350

Is that a Sony A350? I've got one, having fun with it, but find using Aperture priority very frustrating! Any tips?:thumbup:

No a proper 350

Lol, Canon EOS 350D. Think there's some Sony D-SLR users about on here though, so worth a separate post asking about AP tips?

Steve

As a DSLR n00b I found this very useful reading:

Ben's Newbie Guide to Digital SLR Photography - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Yep, good guide that - I've read through it. Decent forum that, too.

Steve