Lens purchase advice
Oct 12, 2018 14:13:11 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
So is happiness, excitement, and laughter. 
But they are sooo much cheaper.
Oct 12, 2018 14:55:07 #
UTMike wrote:
But they are sooo much cheaper.
Indeed.
And usually more palatable by one’s spouse.
Oct 12, 2018 16:30:23 #
Lots of ideas. For me, the 50 has never been even a bit nifty. During my brief experience with the Contax G2, I discovered the 45mm fitted my vision perfectly. Not much different I know, but for me it made a difference. When I went m4/3, I got the panasonic 20, and still love it, but I've never been able to come to grips with a 35. It was later in my career when I took a liking to travel photography, and discovered that I could do street photography most effectively with a 28. Apparently like the Shadow, I can be invisible.
And strangely, for a good part of my career I was doing commercial work, where I shot construction projects on jobsites. Mush of this was shot with a Nikon D3, and almost always with the 17-35 zoom.
So go ahead, say it, Bill's nuts.
And strangely, for a good part of my career I was doing commercial work, where I shot construction projects on jobsites. Mush of this was shot with a Nikon D3, and almost always with the 17-35 zoom.
So go ahead, say it, Bill's nuts.
Oct 12, 2018 17:22:29 #
I just got the 28f2 lens to be my walk around (maybe).
on a short trip a few months ago, I restricted myself to the samyang 35F2.8 set mainly at f8. this worked pretty well but I think the 28 will be sharper.
my main plan is to go with light lenses only whenever possible. I loved the 24-70 nikon lens with my d800 but just too heavy now days. Now shooting a6500 or a7rm3.
on a short trip a few months ago, I restricted myself to the samyang 35F2.8 set mainly at f8. this worked pretty well but I think the 28 will be sharper.
my main plan is to go with light lenses only whenever possible. I loved the 24-70 nikon lens with my d800 but just too heavy now days. Now shooting a6500 or a7rm3.
Oct 12, 2018 19:16:13 #
Oct 12, 2018 21:23:39 #
UTMike wrote:
I have been actively attempting to improve my phot... (show quote)
You seem to have most focal lengths covered except the really wide angles. So, unless you have a real need for fast primes, consider extreme wide angles. Check Sonys 12-24 or a 14mm.
Oct 13, 2018 00:11:05 #
I'm very pleased with the Sony 55mm 1.8 lens. According to the companies that follow that kind of thing, it's one of the sharpest lenses that's been tested. It's only 8 ounces in weight (a fraction of your other lenses) and on my a7R II it focuses almost instantly. I've paired it with the Tamron f2.8 28-75mm lens which is another high-quality, very light lens. As a travel photographer, these two lenses are all I need to take around the world since I've paired it with the Sony RX100-m6 that has a 24-200mm range. Further, everything fits in a small camera bag that weights less than six pounds.
Oct 13, 2018 14:55:07 #
stevefrankel wrote:
I'm very pleased with the Sony 55mm 1.8 lens. Acco... (show quote)
Good tip, Steve. Thanks!
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