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Roland Herrera - 26 Feb 2005 03:11 GMT
So what's a great lens for the d70 ?

"To answer your question.  The
D70, with a great lens is awesome.
JR"
Jeremy Nixon - 26 Feb 2005 04:58 GMT
> So what's a great lens for the d70 ?

50mm f/1.8.  85mm f/1.4.  17-35mm f/2.8.

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Roland Herrera - 26 Feb 2005 22:32 GMT
Yes,
but nothing at the 35mm equiv of 50mm ?
Roland

>> So what's a great lens for the d70 ?
>
> 50mm f/1.8.  85mm f/1.4.  17-35mm f/2.8.
paul - 26 Feb 2005 22:39 GMT
I think it was the 35mm f/2 mentioned recently that meets this criteria.
$260 new as I recall.

> Yes,
> but nothing at the 35mm equiv of 50mm ?
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>>
>>50mm f/1.8.  85mm f/1.4.  17-35mm f/2.8.
Jeremy Nixon - 26 Feb 2005 23:11 GMT
> Yes,
> but nothing at the 35mm equiv of 50mm ?

The 35mm f/2 is a very good lens, and is roughly equivalent.  I have one and
use it frequently, but I don't find it as useful as the others.

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DoN. Nichols - 26 Feb 2005 20:03 GMT
>"To answer your question.  The
>D70, with a great lens is awesome.
>JR"

>So what's a great lens for the d70 ?

    It depends on what you are doing.  I did not buy the kit, but
rather just the body.  I already had what I considered to be an
excellent zoom lens -- 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 D.  (I tend to like tight
framing, so the effective longer focal length range (42-157.6mm) works
well for me most of the time.

    I've never used this lens non-digital.  I previously used it on
a N90s body which had been converted to digital by Kodak for the AP.
(The N90s offers somewhat faster autofocus, but with that conversion was
only 1.3 MP, and had no way to view the results until I got it to a
computer to download and covert the images from the strange RAW format
(embedded in a TIFF wrapper).

    I've so far added to that a 180mm f2.8 which has been
retrofitted with a CPU so the exposure metering works, even though there
is no autofocus.  That one is effectively the coverage of a 270mm.

    And I occasionally use (in full manual mode) a Medical Nikor
(built-in ring flash and excellent close-up capabilities).

    There are times when I would like to have a faster lens at a
real 50mm (effective 75mm), say a f1.4 or f1.8.

    Beyond that -- it depends on your photographic needs.  But for
*me* the first lens that I mentioned works very well most of the time.

    Others, perhaps with more money to spend on *new* lenses (the
28-105mm is the only one which I have purchased new) will have other
suggestions.

    Enjoy,
        DoN.
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Sheldon - 27 Feb 2005 00:53 GMT
> So what's a great lens for the d70 ?
>
> "To answer your question.  The
> D70, with a great lens is awesome.
> JR"
Actually, I don't think people give the kit lens much credit, and for the
money it is a great lens.  But, my favorite is an old 55mm Macro that goes
back to the early 70's.  Some great AI or converted lenses from the "good
old days" will easily fit on your camera.  They take great photos, you just
have to do everything manually.  I also have an old 85mm 1.8 that I love.
 
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