Lens suggestion (Page 2): Oh no i apologize by babies i mean foals. My daughter manages a race barn and the baby horses will start arriving sometime in January. Thise babies dont stand...

cessnalvr Loc: West virginia

dsmeltz wrote:

I agree with the suggestion of the Sigma 18-35 1.8... (show quote)

Oh no i apologize by babies i mean foals. My daughter manages a race barn and the baby horses will start arriving sometime in January. Thise babies dont stand still either tho and will probably not appreciate a flash. The stalls have lights but they are more subdued than bright

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

cessnalvr wrote:

Oh no i apologize by babies i mean foals. My daughter manages a race barn and the baby horses will start arriving sometime in January. Thise babies dont stand still either tho and will probably not appreciate a flash. The stalls have lights but they are more subdued than bright

Then the 18-35 1.8 might be just right. Like I said, I do love that lens.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

cessnalvr wrote:

Would like any suggestions or recomendations for a lens. Will be used in bad light in a stall of new babies with their mothers. Flash will probably be out of the question. Have a nikon 7200 and have no oroblem with getting an fx lens. Thanks

Sigma 24mm F/1.4 ART. Unbelievable in low light and wide enough angle to get everything in the frame.

cessnalvr Loc: West virginia

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Sigma 24mm F/1.4 ART. Unbelievable in low light and wide enough angle to get everything in the frame.

Ok thanks. I will check into that one too.

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

Just don't get so involved watching the foals act up that you miss the shots.

cessnalvr Loc: West virginia

jethro779 wrote:

Just don't get so involved watching the foals act up that you miss the shots.

Hahaha thats funny. They sure can be a hoot sometimes. Seems all i can get decent pics of are the horses and i have access and when i go the time so it shouldnt be a problem.

CO

If you're looking at prime lenses, check out Tamron's new SP series prime lenses. The reason is they all have vibration compensation. They also have a metal lens barrel and are fully weather sealed. I purchased the 45mm f/1.8 for my Nikons. The vibration compensation is a plus for situations when it's not practical to use a tripod. The new lenses are the 35mm f/1.8, 45mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.8, and 90mm f/2.8 macro.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

cessnalvr wrote:

Would like any suggestions or recomendations for a lens. Will be used in bad light in a stall of new babies with their mothers. Flash will probably be out of the question. Have a nikon 7200 and have no oroblem with getting an fx lens. Thanks

Lets see, a horse stall is usually around 10X10 or smaller, so, I would recommend a fast wide angle. A 24 1.8 Nikon would be nice, a 24 1.4 would be better but expensive. The new Nikon 24 1.8 is a nice lens and would work.

Leon S Loc: Minnesota

Another choice might be the oldie but goodie Nikon 17-55 f1.8. With your D7200 you can set the iso quite high and still be great results. But maybe you should start by setting the iso up now and trying the lenses you now have.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

It is more than obvious that it should be an f1.8 or a f1.4 lens and 50mm lenses should fit the bill IF the focal length fits the subject with your APS sensor camera.

purple haze

I own a D7200 as well. I use a Nikon 35mm f/1.8 for street scenes and landscape when approprate.
I use the Nikon 18x300 mm the rest of the time. Despite the mixed reviews on the latter, I get excellent, photos as long as I use right settings for the shot (landscape, animals,etc).

I have landscape enlargements up to 20x24 which look beautiful.
When I need more pixels for the rare photo enlargement I post process with ON1 upsize.

I wanted the range, even though a 70x200mm lens has a better rep.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

terrybc wrote:

35mm f/1.8

👍👍 Agreed. The Nikon 35mm F1.8 is a great all-around lens for a DX body.

toxdoc42

On a crop sensor camera this works like a 50 mm used to on a film camera. It is a good choice, but I personally prefer the 50 mm f/1.8. Tha works more like a 75 mm did on a film, which was the "standard" for portraits due to the slight shortening it produced. I use that on my D3400 and find it a wonderful choice. Just be aware that at 1.8 the dog is very narrowly and although works great to Blur the background, it also requires picking the perfect focus point and getting it right on!

Just saw that comment about talking about horses! How about flash but bounced off of the ceiling, and perhaps multiple flashes. You can buy a cheap flash from amazon for about $50 that can work just fine for this.

jaycoffman Loc: San Diego

jackpinoh wrote:

Nikon 50mm f/1.4

I second this one. I have that lens and it's an excellent low light lens. But if you think it's got too much telephoto for the distance you'll be shooting then go with the 35mm.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

jackpinoh wrote:

Nikon 50mm f/1.4

I'm going to suggest the 50mm over the 35mm. On the D7200 it will give you the equivalent fov of a 75mm, which will not be difficult when shooting babies. I've used mine when taking photos of my grandchildren with no problem. The f1.8 should be more than enough, however. You don't need the G, either. A 50mm f1.8D is an excellent lens for about $134. Best value out there.

My f1.8 just sucks up the light. It takes a fairly dark living room and makes it look like it's awash in light.