Best prime lens
May 1, 2018 17:21:04 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Bike guy wrote:
I have a D7100 also with several zooms
My primes, all Nikon, are 35mm 1.8, 50 mm 1.8, and 40mm macro, I think is 2.8.
I am saving up for a wide angle prime.
I can carry all in my vest and focus by walking more.
These three use 52mm filters so save money on nsd and polarizing.
I still do nature landscapes but have added city and architecture, inside and outside.
My primes, all Nikon, are 35mm 1.8, 50 mm 1.8, and 40mm macro, I think is 2.8.
I am saving up for a wide angle prime.
I can carry all in my vest and focus by walking more.
These three use 52mm filters so save money on nsd and polarizing.
I still do nature landscapes but have added city and architecture, inside and outside.
Doing interior shots is a good reason for getting a "wide" prime, But your current set sounds like a nice "walking around" kit!
May 1, 2018 17:26:26 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Simply put, you should buy the 35mm DX.
Yup! Inexpensive, very sharp, very light.
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May 1, 2018 17:26:53 #
James Slick wrote:
Doing interior shots is a good reason for getting a "wide" prime, But your current set sounds like a nice "walking around" kit!
It is a good walking kit
The wide I am thinking will complement all of them
May 1, 2018 17:39:54 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Bike guy wrote:
It is a good walking kit
The wide I am thinking will complement all of them
The wide I am thinking will complement all of them
I just now thought,. When I bought my first "wide" prime ( a 28mm F2.8 Asahi Pentax) it was not for interiors,but for shooting vintage cars (1930s Cadillacs, Packards,Buicks and the like.) at car shows in the 70s and 80s Also good for shooting fire apparatus! LOL!
May 1, 2018 17:50:10 #
James Slick wrote:
I just now thought,. When I bought my first "wide" prime ( a 28mm F2.8 Asahi Pentax) it was not for interiors,but for shooting vintage cars (1930s Cadillacs, Packards,Buicks and the like.) at car shows in the 70s and 80s Also good for shooting fire apparatus! LOL!
Ah good comment.
Now vintage cars are anything older than your grand kids!
May 1, 2018 18:04:13 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Bike guy wrote:
Ah good comment.
Now vintage cars are anything older than your grand kids!
Now vintage cars are anything older than your grand kids!
"Scariest" is that 1970s cars are NOW as old as 1930s cars were THEN!
May 1, 2018 20:00:02 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Yeah. When I read the question, I thought of the Nikkor 200 f/2.
The latest is hardly a “light weight”: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/734998-USA/Nikon_2188_AF_S_NIKKOR_200mm_f_2_0.html
The latest is hardly a “light weight”: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/734998-USA/Nikon_2188_AF_S_NIKKOR_200mm_f_2_0.html
That is one amazing lens. Along with the FL lenses, and the 105 F1.4 - but without knowing what he shoots it's hard to make a recommendation. He can buy my 600mmF4 AF-S II if he wants a great lens without needing a mortgage. . .
May 1, 2018 20:03:29 #
Gene51 wrote:
That is one amazing lens. Along with the FL lenses, and the 105 F1.4 - but without knowing what he shoots it's hard to make a recommendation. He can buy my 600mmF4 AF-S II if he wants a great lens without needing a mortgage. . .
Yeah, I remember seeing one in pristine condition for $3500. The new price was $5000 at that time. I drooled all the way home—but saved my marriage.
May 1, 2018 22:24:39 #
If you really are looking to save weight, check out the pancake lenses.
May 10, 2018 22:36:38 #
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