newbie at picture taking

[dave w]

Hey friends,  I have a Nikon D100 which is a digital slr, with a 105mm macro lens, the nikkor micro 2.8.  It has built in image stabilization but I'll use a tripod anyway.  Who makes a good tripod?  Does anybody else use Nikon and the macro lens?  I know the D100 is an old model.

 

I also need tips on how to take good pictures but there will be time for that later.

 

Thanks

[zygote2k]

Gitzo makes great tripods for the last 50+ years. many different sizes and prices. You'll also need some sort of hand-held remote shutter control even with the use of the tripod. You might also consider the appropriate filters for shotting inder different lighting.

Always turn off water flow and sometimes it helps to use a lookdown box too.

[dave w]

good points.  But that raises another question, if the tripod has some kind of flipping or extension mechanism to be moved over the water, it should get exactly 90 degrees to the water and avoid glare.  So maybe I'm wrong about that, and a lookdown box is helpful because even a tripod doesn't get the exact 90 degrees to avoid glare.

 

I'll look up the prices of Gitzo.

Edited October 22, 2015 by dave w