Nikon question about lenses
Sep 19, 2012 15:48:59 #
I'm considering purchasing the Nikon D600. What would be the most useful first lens to buy along with the body? I don't want to weigh myself down and have to be constantly changing lenses. I'm hoping to get some good advise from some of you seasoned photographers. I do close-ups of flowers and also want to be able to zoom in on wildlife to a certain degree. What do you say?
Sep 20, 2012 06:18:47 #
The best all around lens would be the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 as a walk around lens, telephoto Nikon 70-200mm 2.8, wide angle Nikon 14-24mm 2.8 and for macro Nikon 105mm.
susie-q-tip wrote:
I'm considering purchasing the Nikon D600. What would be the most useful first lens to buy along with the body? I don't want to weigh myself down and have to be constantly changing lenses. I'm hoping to get some good advise from some of you seasoned photographers. I do close-ups of flowers and also want to be able to zoom in on wildlife to a certain degree. What do you say?
Sep 20, 2012 07:43:49 #
Brucej67 wrote:
The best all around lens would be the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 as a walk around lens,
While this is by far one of my favorite lenses, as are the other you mention, I wouldn't call the 24-70 a good walk around. It is too Heavy and big. In my opinion, a great all around lens for this camera is the Nikon 18-300MM.
Sep 20, 2012 08:22:24 #
Wider range, but lacks the quality, slow aperature and is only a DX lens (D600 is an FX camera).
kcornman wrote:
While this is by far one of my favorite lenses, as are the other you mention, I wouldn't call the 24-70 a good walk around. It is too Heavy and big. In my opinion, a great all around lens for this camera is the Nikon 18-300MM.
Brucej67 wrote:
The best all around lens would be the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 as a walk around lens,
While this is by far one of my favorite lenses, as are the other you mention, I wouldn't call the 24-70 a good walk around. It is too Heavy and big. In my opinion, a great all around lens for this camera is the Nikon 18-300MM.
Sep 20, 2012 08:28:44 #
Sep 20, 2012 09:25:00 #
Brucej67 wrote:
Wider range, but lacks the quality, slow aperature and is only a DX lens (D600 is an FX camera).
Sorry, I made a typo, should have been 28-300MM, and I fully agree it is not the top of the line glass that the 24-70 is, but he is asking about walk around lenses, that implies to me a wide range of zoom, smaller package, and not heavy to carry.
Sep 20, 2012 09:38:12 #
The wider the range, the more trade offs in the optical design, the lower the image quality...That said, it's up to the purchaser to decide if the trade off is worth the convenience...
Sep 20, 2012 10:23:22 #
I use the Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 ($500). Look at it; for inexpensive and good. Then I love my 28-300mm($1k) for all around shots. Finally the more expensive 70-200mm for highest quality shots $2400). The are a full-frames lenses and are great on my D800e. This is just another opinion based on my experience. I only use Nikon lenses.
Sep 20, 2012 10:26:26 #
Wider range but lower photo quality for $600 less than the 24-70. The 28-300mm might be an all in one but if you start out with a lens of lesser quality just to cover the range will you end up happy?
kcornman wrote:
Sorry, I made a typo, should have been 28-300MM, and I fully agree it is not the top of the line glass that the 24-70 is, but he is asking about walk around lenses, that implies to me a wide range of zoom, smaller package, and not heavy to carry.
Brucej67 wrote:
Wider range, but lacks the quality, slow aperature and is only a DX lens (D600 is an FX camera).
Sorry, I made a typo, should have been 28-300MM, and I fully agree it is not the top of the line glass that the 24-70 is, but he is asking about walk around lenses, that implies to me a wide range of zoom, smaller package, and not heavy to carry.
Sep 20, 2012 10:34:31 #
susie-q-tip wrote:
I'm considering purchasing the Nikon D600. What would be the most useful first lens to buy along with the body? I don't want to weigh myself down and have to be constantly changing lenses. I'm hoping to get some good advise from some of you seasoned photographers. I do close-ups of flowers and also want to be able to zoom in on wildlife to a certain degree. What do you say?
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Sep 20, 2012 13:25:48 #
I am very happy with my 24-120 f4 on my D700. Not as fast as a 24-70 but just as sharp IMHO. Also a lot smaller and lighter. Actually it's also petty good as a 35-180 on my D7000.
Sep 20, 2012 14:13:14 #
mcveed wrote:
I am very happy with my 24-120 f4 on my D700. Not as fast as a 24-70 but just as sharp IMHO. Also a lot smaller and lighter. Actually it's also petty good as a 35-180 on my D7000.
I've heard good things about that one too.
The first version was crappy. The 24-70 is a bit in the heavy side, but I love it for work. The 28-300 is physically only slightly longer, a little less expensive and gets great reviews.
Sep 20, 2012 14:15:10 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
I've heard good things about that one too.
The first version was crappy. The 24-70 is a bit in the heavy side, but I love it for work.
mcveed wrote:
I am very happy with my 24-120 f4 on my D700. Not as fast as a 24-70 but just as sharp IMHO. Also a lot smaller and lighter. Actually it's also petty good as a 35-180 on my D7000.
I've heard good things about that one too.
The first version was crappy. The 24-70 is a bit in the heavy side, but I love it for work.
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Sep 20, 2012 14:33:41 #
Sep 20, 2012 15:21:12 #
I used a 35-80mm lens on my D7000 which came with my Nikon 6006 film camera and it was sharp and covered a great range for walking around. In a full frame camera, this would be something like a 52-120mm if there is such an animal.
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