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08/10/2005 01:05:08 PM · #1 |
I got a gift certificate to B&H Photo for my birthday...and although it won't cover the full cost of a new lens, I'd like to put it towards one. Can someone recommend a good lens for my new Nikon D70?
I love photographing Concerts & Portraits (mostly childen)...I would love a slight telephoto because I like being further away from my subject so that I'm not noticed as much!! I just don't even know where to start...any reco is appreciated!!
Thanks
Message edited by author 2005-08-10 13:05:20. |
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08/10/2005 01:13:18 PM · #2 |
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08/10/2005 01:19:58 PM · #3 |
I've heard good things about this lens - Nikon Normal AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D and at about $100 it's pretty darn affordable. It will probably be my next lens. It's not telephoto, but with the 1.5 crop factor with the D70, it'll be about the equivalent of a 70mm which is supposed to be a good focal length for portraits (or at least that's what I've heard). And the 1.8 would probably help with concerts.
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08/10/2005 01:39:57 PM · #4 |
50mm f/1.8
80-200mm f/2.8
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08/10/2005 01:50:54 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jrose1:
I got a gift certificate to B&H Photo for my birthday...and although it won't cover the full cost of a new lens, I'd like to put it towards one. Can someone recommend a good lens for my new Nikon D70?
I love photographing Concerts & Portraits (mostly childen)...I would love a slight telephoto because I like being further away from my subject so that I'm not noticed as much!! I just don't even know where to start...any reco is appreciated!!
Thanks |
Wow, that's pretty general. Slight telephoto with no specified dollar amounts. For shooting concerts so it should be a low light fast lens. Well in that case there is only one lens to get.
Nikon's best portrait lens.
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08/10/2005 01:51:26 PM · #6 |
| Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 has got to be the one IMO. |
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08/10/2005 02:43:11 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 has got to be the one IMO. |
Not for indoor concerts. It's too big and too slow.
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08/10/2005 03:44:37 PM · #8 |
Sorry- the gift certificate is for $100, but as I said, I am willing to pay more!!
The concerts I shoot are mainly indoors, very low light. I forgot to mention the lenses that I already have: they include a 50mm 1.8; and the standard 80mm (3.5 maybe?)
I'd love one 70-200mm f2.8- that's got to be a good lens huh? |
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08/10/2005 03:49:43 PM · #9 |
Look into Nikon 24-120 VR. It maybe my next lens after 12-24.
Nick
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08/10/2005 03:59:00 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 has got to be the one IMO. |
Not for indoor concerts. It's too big and too slow. |
I don't know about the speed but I don't think it would be to big. I use a 50-200mm f/2.8 on my E-1 and it is 100-400 35mm equiv and i don't find it to big at all. As a matter of fact it seems to be just right. I is the lens I use for both out and indoors concerts. Sometimes I use the 300mm outdoors though. Depends how far I am away from the action.
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08/10/2005 04:03:34 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by jrose1:
I got a gift certificate to B&H Photo for my birthday...and although it won't cover the full cost of a new lens, I'd like to put it towards one. Can someone recommend a good lens for my new Nikon D70?
I love photographing Concerts & Portraits (mostly childen)...I would love a slight telephoto because I like being further away from my subject so that I'm not noticed as much!! I just don't even know where to start...any reco is appreciated!!
Thanks |
Wow, that's pretty general. Slight telephoto with no specified dollar amounts. For shooting concerts so it should be a low light fast lens. Well in that case there is only one lens to get.
Nikon's best portrait lens. |
this sounds like the perfect lens for what you're looking for.
I have the 70-200 2.8 VR, great lens! For what you described your looking for sounds like nsbca7 has the best advice tho
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08/10/2005 06:15:58 PM · #12 |
Just quoted the price on B&H...a little steep for me at the moment! I can put more money against the gift certificate, but only up to about $300-$400 total!
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08/10/2005 06:23:04 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 has got to be the one IMO. |
Not for indoor concerts. It's too big and too slow. |
I'd use a combination of 50mm and 70-200mm then I'd get a 12-24mm, but then we all have different styles. |
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