70-200
Mar 23, 2017 16:33:39 #
How do you all feel about putting a FX 70-200 lens on a crop sensor camera? Should I spend the money on a FX camera first?
Mar 23, 2017 16:36:44 #
Many of us feel quite good about it and I'll bet most are on crop sensor cameras with no though about buying a full frame. I have no valid sources to support my claim,but I would still bet a cup of coffee!
Mar 23, 2017 16:36:57 #
FX format offers so many advantages, I'd go with that.
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Gdelvecc wrote:
How do you all feel about putting a FX 70-200 lens on a crop sensor camera? Should I spend the money on a FX camera first?
Mar 23, 2017 16:57:24 #
I've been using one on my cropped censor cameras for the last 3 years usually when I want to do panos of far away scenes. I always shoot panos in portrait and the lens works superbly. I done some birds through the window , close-ups etc. I would recommend that lens to anyone as a must lens in your arsenal.
Mar 23, 2017 17:05:13 #
I use one on both FF and DX cameras. In the early days of digital just about everything was a crop sensor camera. All the lenses we had from film cameras were FF.
You may decide to never go with anything but a DX camera.
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You may decide to never go with anything but a DX camera.
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Mar 23, 2017 17:06:08 #
Buy the 70-200; the Nikon FL version if possible. You will love it on a FX or DX body.
Mar 23, 2017 19:18:53 #
I use FX lenses on a DX body all the time, no problems. If you want the larger sensor then go for the FX camera but it's really not necessary.
Mar 23, 2017 19:38:26 #
Gdelvecc wrote:
How do you all feel about putting a FX 70-200 lens on a crop sensor camera? Should I spend the money on a FX camera first?
Putting an FX lens on a crop sensor camera can be great or not so great depending on what you are shooting. You should spend the money on the format you wish to use.
Mar 23, 2017 19:55:46 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Putting an FX lens on a crop sensor camera can be great or not so great depending on what you are shooting. You should spend the money on the format you wish to use.
If I had done that I'd have to replace several lenses because I added an FX camera,something I did not ever anticipate. I've also seen more pros than cons with respect to using FX lenses on DX bodies.
Mar 23, 2017 21:39:19 #
I can't tell you whether you should buy the lens or the FF FX camera first, but what I can tell you is that a 70-200 f2.8 is one of the most useful lenses there is, especiallly for indoor sports or portraits. When I went to a seminar put on by our local newspaper's photographers, every one of the five presenters had a 70-200 f2.8 as one of the 3 or 4 lenses of their kit. Be prepared though, it's no lightweight. Whether you put it on a crop frame or invest for a future FF body is secondary - it will be a huge asset on either. Not cheap, but a must-have lens for many shooting situations. Fast enough for indoor sports and with the bokeh you need for portraits. If I had to choose one zoom lens to keep, it would be either a 70-200 or a 24-70 (or 24-105/120), depending on what you like to shoot.
Mar 23, 2017 23:22:22 #
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Loc: Simi Valley, CA
TriX wrote:
If I had to choose one zoom lens to keep, it would be either a 70-200 or a 24-70 (or 24-105/120), depending on what you like to shoot.
The 70-200mm f4 would be nice, but even a used or refurbished one is beyond my means right now. You would also recommend the 24-120mm f4 for use on a D7100? I played with one in the store and like the way it “feels”. The AF seems fast enough. A new one is also beyond my means, however, I’ve seen used and refurbs down in the mid-600-700s. Or should I wait and hold out for the 70-200?
Oh, you said, “depending on what you shoot”. Aside from an upcoming Alaska cruise, I’m mostly interested in concert photography and “fire/rescue/EMS” incidents where I might not be able to get as close as I might want to. Also thinking of the 70-300mm f4.5-5.6. A new one of that can be had for under $500.
Mar 24, 2017 06:56:08 #
The 24-120 f/4 is my go to lens for certain MTB events. I get some distance and close ups at the edge of the trail. However, I don't think it has enough distance for emergency events, suggest you need more.
Mar 24, 2017 07:28:34 #
TriX wrote:
I can't tell you whether you should buy the lens o... (show quote)
For shooting indoor sports and most events, don't leave home without it! I've done a lot of political events and every photographer was shooting 70-200. It just covers so many bases, from portraits to action sports.
Be sure to consider the crop factor, though. Your DX body will have a field of view comparable to 105-300mm with the FX 70-200mm lens. That brings you to the very limit of portrait focal length, which may be OK, depending on what you want.
Some manufacturers will compensate by creating lenses accommodating this difference. Fuji, for example, makes a 50-140mm, f2.8 lens to give the same field of view as a 75-210 on a FF camera. My fuji camera has the same crop factor as your DX, of 1.5.
I'm not a Nikon shooter, but the closest that a Nikon lens will give you to this comparable field of view, for an FX lens on a DX body, is their 24-120mm, f 4 lens. Not really that close, but I think you know what I mean.
Frankly, IMO, if you're thinking about going FF, I'd do it. Takes the complex math out of focal length
Mar 24, 2017 07:33:14 #
Gdelvecc wrote:
How do you all feel about putting a FX 70-200 lens on a crop sensor camera? Should I spend the money on a FX camera first?
I used the 70-200 with my FX (Nikon D-610) for baseball, a beautiful combination. Recently I picked up the new DX D-500. Still a beautiful combination. A great lens compliments most any body.
Mar 24, 2017 07:41:50 #
Gdelvecc wrote:
How do you all feel about putting a FX 70-200 lens on a crop sensor camera? Should I spend the money on a FX camera first?
No problem, although there is some controversy about putting FX on DX. This combination would give you a 105-300mm range on a Nikon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDbUIfB5YUc
I got a used 35-70mm f/2.8 for a little over $300. It was Nikon's premiere lens a while back.
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