Tech Savvy (Nikkor 70-210mm)

Nikon D90, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8

100 ISO, 1/60, f/5.6, 24mm

SB-600 Camera Left

I purchased this lens while looking for a film camera from a buddy classmate back in Orlando, and not able to come to a conclusion with the camera it self I was able to haggle the lens in to my procession. Now with enough available light to shoot with this lens I would consider it my favorite with it amazing film like tones as detail begins to thin out.

The Lens

This Lens was released in February of 1988 and discontinued in 1993. This lens was release to update former lens AF Zoom Nikkor 70-210mm f/4.0s with a cheaper and much more advance lens. With today zoom lens adjusting focal lengths by twisting the lens, The Nikkor 70-210mm f/4-5.6 uses a pull and push method to adjust focal length manually. Using this lens with the Nikon D90 video function is ideal as it has a manual aperture ring that allows Nikon D90 users to override the auto aperture setting allowing you to have a fluid shift from different lighted areas (no random light changes from your camera creating confusion to audiences.) This lens will never leave my collection as I upgrade to full frame cameras this beast will be my go to lens for epic zoom shoots.

The Photo

Currently located away from most of my equipment this shoot started as a challenge creating a brolly-box out of paper (Reflected SB-600 into curved 8”x11” white sheet of paper, reflected light went through 8”x8” white sheet of paper.) defusing the light for

Practical Lighting

Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-210mm f/4-5.6

1600 ISO, 1/125, f/5.6

Key light above subject and fill from cameras flash.

Good day all, I hope every one had a good holiday season. Through out my absence on the blog I have pick up on a few new hobbies and darts being the most recent. Above you can notice a carefully placed double bull, which is under a beat up utility light from Lowes. My favorite part about creating this particular image was the use of my Nikkor 70-210mm lens I got from a buddies old film camera. The Lens its self is amazing not using the rings like today’s lenses but in stead a pull and push method that allows zooming in and out (Next “Tech Savvy” will include all the fancy information you might want to read about.).

The Photo

The photo was shot simply with a light over the dartboard facing down toward the subject (The Dart). The basic idea was to have the lens at max focal length (210mm) and the lowest aperture (F/5.6) only to separate my subject from it surroundings. With my depth of field shallow and the shot composed I still needed to use a little more help from my camera’s flash (Very rare that I would use my on camera flash for any thing.). Prior to the decision to shooting this I wanted to capture the subject in mid flight but it is really difficult to shoot bull’s-eyes several times in row (I’m not that good).

Post

Post Always starts with my favorite little program Adobe Raw (Personal Preference) with some minor touches. A minor increase in contrast, a little clarity and some exposure adjustments then we move on to Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop is next with a custom vignette with the burn tool and my official watermark for Guajardo Photography.

Thanks for following and I cant wait for you to read up on my Nikkor Lens in the next Tech Savvy Post.