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[tahir]

Dear members,

I have been highly recommended by number of people to join this wonderful forum. I am totally new to the photography but took the plunge to fulfil my dream and bought myself pretty decent Nikon D70 camera. I have paid £300 of my hard earn cash which includes;

Nikon D70 digital SLR camera body (firmware upgraded to 2.0)
• Nikon 18-70mm lens (f/3.5-4.5)
• Nikon 70-210mm (f/4-5.6)
• 2 x 1gb high speed compact flash
• 62mm Skylight Filter
• 67mm Skylight Filter
• 67mm Polarizing Filter
• Original box
• Original manual and instruction leaflets, software etc
• Nikon camera body cap and lens caps
• Nikon MH-18 mains battery charger
• USB cable, video cable
• 2 x Nikon Li-ion battery (EN-EL3) (No need to take a charger with you)
• Nikon battery holder (to use 3 x CR2 batteries instead of EN-EL3 above)
• Nikon ML-L3 infrared remote control
• Nikon viewfinder eyepiece
• Nikon Camera Strap
• Nikon LCD screen protective cover


I have also bought a very good Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC Nikon fit along with Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro 1:1, Nikon fit both in mint condition. I like to take outdoor pictures but my main passion is to learn how to take macro pictures of coral reef tanks to its best ability. I have a reef tank in my house which houses many different species of fish, critters, corals etc. I have seen some amazing pictures taken with the help of macro lenses but I need find out if Tamron macro lens and camera kit are good enough to take some high quality photos?

I would also like some help to find a good quality tripod for my Nikon D70 camera. I won't be using the tripod outside or with any heavy bags and stuff but only for indoor use. I have heard redsnappers to be the best but which one is for D70 and for good sturdy indoor use is mind boggling.

Would some kindly put me in the right direction?

Many thanks.

Tahir

 

[akr]

Hi Tahir and welcome to the forum!

I don't know that Redsnappers are 'the best' but they are certainly excellent value. If you gice some guidance as to your budget I'm sure someone will be along shortly to assist.

The Tamron is meant to be an excellent Macro lens - I imagine shooting moving fish though glass is going to be tough, you may want to also test it out on other things first, but drop into the macro section on here for some inspiration!

Al

 

[LongLensPhotography]

The Tamron is meant to be an excellent Macro lens - I imagine shooting moving fish though glass is going to be tough, you may want to also test it out on other things first, but drop into the macro section on here for some inspiration!

Al

Yes, but with water, and water tanks it loses at lot of the appeal. From my [limited] experience I found 12-35mm range the sweetspot for fishtanks. Your sigma 10-20mm will be quite good there.
Also note, there will be extreme levels of chromatic aberration (CA) due to thick glass and water. It is normal, but will have to be corrected. Lightroom makes it very easy.
Don't use on-camera flash. If you have to light it, do it from top with off-camera diffused flash guns.

12mm

30mm