Sharp, small, cheap telephoto for Nikon FX
Nov 18, 2017 12:27:25 #
Impossible? Perhaps not. A 55-200 4.0/5.6 GII VR kit lens (DX), on my D750 is just (well, almost) such a combination. With image area on 1.5 (DX) crop factor and field of view of 300mm there is no vignetting as expected. But on 1.2 crop factor, there still is no vignetting but with a slight darkening in the corners, and an effective FOV of 240mm. On FX, full frame, there is vignetting out to about 110mm. The rest of the way to 200mm is clear. Not bad for a kit lens IMHO!
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Nov 18, 2017 12:34:02 #
Pretty much standard operating procedure for most APS lenses (DX)....
Nov 18, 2017 12:41:19 #
A good used AF-S 70-300mm VR lens built for an FX camera can be bought for $300. If you can't afford an FX lens then your lens will work in a pinch, no other reason to use the lens mentioned.....
Nov 18, 2017 12:53:21 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
You can always go Nikon manual Vintage zoom lenses. Or, you could go with a full frame format, aftermarket lens.
Nov 18, 2017 13:00:27 #
martinfisherphoto wrote:
A good used AF-S 70-300mm VR lens built for an FX camera can be bought for $300. If you can't afford an FX lens then your lens will work in a pinch, no other reason to use the lens mentioned.....
There is another reason:SMALL (read, LIGHT). When you get older, You'll understand.
Bob
Nov 18, 2017 13:07:46 #
UMMMMMM then why buy a Full Frame Camera, they tend to be larger and weigh more, especially when FX lens applied. Not a Good argument.....
Pilot 6 wrote:
There is another reason:SMALL (read, LIGHT). When you get older, You'll understand.
Bob
Bob
Nov 18, 2017 13:16:16 #
It's a very poor combination. You have fewer megapixels than on a less expensive DX camera like the D7200.
Nov 18, 2017 13:42:41 #
Pilot 6 wrote:
Impossible? Perhaps not. A 55-200 4.0/5.6 GII VR kit lens (DX), on my D750 is just (well, almost) such a combination. With image area on 1.5 (DX) crop factor and field of view of 300mm there is no vignetting as expected. But on 1.2 crop factor, there still is no vignetting but with a slight darkening in the corners, and an effective FOV of 240mm. On FX, full frame, there is vignetting out to about 110mm. The rest of the way to 200mm is clear. Not bad for a kit lens IMHO!
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Is using a DX lens any different that using the crop tool in post processing? Not really. But the edges and corners of a DX lens will be less than crisp compared to a FX lens, even on a 1.2 crop.
Nov 18, 2017 14:00:01 #
BebuLamar wrote:
It's a very poor combination. You have fewer megapixels than on a less expensive DX camera like the D7200.
But the pixels are usually a little larger, therefore less noise.
Nov 18, 2017 14:03:55 #
Pilot 6 wrote:
Impossible? Perhaps not. A 55-200 4.0/5.6 GII VR kit lens (DX), on my D750 is just (well, almost) such a combination. With image area on 1.5 (DX) crop factor and field of view of 300mm there is no vignetting as expected. But on 1.2 crop factor, there still is no vignetting but with a slight darkening in the corners, and an effective FOV of 240mm. On FX, full frame, there is vignetting out to about 110mm. The rest of the way to 200mm is clear. Not bad for a kit lens IMHO!
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Actually the mid 80s 75-150 mm f/3.5 Nikon Series E Zoom is quite good, if you don't mind manual focus. But being a one ring zoom-focus lens makes it a lot faster to use than one would think. . . Just sayin'
Nov 18, 2017 15:26:00 #
Two suggestion that can be found on eBay. 24 -80 mm that came on Nikon auto focus film cameras. It's sharp, light, and cheap. $20 -$35. 70 - 210 mm f/4 Nikon film camera zoom. Only draw back it is a little heavy. The run around $200. - dave
Nov 18, 2017 15:39:50 #
martinfisherphoto wrote:
UMMMMMM then why buy a Full Frame Camera, they tend to be larger and weigh more, especially when FX lens applied. Not a Good argument.....
It's not an argument---rather a position. The photography that interests me is best captured in the middlle range: roughly 24-180mm and doesn't involve sports or birds. I have excellent primes in this range that, at 91, I'm still able to heft around, and that still relate to many years of film---no crop-censor calculating: a 35 is a 35 not a 52.5, etc.
Nov 19, 2017 06:46:10 #
Pilot 6 wrote:
Impossible? Perhaps not. A 55-200 4.0/5.6 GII VR kit lens (DX), on my D750 is just (well, almost) such a combination. With image area on 1.5 (DX) crop factor and field of view of 300mm there is no vignetting as expected. But on 1.2 crop factor, there still is no vignetting but with a slight darkening in the corners, and an effective FOV of 240mm. On FX, full frame, there is vignetting out to about 110mm. The rest of the way to 200mm is clear. Not bad for a kit lens IMHO!
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https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-55-200mm-4-5-6G-Vibration-Reduction/dp/B000O161X0
Nov 19, 2017 09:08:05 #
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