Walk around zoom lens (Page 2): I love my 24-120mm lens. I’m going to the Living Desert (local zoo in natural habitat) tomorrow, and we’re always told to bring at least a 200mm. I find...

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Aug 11, 2019 19:05:34 #

mcmama

rosjan wrote:

What is a good reasonably priced walk around zoom lens for a D750? I do mostly street photography with some landscape.

I love my 24-120mm lens. I’m going to the Living Desert (local zoo in natural habitat) tomorrow, and we’re always told to bring at least a 200mm. I find the 24-120mm has plenty of reach. It’s so sharp that cropping is fine, and makes up for the shorter reach.

Aug 11, 2019 20:16:12 #

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

rosjan wrote:

What is a good reasonably priced walk around zoom lens for a D750? I do mostly street photography with some landscape.

There is a little known, completely underrated lens from the old days that does an oustanding job on a full frame camera - the Nikkor 28-105 F3..5 - F4.5 AF-D lens. I find it sharper than the 24-120 F4, tiny, and it even has a 1:2 closeup range. The best part is you can usually find a nice one for around $125 - $150 used. It looks "old school" but don't let that fool you.

https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/28-105mm-f3.5-4.5d-af-nikkor/review/

However, if it started "walking around" on me I'd beat it with a baseball bat to put an end to that. . .

Aug 11, 2019 20:19:01 #

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

maxiu9 wrote:

Depending on how wide you want to go for landscapes, you might check out the new Tamron 35-150 f/2.8-4. It's a very nice lens. Beautifully sharp. I wouldn't shoot sports with it, but it's good for street photography and if you don't need really wide angle for landscapes, it'll do fine. I bring this and a 20mm f/1.8 with me on trips and I feel like I have everything covered unless a bike race or soccer game breaks out. That said, the 24-120 is also a really nice lens for everyday use.

You generally want longer, not shorter for landscape, unless you are going for a special effect with perspective. The 35-150 is a nice lens, and if you need wider field of view for a landscape, it is easy enough to shoot it as a stitched panorama - even hand held.

Aug 11, 2019 21:40:05 #

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Gene51 wrote:

I guess that depends on who you are. I use my Sigma 10-20mm for landscapes because UWA gives intimate feeling - the "you are also there" thing.

Aug 11, 2019 22:38:58 #

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

rehess wrote:

I guess that depends on who you are. I use my Sigma 10-20mm for landscapes because UWA gives intimate feeling - the "you are also there" thing.

Please note Gene's "special effect perspective" from above quote .....
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Aug 12, 2019 07:39:14 #

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

rosjan wrote:

What is a good reasonably priced walk around zoom lens for a D750? I do mostly street photography with some landscape.

Nikon 16-35 f4, 24-120 f4.

Aug 12, 2019 08:02:43 #

edhjr Loc: Needham, MA

I prefer the Nikon 28 to 300 on my D850 for walking around.

Aug 12, 2019 08:03:55 #

edhjr Loc: Needham, MA

I prefer the Nikon 28 to 300 on my D850 for walking around.

Aug 12, 2019 08:13:49 #

tommy2 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

speters wrote:

My "walk around" lens is the 70-200/2.8, but everybody got their own favorite.

Yes, make "f2/8" the first priority whichever "mm" you choose.

Aug 12, 2019 08:25:47 #

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

I like the 24-120 but having said that the 20mm, 35mm, or 50mm are light and sharp and all you do is zoom with your feet.

Aug 12, 2019 08:40:18 #

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

rmorrison1116 wrote:

What do you consider to be good and reasonable? My "utility" lens on both Canon and Nikon bodies is a 28-300 zoom that costs around $800 for the Nikkor and around $2400 for the Canon. Tamron may have something less expensive but if it's not a Tamron SP series lens, I wouldn't buy one. As for Sigma, a Sport or Art series lens is the way to go.