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What would be a good lens for diecast plane pictures

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Do you put your camera on aperture setting?

I'm taking some more pictures now, with different backrounds, and without the mirror, let me know what you think, I'll post them in a minute or two.
 
And here is some more:

Spitfire with d-day stripes:





This is a Mig-29, on this one I had alot of trouble with the yellow as the yellow actually has a much more orange tint to it, maybe the orange background screwed that one up, but I put a brown backround on it and it looked much worse.



Another different backround:

 
I'm not sure what advice you need. You seem to be taking very good photos already. And, no, I didn't shoot that in aperture priority, straight manual; the lens I used won't meter with the D90. The flash won't do TTL either with the D90. My advice to you would be stick with what works.
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Photography has gotten to(sic) far into the “which sensor gives me the most resolving power for which lens at what aperture” side of things. Sometimes you just need to get out there and make some photos and surprise yourself with what you end up with. -Josh Root

 
I have read and heard that at f/16 and up images often degrade...I have not experienced this and I regularly shoot macros at f/16 and up.

Sorry about your Tamron but my first choice would be the 50mm.
Xscream said:
How small are these planes? couple of inches I guess?

The Tamron 90mm macro is a nice lens (I have one, and unfortunately had to send it to repair 2 times, two weeks ago I had to send it in for the third time, so they're giving me a new one, hope they will call me tomorrow. But I've been unlucky, because I never heard other people complaining about this lens).

But for your purpose, I would say a somewhat shorter macro lens would be better equipped. Like a 60 mm.

When you want to get as much in focus as possible, smaller apertures (higher number) are needed. But even higher than enough is not always better. At too high apertures image quality will start to degrade.

At http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html you can see what the DOF will be with a certain focal length and aperture.

Good luck, and make sure to post some examples when you have decided on a lens and have taken the first pictures.
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You use the same Tamron that I do. I love the lens.
masiguy said:
I just took this photo about 20 minutes ago, very slapdash for illustrative purposes only.

Taken with a D90, Tamron SP 90mm f/2.5 MF Adaptall 2 lens set at f/16, and SB-24 bounced off the ceiling.

This lens can sometimes be found on the web for under $200. It's descendant, the Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8. Di Macro 1:1, sell for around or under $500 and, from what I've read, is an outstanding lens.

The aircraft is an F4U-1D Corsair, at, if memory serves, 1/72d scale.

Good luck.



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winparkman said:
You use the same Tamron that I do. I love the lens.
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It's a neat little lens. I got it about 8 or 9 years ago used and put it on an OM-1 and then an FM3A. It's on it's third camera now, the D90.
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