Smaller, walk around zoom lens.-
May 18, 2019 08:37:27 #
One more point about the OP's question; "What do you guys think of the lens? The 24-85 is the range I like." I and at least one other commented on the wide end of this lens being equal to 36mm. For over 30 years using SLRs my 'on camera lens' was a 35mm. It just gets 'er done!
May 18, 2019 08:56:21 #
donald4u wrote:
I was thinking of getting a smaller range zoom lens for a walk around lens. My Nikon D 7100 usually has a Tamron 16-300 mm on it. I love this lens.
Ebay has a Nikon 24-85 G lens around the $200.00 range.
What do you guys think of the lens? The 24-85 is the range I like.
Ebay has a Nikon 24-85 G lens around the $200.00 range.
What do you guys think of the lens? The 24-85 is the range I like.
While I like the 24-85 on the FX camera I don't like it on the D7100. I would go for the old 17-55mm f/2.8 G.
May 18, 2019 09:08:24 #
BebuLamar wrote:
While I like the 24-85 on the FX camera I don't like it on the D7100. I would go for the old 17-55mm f/2.8 G.
Can you find one for $200? With VR?
May 18, 2019 10:31:34 #
donald4u wrote:
I was thinking of getting a smaller range zoom lens for a walk around lens.....
Putting a full frame lens on a crop sensor camera isn't the way to smallness and lightness. I have a 16-85 and have almost never felt the need for another lens (I don't do wildlife or birds).
May 18, 2019 13:16:16 #
R.G. wrote:
Putting a full frame lens on a crop sensor camera isn't the way to smallness and lightness. I have a 16-85 and have almost never felt the need for another lens (I don't do wildlife or birds).
The OP didn't say he wanted a smaller or lighter lens. He said he wanted a smaller range than his 16-300mm and liked the range of the 24-85mm, and he asked for comments on that particular lens.
May 18, 2019 13:25:04 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
donald4u wrote:
I was thinking of getting a smaller range zoom lens for a walk around lens. My Nikon D 7100 usually has a Tamron 16-300 mm on it. I love this lens.
Ebay has a Nikon 24-85 G lens around the $200.00 range.
What do you guys think of the lens? The 24-85 is the range I like.
Ebay has a Nikon 24-85 G lens around the $200.00 range.
What do you guys think of the lens? The 24-85 is the range I like.
You will save a grand total of 4.7 ounces and completely loose the wide end and telephoto. 24mm on your camera is not wide at all. Doesn't sound like a great idea to me.
May 18, 2019 13:25:24 #
Mac wrote:
The OP didn't say he wanted a smaller or lighter lens. He said he wanted a smaller range than his 16-300mm and liked the range of the 24-85mm, and he asked for comments on that particular lens.
May 18, 2019 13:43:03 #
mwsilvers wrote:
You will save a grand total of 4.7 ounces and completely loose the wide end and telephoto. 24mm on your camera is not wide at all. Doesn't sound like a great idea to me.
The OP didn't ask for opinions on the focal length, he asked for opinions on the lens.
Why would you assume that the OP didn't understand the impact a crop sensor has on the fIeld of view of a lens?
Maybe he doesn't like shooting wider than 35mm.
Maybe he's planning to buy an FX camera in the future and that's why he likes that range.
May 18, 2019 13:47:13 #
Mac wrote:
The OP didn't say he wanted a smaller or lighter lens. He said he wanted a smaller range than his 16-300mm and liked the range of the 24-85mm, and he asked for comments on that particular lens.
The OP didn't say why he was looking for a smaller range than 16-300. I suspect that if it was a quality issue he wouldn't have said that he loved the 16-300. So if it's not a quality issue my guess would be that it's a size and weight issue.
I'm also inclined to think that the OP doesn't fully appreciate the loss of zoom at the wide angle end that you'd get from putting a 24mm lens on a crop sensor camera. 24-85mm may be classified as a standard zoom for a full frame camera but as others have noted, it leaves a lot to be desired at the wide end on a crop sensor camera, and wouldn't properly fit the description of "walk around". Until the OP clarifies, we are all guessing and speculating.
May 18, 2019 14:08:58 #
R.G. wrote:
The OP didn't say why he was looking for a smaller... (show quote)
The OP asked a specific question about a specific lens. If we aren't familiar with the lens we should refrain from commenting. Assuming the OP has a lack of knowledge is pretty damned insulting.
May 18, 2019 14:17:28 #
I love the Nikon DX 18-300 lens on my D7200 and highly recommend it. The size and weight are reasonable and the price is great at around $500.
My passions are birds, insects, landscapes, seascapes, and anything else beautiful and/or interesting. As a retiree, I get out to hike or walk almost every day with my camera. I leave my bagful of lenses at home because over the past 8 or 9 years this lens is all I need on my D7200. It's great to take sharp photos of birds in mottled or dim light, followed by landscape pictures, surfing photos (we live in San Diego), then flying Osprays or Pelicans in bright afternoon light, and have them all come out very good.
My lens is about 10 years old. Last year I sent it to Nikon in L.A. for refurbishing, mainly cleaning up the mold that had started inside the lens (the lens is NOT waterproof in rain). It's back in use, hopefully for another 10 years. If my old D7200 ever fails, I'll probably get a D500 and continue to use the same 18-300 lens on it.
My passions are birds, insects, landscapes, seascapes, and anything else beautiful and/or interesting. As a retiree, I get out to hike or walk almost every day with my camera. I leave my bagful of lenses at home because over the past 8 or 9 years this lens is all I need on my D7200. It's great to take sharp photos of birds in mottled or dim light, followed by landscape pictures, surfing photos (we live in San Diego), then flying Osprays or Pelicans in bright afternoon light, and have them all come out very good.
My lens is about 10 years old. Last year I sent it to Nikon in L.A. for refurbishing, mainly cleaning up the mold that had started inside the lens (the lens is NOT waterproof in rain). It's back in use, hopefully for another 10 years. If my old D7200 ever fails, I'll probably get a D500 and continue to use the same 18-300 lens on it.
May 18, 2019 14:22:31 #
Rich1939 wrote:
The OP asked a specific question about a specific lens. If we aren't familiar with the lens we should refrain from commenting. Assuming the OP has a lack of knowledge is pretty damned insulting.
Sometimes you need to look beyond the original question to understand the real issue. Posters don't always ask the right questions. If it isn't a quality issue I'm inclined to think it's a size and weight issue. The only comment I made about the specified lens is that it would be lacking at the wide end on a DX camera (a simple fact, and I don't need to own the lens to be aware of that fact). And I would still find it unusual if the OP was referring to a lower limit of 36mm FF equiv. in reference to what he is calling a walk around lens.
May 18, 2019 14:26:05 #
R.G. wrote:
Sometimes you need to look beyond the original que... (show quote)
Since, as you have mentioned, we don't know the reasons he is asking, why not just answer the question he asked? If he needs more he can ask for clarification.
May 18, 2019 14:27:32 #
Mac wrote:
Since, as you have mentioned, we don't know the reasons he is asking, why not just answer the question he asked? If he needs more he can ask for clarification.
I doubt very much that the OP will be offended at my unsolicited information.
May 18, 2019 14:36:33 #
R.G. wrote:
Sometimes you need to look beyond the original que... (show quote)
No you don't. Give people credit for knowing what they want (they actually usually do) until they show you otherwise.
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