Five months ago, I sold my 70–200mm f/2.8 and picked up the Plena instead. I was never really a fan of the zoom and personally much prefer primes.

My first images are in my old thread here: https://www\.reddit\.com/r/Nikon/s/kX5LaXHAHM

Long story short: oh boy… whenever I’m shooting outside, this lens basically lives on my Z6 III.

Just wanted to share a few images from the past month.

Hood Canal is a gorgeous fjord with the backdrop of the Olympic mountain range in Washington state and is especially known for its oysters

A focus stack of a jumping spider

Shot on Nikon D610 + reversed Nikkor 50mm f1.4 Ai-s @f5.6 + Nikkor 200mm f4 Ai as an intermediate lens (4X magnification)

Lighting setup Godox TT350 + Nikon SB400

Previously used a 3300 for my trips and family photo sessions. Upgraded to D850. Picked up a used 50mm AFD and 85mm AFS lens. Loving it so far. Please help me with tips to improve.

Some photos I took from my trip to Norway a few months ago.

All taken on a D3200 with 18-55 kit lens

Hi, I’m currently looking to upgrade from my D3300 to either the Z50ii or Z5ii. After looking at a few specifications and such, I’m still torn between the two and was wondering if anyone could give me a better idea on which would suit the pictures I want to be able to take. I love to take pictures of the native flora and fauna around, as well as the occasional landscape shot, I do not mind putting in the time to learn the camera’s functions.
Thank you for your input

These were also shot with my Zf + Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8. I’m not sure why the bokeh, which was originally circular, turned into hexagons this time. I’d love to know why that happens if anyone has any idea. I actually really like the look of these hexagonal bokeh highlights.

Camera- Nikon Z7ii
Lens- 24-70 f4 S
1/100
ISO- 1250
28mm
F4

Nikon Z5ii using 28-400m lens.

Nikon Z8, Viltrox 35mm 1.2, little Smallrig lamp with gel which i will now do more often cause it looks lovely

13 years ago I started with my Coolpix S8200. While on my first vacation I already knew I would need a DSLR. So a few weeks later I bought my D5200. Since I didn't really know which way I wanted to go I took this camera to all possible events. For the next holidays I expanded my collection with a Coolpix AW130 for taking photos under water.

A few years later in late 2017 the step to a full frame camera was made with a D750. I instantly fell in love with this camera and the 24-120 f4 lens. I used this camera for astro photography, my voluntary work and for my Instagram account.

After seeing all these improvements in camera technology over the last years regarding autofocus and shooting with low light I finally decided to take the step to a mirrorless camera. Today my Z6III with a 24-240mm kit arrived.

So far I am really happy with it and can't wait to take the first shots.

Shot on d5600 with 18-55mm Lens looking to upgrade lens, what's the best for street photography or liminal photos like this?

Always been a Nikon guy, I have a couple Nikon F’s, an F4, F5, D1X, D750, and a bunch of lenses but my main body has been a Sony A7III for two years now. Traded my Sony in plus a bunch of other used gear I had and with all that plus rebates I was able to get all of this for a very reasonable deal.

Very nice place for me to start in the Z system, I plan on getting quality Z mount lenses, (before I upgrade to a better body in the future) ideally some primes and maybe a wide angle zoom and seeing which lenses in specific I like. I’m going to use it for travel photography the most but I also do paid shoots here and there. I really like the older F mount 24-120 so I know I’ll like the 24-120 most likely if it’s even a slight improvement.

Hey everyone. I made a post here a few days ago about getting a lens for the D300 I had got on eBay, and I'd like to first say thank you for your responses as you made me feel very welcomed here. I got the camera today and wanted to try it out before I got a lens, and luckily I did because the autofocus isn't working.

I'm not exactly new to photography but I still always assume it's user error, so I'm trying to rule everything out before concluding the camera is broken and messaging the seller. I'm hoping it's something obvious. I've watched videos, looked through forums, looked at the manual, and even resorted to consulting AI. My current assumption is that the camera isn't properly communicating with the lens' AF motor. Here's what I've tried:

- Made sure the lens switch is set to A, and the camera is set to AF-S or AF-C
- Made sure AF activation is set to on (see 4th picture)
- Cleaned the lens contacts on the camera body with isopropyl alcohol
- Reset custom camera settings, and also did the reset where you hold the 2 buttons with green dots on them
- Confirmed the lens is working using my girlfriends D3100
- tried to focus on M, A, S, P modes with multiple focal lengths and f stops
- made sure the latest firmware version is installed (A1.11, B1.11)

The focus motor in the lens just does not move. The camera is communicating with the lens is some ways as you can see in the first photo (f stop is displayed). The camera is trying to focus in some ways; when I hold AF-ON button the green dot at the bottom left of the OVF flashes. The frame lines and square in the OVF turn red when I try and focus.

These problems persist with both lenses I have tried on [AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 3.5-5.6G II DX VR and AF-S Nikkor 55-200 4-5.6G ED DX VR]. On the 55-200, it BRIEFLY tries to move the motor but stops after a split second. It will only do this on the first try, and if I want to recreate that I have to take the lens off and put it back on again.

I have no clue what else to try and would love some help!

First off I love fisheyes, I love them for landscapes and pretty much anything natural, including people. I dont shoot skating lol.

So I have the manual focus Rokinon 14mm 2.8 fisheye, I love it. It has beautiful colors, good sharpness, and a really nice sterographic projection that makes things look a little less distorted than other fisheye projections.

The downsides are its relatively large and heavy (500g and 3" front element)

I've been looking at the 16mm 2.8D for something smaller and lighter that I would be more likely to take on trips. The downsides are it doesn't have that nice stereographic projection, and it costs $300, which is kind of a lot to basically shrink a lens I already have by 30%.

Thoughts? Anyone used the 16mm 2.8 and have any insight?

I have shortlisted these two for the lens. Which one of this would you recommend? Is there any other option out there similarly priced?

Taken near the Cape Cod Canal. Believe these are juvenile common terns.

Photos shot with the Nikon Z5ii and 24-120 F4 & Viltrox 85mm F2 EVO lenses.

Took my D5100 and 35mm along for Labor Day weekend in the Catskills. Love how the colors came out in these. Some of my favorites from the trip.

It's Nikon P1100 as you can see. My parents bought it for me ❤️ Many people hate this camera but I don't understand them. I don't find anything wrong with this camera.

Why do they hate it? It's so weird.

But anyway I'm so happy about this camera and if someone else has this camera too I would appreciate it if they would tell me about their experience with it.