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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / UK Photography / November 2003S2pro and lenses
I have watched recently on television and at events News photographers taking photographs with digital cameras with a quiet long lens what is the average lens size for A photo journalist posted by Paul Wilson 21 11 2003 > I have watched recently on television and at events News photographers > taking photographs with digital cameras with a quiet long lens what is > the average lens size for A photo journalist How long's a piece of string ?! As a 'photo journalist' (well, Picture Editor actually), I have and use the following lenses with my Nikon D1H bodies:- Nikon 17-35mm F2.8 D Nikon 35-70mm F2.8 D Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 G VR (Vibration Reduction lens) Nikon 300mm F2.8 AF AIS II Nikon 600mm F4 AF AIS. The most common 'long lens' you'll typically see is the 300mm F2.8 - this becomes effectively a 450mm F2.8 due to the CCD size in the D1H. At first glance, these lenses often look big simply due to the size of their front elements. They tend to weigh a tonne, too - good for building arm muscles....  SignatureNeil Barker NEIL Thank you for your reply If you were to only have the choice of one lens. and god help you, you could not have any other, which one would you choose for your line of work > > I have watched recently on television and at events News photographers > > taking photographs with digital cameras with a quiet long lens what is [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > their front elements. They tend to weigh a tonne, too - good for building > arm muscles.... > NEIL > > Thank you for your reply > If you were to only have the choice of one lens. and god help you, you > could not have any other, which one would you choose for your line of > work Probably the 70-200mm. It's got the widest range of any of the other lenses - in 35mm terms it equates to a 105-300mm. That would allow me to cover most things (though some with difficulty !) I do from day-to-day in my job. The 17-35mm would also have to be a candidate, but would be effectively useless for most sport and that would be a major downer. I do love the 300mm F2.8 - it's a lovely lens, superbly balanced and razor sharp with extremely good AF. However, as it's effectively a 450mm, it would limit be heavily for most stuff other than sport. So yes, it's the 70-200mm. SignatureNeil Barker Thank you Neil you have been very helpful and I respect you for your time. > > NEIL > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > So yes, it's the 70-200mm. > Thank you Neil you have been very helpful and I respect you for your > time. You're welcome. Any time. SignatureNeil Barker |
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