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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / July 2006Ultimate Lens Toolbox for Nikon DSLR?
Friends, What would the ultimate lens toolkit be for an aspiring photographer to be able to shoot a full gamut of styles and needs as a sideline business with Nikon D Series?. I would hope that it could be done with 3-4 lenses? Would throwing in a good teleconverter be a good solution for using fewer lenses? I know there are deferent opinions, but I was hoping there would be consistent averages, at least on the basics. My interests are: Portrait Sports Nature/Outdoor Architecture (indoor and out). Commercial (from pocket knives to aerial photos). Thanks for your help, Dave > What would the ultimate lens toolkit be for an aspiring photographer > to be able to shoot a full gamut of styles and needs as a sideline > business with Nikon D Series?. It really depends on how much you want to spend and can justify spending? > I would hope that it could be done with 3-4 lenses? Would throwing > in a good teleconverter be a good solution for using fewer lenses? I > know there are deferent opinions, but I was hoping there would be > consistent averages, at least on the basics. My walk-around pack contains the following lenses: 17-35mm f/2.8D AF 28-70mm f/2.8D AF (Both of these can be replaced by the 17-55mm f/2.8G DX if you never want full frame or film) 70-200mm f/2.8 VR and TC 20E II Teleconverter. 50mm f/1.4D 85mm f/1.4D AF 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro Nikkor (I have the new VR model but like the older 105 better) This combo covers everything I need to do. Or, depending on the needs of you final product you can probably get by with an 18-200mm VR lens for about $650. Rita > Friends, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Dave I have the kit lens that comes with the D70. A little small on the aperture, but a very good lens (18~70) The 80~200 f2.8. Great for limiting depth of field and a good all around telephoto. A 500 mirror. Incredible when something is really out there. Very sharp. Very light and compact, but fixed f8. Just got a 60mm f2.8 Macro. Should also double as a portrait lens. Both the 60 and 105 are excellent Macro lenses. The 105 will give you a bit more space from your subject, but it's bigger, heavier and more expensive than the 60. Still, a great lens. All the above lenses are autofocus and match the D70 no problem. I also still have an old 28mm 55 Macro AI 80-200 AI 85mm 1.8 AI I might sell all the non AF lenses except the 85 1.8. It's still a great portrait lens, and a nice piece of glass. My biggest problem was using my old lenses and having to take a bunch of test shots to get the exposure right. The frustration finally got to me. > Friends, > > What would the ultimate lens toolkit be for an aspiring photographer to be > able to shoot a full gamut of styles and needs as a sideline business with > Nikon D Series?. You could actually use a D50 and the 18-200mm VR. Most of the guys who buy the D2xs and so on are amateurs. The real pros go cheap and disposable. But, hey. My bag has a 12-24mm "landscape" lens, the 18-200mm VR for travel photography and light macro work, the 17-55mm f/2.8 DX, and the 70-200mm VR. If you want to go long, substitute the 80-400mm VR, which I also have; it is unwieldy, but it gets a surprising amount of work. Of course, I am an amateur -- I shoot photos for the fun of it. If photography became a job, I probably would hate it. > > Friends, > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > buy the D2xs and so on are amateurs. The real pros go cheap and > disposable. This does not match what I've seen at NFL football matches, the Olympics, and other venues that I believe bring out the "real pros" in quantity.  SignatureDavid Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> >> You could actually use a D50 and the 18-200mm VR. Most of the guys who >> buy the D2xs and so on are amateurs. The real pros go cheap and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Olympics, and other venues that I believe bring out the "real pros" in >quantity. Yeah, where did he come up with that one? Every year I attend the grand prix races and the only "pros" I see using the consumer models are in the stands. The real pros have press passes to get them closer to the action and none of them were using consumer cameras and lenses. I saw a lot of D2x and 1Ds cameras, and enough money in glass to pay all of my bills for the next two years. By the way, anyone with a camera can get a "photo pass" for about $250 which gives you access to many of the restricted areas after you attend a safety class. But even with that you don't get commercial rights - the photos are for your personal use only. I think one of these guys was using a D200 with the 70-200 VR lense, but that's about as low end as it gets. > You could actually use a D50 and the 18-200mm VR. Most of the guys who > buy the D2xs and so on are amateurs. The real pros go cheap and > disposable. I used to work for AP. The real pros get the best, most rugged equipment they can get their hand on and use it to death. They may argue over Canon and Nikon, but you won't find any "cheap, disposable" bodies or lenses in their bags. This is not to say you can't take a great photo with a D50 and a Tamron lens. It's just that pros have come to rely on the fact that pro equipment and lenses made by the same manufacturer as your camera will outperform and outlast lesser models. Where an armature will take great pains to coddle their equipment, most pros equipment tends to get knocked around quite a bit. This is part of the reason professional equipment tends to cost more. It's just more rugged. >I used to work for AP. The real pros get the best, most rugged equipment >they can get their hand on and use it to death. They may argue over Canon >and Nikon, but you won't find any "cheap, disposable" bodies or lenses in >their bags. This is what another press organization has to say: A comment from an editor at The Times: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/media/asktheeditors.html Equipment for Photographers Q. I am an amateur photographer, and I am interested in some of the technical aspects. I imagine that all of your photographers now use digital cameras. If so, do they use 35mm format digital cameras, or a larger format? What format do you receive these photos in -- RAW or JPEG? -- Patrick Reardon, Fort Worth, Texas A. Yes, all of our photographers are equipped digitally. We currently use 35mm-format Canon Mark II's and 5D's with a variety of lenses from 10mm to 600mm. We have Hasselblad and large format equipment that shoots film. Our photographers are also equipped with lighting equipment -- 2 strobe heads, battery packs and filters. We receive the photos in JPEG format. Good luck shooting! 12-24 f/4 (that will cover your indoor architecture and various outdoor shots). 70-200 f/2.8 VR (sweet lens, dare I say heavenly) 105 f/2.8D macro (older model but it's excellent). Good for both macros and portraits. I shoot with a D70s and got the "kit" 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 with it. It's a nice lens and takes great shots. But I wish that Nikon would make an 18-70 f/2.8. Just my sidenote. :) Kevin > Friends, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Dave >I shoot with a D70s and got the "kit" 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 with it. It's a >nice lens and takes great shots. But I wish that Nikon would make an >18-70 f/2.8. Just my sidenote. :) Why stop there? How about an 18-200 f/2.8 AFS VR that's sharp wide open? And if it also had miminal distortion, that would kick butt! Kevin > >I shoot with a D70s and got the "kit" 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 with it. It's a > >nice lens and takes great shots. But I wish that Nikon would make an [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > How about an 18-200 f/2.8 AFS VR that's sharp wide open? >> >I shoot with a D70s and got the "kit" 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 with it. It's a >> >nice lens and takes great shots. But I wish that Nikon would make an [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >And if it also had miminal distortion, that would kick butt! Well that goes without saying. The newest rumour is the next Nikon D90(?) will come with this new kit lense for only $99 extra. I haven't heard anything about a new lens. But I just saw this: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news.php?newsId=4020 Kevin > >> >I shoot with a D70s and got the "kit" 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 with it. It's a > >> >nice lens and takes great shots. But I wish that Nikon would make an [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > The newest rumour is the next Nikon D90(?) will come with this new kit > lense for only $99 extra. |
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