Tropheus pics with new cam and lens

[Verse914]

I picked up a Nikon D2x and Sigma 105mm macro today and thought I would share some pics. Im still trying to get used to it as Ive only had it for a few hours.

I also got to watch my bembas breed today too :) I didnt get any pics though :(
Tropheus sp. Black Bemba
http://www.verse914.com/bemba_D2x23jpg.jpg

http://www.verse914.com/bemba_D2x3.jpg

http://www.verse914.com/bemba_D2x4.jpg

Tropheus moorii Murago
http://www.verse914.com/murago_d2x1.jpg

[VTwinFanatic]

Awesome Pics....

[carpediem]

Beautiful pictures.

I wish my camera could take closeups like that.

Thanks for sharing.

[racingjason]

Great pics! Great fish!

[wwildcats04]

absolutly amazing.. can you tell us a little about your T. set up?

[beatle]

Great looking pics. What are you doing for lighting your shots? (flash, tank lighting, external light...)

[Lobo.]

awesome pictures... do you use the manual focus? or just let the camera do it... ive always had trouble with the manual as things turn out to look more blury in the picture than they did in the frame before teh shot...

any info on how you took those pics would be apretiated :dive2:

[jadefoodog]

what is that exactly ?? thats a awsome fish

[cyberbeer65]

Wow,such detail,that new lens is awesome!

[Verse914]

Thanks everyone :)

wwildcats
The tank is a 75gallon with Tropheus moorii Murago and T. sp. black Bemba. Its filtered with a Fluval 404 (new), Magnum 320 (new), Emperor 400, and 2 Aquaclear 70s.

beatle
Im using two SB-800s...one on the cam, and one wireless over the tank.

Lobo
Yes, I use manual focus. It takes some practice, but eventually you get it figured out :) These were shot in RAW, ISO 100, and the shutter speed at 1/160 at F/5

jade
I have them labeled in the original post (the top 3 are T. sp. Black Bemba and the last is T. moorii Murago).

[jadefoodog]

awesome pictures... do you use the manual focus? or just let the camera do it... ive always had trouble with the manual as things turn out to look more blury in the picture than they did in the frame before teh shot...

any info on how you took those pics would be apretiated :dive2:


lol you try to let the camera do it useing a sigma 15 and you will be ther for hours before it focuses. manual is a must

[jadefoodog]

oops sorry im half blind anyhow

[Lobo.]

thanks jade and verse! i really like taking pics, but ive never taken a class on it, so any info i get is quickly digested! ... i really should take a class...

btw again, those pics look really good! the fish seems to have posed for you!

[jadefoodog]

it may be diffrrent for his nikon but on my canon the autofocus for the sigma 105 exdg macro was as slow as a 90 year old that lost thier walker. but dont get me wrong its an AWSOME lens just it has such a long focal range it takes forever for it to auto focus.

dont bother taking classes you can learn as much off a good forum.

just look for a good dslr . people will fight like cats and dogs over whats better nikon or canon truth is they are both great and it all coems down to the individual.

oh and sorry bout earlier guy i didnt see the lables but if i told you my glasses perscrition you would understand.

[Verse914]

The Sigma is pretty slow to autofocus...at least way too slow for fish pics.

Heres another pic...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/Verse914/bemba_D2x5_large.jpg

[svtcontour]

Fantastic!!!!

[Verse914]

Thanks SVT :)