Comments on: Chogokin VF-27 Gamma Lucifer Valkyrie http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2010/03/chogokin-vf-27-gamma-lucifer-valkyrie/ Our world through the lenses. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: phoenix http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2010/03/chogokin-vf-27-gamma-lucifer-valkyrie/comment-page-1/#comment-78 phoenix Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:32:39 +0000 http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/?p=3597#comment-78 As for lens suggestion I think most people will suggest you to have a 100mm F2.8 macro or in Nikon's case a 105mm F2.8 macro for figure works. Now it is probably true if you want to shoot zoomed in shot that fill the frame, you will need a 100mm macro because the figures are typically small. However personally I'd rather shot it with enough resolution and leave some blanks in the frame so that I can crop it out later. I feel that today's camera has captured way more pixels than I need and it's easier for me to leave enough blanks so that I can crop them anyway I want. And so, I shoot over 95% of my figure shots using a Sigma 24-70 F2.8. Now obviously that Sigma needs to have a reasonably short minimum focus distance so that you can shoot it really close and I personally shot right around the minimum focus distance all the time. But that's what I prefer to use rather than a 100mm macro. So 100mm (or 105mm in Nikon's case) F2.8 or a 24-70 F2.8 it would be a personal choice to most but I think either will work out just fine. As for lens suggestion I think most people will suggest you to have a 100mm F2.8 macro or in Nikon’s case a 105mm F2.8 macro for figure works. Now it is probably true if you want to shoot zoomed in shot that fill the frame, you will need a 100mm macro because the figures are typically small. However personally I’d rather shot it with enough resolution and leave some blanks in the frame so that I can crop it out later. I feel that today’s camera has captured way more pixels than I need and it’s easier for me to leave enough blanks so that I can crop them anyway I want. And so, I shoot over 95% of my figure shots using a Sigma 24-70 F2.8. Now obviously that Sigma needs to have a reasonably short minimum focus distance so that you can shoot it really close and I personally shot right around the minimum focus distance all the time. But that’s what I prefer to use rather than a 100mm macro. So 100mm (or 105mm in Nikon’s case) F2.8 or a 24-70 F2.8 it would be a personal choice to most but I think either will work out just fine.

]]> By: Jason http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2010/03/chogokin-vf-27-gamma-lucifer-valkyrie/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Jason Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:59:04 +0000 http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/?p=3597#comment-75 Great pictures! I was thinking if I should buy VF-27, I think I am sold. I am planning to learn shooting toys myself, I uses a camera d40x. I was wondering if you have any suggestion for lens to use for shooting toys? Great pictures! I was thinking if I should buy VF-27, I think I am sold.

I am planning to learn shooting toys myself, I uses a camera d40x. I was wondering if you have any suggestion for lens to use for shooting toys?

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