Close-up sample Images 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G DX VR

[jerry_schuler]

I just got my 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G DX VR Lens. I'm using it with my D60.

Here's some sample close-up photos at various focal lengths and f/stops.

So far it seems a heck of a lot better than my 18-55mm VR. What do you think?

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[beartooth1]

Looks pretty consistent as far as the sharpness goes....Didn't care for the look of the Bokeh....but maybe that doesn't really matter...depending on what the lens is gonna be used for....

 

Nice comparisons

 

Ken.

[jerry_schuler]

Thank you Ken. I'll mostly use it to photograph merchandise.

 

Can you give a brief explanation of the "Look of the Bokeh?" I actually no concept of Bokeh other than just a fussy background.

[beartooth1]

Wow...that answer will open up a fire pit....and the gods from (bokeh) hell will come spilling out to devour my words....

 

Anyway its mostly opinion in my opinion...I prefer a softer fuzzy look that comes from a prime lens.. like the Nikon 50 1.8.... I also own a Tamron 28 to 75 2.8 that produces a similar look.

 

Here is wiki's answer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

 

Here is Bob Atkins answer http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/technical/bokeh.html

 

Here is my example from the Nikon 50 1.8 http://www.photo.net/photo/7665818

 

So after you start looking at Bokeh you will develop your own likes and dislikes.....

 

Ken

[lex_jenkins]

Cthulhu prefers harsh bokeh.

 

Anyway, bokeh is seldom relevant to conventional product photography. Controlling the background is more effective than trying to cope with a cluttered background by tossing it out of focus. Where the out-of-focus background is critical to the product photo, most commercial photographers either use selective focus techniques (tilt/shift lenses or bellows with full movements) or, judging from some product photos I've seen recently, digital editing to give the illusion of selective focus. I saw digital editing used in a foodie mag recently to create selective focus that would be impossible optically to isolate objects and subjects from a busy background.

[beartooth1]

Lex... I expected you'd have a quality answer and some reference to some other Godish thing I would have to Google... so here's your link

If you've seen it please spare me as I will bow down and worship thee... hehe ;}

[lex_jenkins]

Y'know, Ken, Cthulhu is right, human souls really are like marshmallow Peeps.

 

And back on topic, so is great bokeh. Yup, just like marshmallow Peeps. Bokeh: It's not just for Easter anymore!

 

Sorry, Jerry. The "B" word just brings out the weird in me. Anyway, those photos look fine, plenty sharp.

[elyone]

is this the same lens that KR does not like that much and comes with the D90?

[jerry_schuler]

I do not know what KR has to say, nor do I care. But it is the lens that comes with the D90.

[rene gm]

I have the lens. It is sharp enough for my purpose, even wide open. The VR makes 1/15 possible almost

throught the complete range (but not consistently at 105mm). The lens has a lot of distortion, however,

and a little bit CA, but not too much to worry about.

 

I got some defocussed images, more than I am used too. Don't know the reason yet, but it should be a

handling issue. Maybe I have to wait a bit longer, till VR snaps on.

[rene gm]

I forgot: I found the Bokeh really nice. Nothing to complain. (And I did not see the blurry corners KR is

speaking about, nor does the tests at SLRgear show them.)

[jerry_schuler]

Rene, I got a couple defocused images. But they were when I was shooting an all black or white object. I had been using manual focus lenses so I just thought that it's my error in not getting the focus target lined up on a contrasted area. My D60 only has 3 focus targets. I just try again and take care on choosing a focus point, or I switch to manual focus. This may or may not be a similar problem to yours.<div></div>

[jerry_schuler]

The was my next shot

[jerry_schuler]

I'll try the upload again<div></div>