That 105 will do the trick perfectly. One of my favorite headshot lenses.
I was hoping someone would say that, but with a minimum focus of 4ft isn't that only close enough for head and shoulders with 100mm?
An extension tube or low power close up filters would most likely give you the r3sult you wa t.
You may want to check third party lenses as well. I seem to recall a 90mm Vivitar Series One with a close focus capability.
You have the advantage that you are specifically not looking for sharp, corner-to-corner performance.
I just discovered the 105 2.8 ais micro-nikkor. Focuses down to almost 1 foot. Provided that I'm okay with the distortion from a 105 this close, this would be the lens to use without any adapters, wouldn't it?
I did some research on extension tubes and close up filters. It looks like the first will slightly impact my maximum aperture and the second will decrease my focal length.
The time when extension tubes 'impact maximum aperture' is when MAGNIFICATION reaches a certain threshold...between 1/10 and 1/5 (extension / FL), exposure increase is +0.5EV. At between 1/4 and 1/3 magnification, exposure needs to be increased by +1.0EV! (magnification = length of extension / FL of lens)
- So with a 25mm extension + 50mm lens, 25/50 = 1/2, and you need +1.5EV added to exposure
- but with 25mm extension + 250mm lens, 25/250 = 1/10, and you need +0.5EV
- but with 25mm extension + 500mm lens, 25/500 = 1/20 and you need no increase in exposure
....all with the same 25mm extension tube.
And while exposure has increased (25mm extension with 50mm lens) is it NOT due to the aperture size being smaller, it is merely because macro is capturing a smaller fraction of the total image circle cast by the lens...the aperture of the lens is unaffected.
Oh, interesting! So my relative depth of field at 2.5 shouldn't be affected with an extension?
The time when extension tubes 'impact maximum aperture' is when MAGNIFICATION reaches a certain threshold...between 1/10 and 1/5 (extension / FL), exposure increase is +0.5EV. At between 1/4 and 1/3 magnification, exposure needs to be increased by +1.0EV! (magnification = length of extension / FL of lens)
- So with a 25mm extension + 50mm lens, 25/50 = 1/2, and you need +1.5EV added to exposure
- but with 25mm extension + 250mm lens, 25/250 = 1/10, and you need +0.5EV
- but with 25mm extension + 500mm lens, 25/500 = 1/20 and you need no increase in exposure
....all with the same 25mm extension tube.
And while exposure has increased (25mm extension with 50mm lens) is it NOT due to the aperture size being smaller, it is merely because macro is capturing a smaller fraction of the total image circle cast by the lens...the aperture of the lens is unaffected.
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