Simpo needs a new lens
Discussion
Graagh. I was at an Awards Ceremony last night, and whilst most of the work was done at 100-200mm, I also needed wider. Something like a 28-200mm would be handy, or 50-250mm, but the Nikkors and Sigmas aren't AF-S/HSM. I need fast focusing, no hunting, and a decent aperture would be handy too. However, all the impressive-looking fast lenses seem to start at 70mm, which is too long.
Any thoughts folks? If not I will have to grind my own from milk-bottle bottoms and a Pringles tube...
Any thoughts folks? If not I will have to grind my own from milk-bottle bottoms and a Pringles tube...
Suspect your best (but rather expensive 
) solution may be to add another D70 body to your stable. There are time I really wish I had a spare body - switching between 70-300 & 18-50 every few minutes on the weekend brought this home! (Plus there's the data write delay when shooting RAW)
) solution may be to add another D70 body to your stable. There are time I really wish I had a spare body - switching between 70-300 & 18-50 every few minutes on the weekend brought this home! (Plus there's the data write delay when shooting RAW)
simpo two said:Ah I see...wants to be flash too.....
Thanks Luca. However I don't think they're silent wave - and they're far too small to impress the punters!
In that case, get a second body, and use another lens....that's real flash....and expensive
Tricky one in all seriousness.
LB
don't get a 28-200/300, i have used both types quite lot in the past. Get either an 18-55 or a 28-70 depending on your preference. there are plenty of decent 28-70s around not made by Nikkor, although they are the best if you have the money. I almost bought a Tokina 28-70mm once, but my bid didn't make it. Both those lens are (or at least are available in) f/2.8. Then get anohter body, it really is very useful, apart from having a sore neck after a few hours.
dcw@pr said:
don't get a 28-200/300, i have used both types quite lot in the past. Get either an 18-55 or a 28-70 depending on your preference. there are plenty of decent 28-70s around not made by Nikkor, although they are the best if you have the money. I almost bought a Tokina 28-70mm once, but my bid didn't make it. Both those lens are (or at least are available in) f/2.8. Then get anohter body, it really is very useful, apart from having a sore neck after a few hours.
Thanks, I have 18-70 and 70-300; the main problem is not aperture but length - the end of the 18-70 is often not long enough, yet the start of the 70-300 is often too long and has a lousy close focus distance!
Better get those milk bottled back in... World's first 'Simppor' 18-300mm f2.8 AF-S IF VR ED coming up...
simpo two said:
World's first 'Simppor' 18-300mm f2.8 AF-S IF VR ED coming up...
Sounds good, but not nearly as nice as my 10-700mm f/1.4 AF-S VR which clicks into fisheye mode at 10mm. I've finished the lens design, im currently working on the forklift truck mountings to carry it around
dcw@pr said:
Sounds good, but not nearly as nice as my 10-700mm f/1.4 AF-S VR which clicks into fisheye mode at 10mm. I've finished the lens design, im currently working on the forklift truck mountings to carry it around
Mine has retractable wheels and is self-propelling, no fork-lift needed.
simpo two said:
Sounds good, but not nearly as nice as my 10-700mm f/1.4 AF-S VR which clicks into fisheye mode at 10mm. I've finished the lens design, im currently working on the forklift truck mountings to carry it around
Mine has retractable wheels and is self-propelling, no fork-lift needed.
What? No anti-gravity mechanism?
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