Derrel: What lenses for my Nikon?

[Yantropov]

According to Tom Hogan, I made good choices with my lenses!

what lenses do you have?

70-200 2.8 VRII , 16-85 VR II and 35 1.8

 

[fjrabon]

I can heartily second his recs on the 35mm f/1.8 G as a budget gateway to fast primes on DX. I also own and love the Tamron 60mm macro/portrait combo, and its an amazing bang for your buck, and does both portraits and macro reasonably well.

Here's my preferred DX setup: (With a 'I don't need fast glass' cheaper rec in parenthesis)

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 (or the sigma 10-20mm if you only use it for landscape and don't need f/2.8)

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (or the 18-55mm kit lens if you don't need fast glass) The Tammy here is technically a FX lens, but really is better as a DX lens than an FX lens, since it's pretty weak around the edges, but the center image is really good which is all the DX sensor sees

Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 AF or if you have a non body focus motor, I guess suck it up for the 70-200 AF-S VR (Nikon 55-200 VR if you don't need speed)

Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S (no non fast budget recs for the primes, as that sort of defeats the purpose of primes)

Tamron 60mm f/2 Macro

That setup will run you around $2,800 new to around $2,000 used, depending on the condition you buy. It's a REAL solid setup for a DX body. It will also give you two starter lenses if you ever decide to go FX (the 80-200 and 28-75) so you wouldn't be building an FX from scratch.

 

[kathybrotherton]

The whole Lens thing has me confused - hopefully soon Ill understand it all

 

[cannpope]

I would suggest the 70-200 2.8. It's a heavy lens, but a workhorse!! Produces beautiful images.

 

[fmw]

I have a DX camera - D80. I rarely use my prime lenses with it. I just have 3 zooms and 1 prime for it - Nikkor 16-35 f4, 24-85 f 2.8 and the 80-200 f2.8 borrowed from my film system. All are DX lenses except for the telephoto zoom. The prime is a 10.5mm fisheye. On rare occasions I use my 60mm micro Nikkor. These lenses will do 99% of what I need to do with the camera. I can't imagine needing anything else for it.

 

[Derrel]

I have a DX camera - D80. I rarely use my prime lenses with it. I just have 3 zooms and 1 prime for it - Nikkor 16-35 f4, 24-85 f 2.8 and the 80-200 f2.8 borrowed from my film system. All are DX lenses except for the telephoto zoom. The prime is a 10.5mm fisheye. On rare occasions I use my 60mm micro Nikkor. These lenses will do 99% of what I need to do with the camera. I can't imagine needing anything else for it.

Not sure what 24-85 is a DX??? Regardless, a 16-35, 24-85, and an 80-200/2.8 covers a Lotttttta bases!!!!

 

[jake337]

I like my DX setup:

35mm f1.8G
50mm f1.8D
85mm f1.4D
100mm f2.8 macro
180mm f2.8 ais

What I want it to look like before upgrading to FX:

24mm f1.4 G or 28mm f1.4 D
50mm f1.2 AIS
85mm f1.4 D
100mm f2.8 macro
135mm f2 D
200mm f2 AIS
300mm f2.8 AIS
500mm f4 P (someday.....)



I don't mind having a lot of lenses as I usually know what I'm going to be shooting and bring what I will be needing.

 

[Yantropov]

I like my DX setup:

35mm f1.8G
50mm f1.8D
85mm f1.4D
100mm f2.8 macro
180mm f2.8 ais

What I want it to look like before upgrading to FX:

24mm f1.4 G or 28mm f1.4 D
50mm f1.2 AIS
85mm f1.4 D
100mm f2.8 macro
135mm f2 D
200mm f2 AIS
300mm f2.8 AIS
500mm f4 P (someday.....)



I don't mind having a lot of lenses as I usually know what I'm going to be shooting and bring what I will be needing.

Or bring all your lenses in a pick up instead of a camera bag...!