OldManJim
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I have been shooting for nearly 50 years and I think I've gotten the basics down by now. My long term goal is to produce large images of animals, people, macro in sizes of 20-24 and up. In the past, I've done this using my 4X5 cameras but those have been sold off now and I'm concentrating on digital.
Presently, I have a Nikon D7100 with a lower quality telephoto 70 - 300 lens, a kit 18-55 "walk around" lens, and a 24 - 85 Nikkor lens. I also have a 50mm f1.4, a 28mm Tamron and a 90 mm Tamron macro lens. I usually used reversed enlarging lenses for macro, 50 and 75 mm because of the working distances and magnifications.
I'm considering a new full frame camera, perhaps the D750 or D810 (can't afford the D850) or a fast (2.8) 70 - 300 Nikkor lens. I understand that eventually, I'll need both but which one gets bought first is the question I'm asking.
I'd also appreciate any suggestions for other fast, sharp telephoto lenses going out to 300 mm. I lean more toward zoom lenses to aid in framing but I'm not opposed to prime lenses. It used to be that prime lenses were always sharper than zoom lenses but I think that may have changed. Again, I'd be interested in your opinions.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Presently, I have a Nikon D7100 with a lower quality telephoto 70 - 300 lens, a kit 18-55 "walk around" lens, and a 24 - 85 Nikkor lens. I also have a 50mm f1.4, a 28mm Tamron and a 90 mm Tamron macro lens. I usually used reversed enlarging lenses for macro, 50 and 75 mm because of the working distances and magnifications.
I'm considering a new full frame camera, perhaps the D750 or D810 (can't afford the D850) or a fast (2.8) 70 - 300 Nikkor lens. I understand that eventually, I'll need both but which one gets bought first is the question I'm asking.
I'd also appreciate any suggestions for other fast, sharp telephoto lenses going out to 300 mm. I lean more toward zoom lenses to aid in framing but I'm not opposed to prime lenses. It used to be that prime lenses were always sharper than zoom lenses but I think that may have changed. Again, I'd be interested in your opinions.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.