Hillsong
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Salutations once again.
So i'm starting to plan ahead for a few things atm. I'm currently tight on cash, but i found out i landed a job that starts in 3 weeks (hooray!). After a few months of working i should finally (FINALLY) be able to afford some new glass. Now the budget won't be massive, or else I'd instantly flock to the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens. My guess is that I will have somewhere close to $800 to work with. I've been looking at some zoom lenses, but i feel that if i want to get the best quality for the money I have, I'd best go with a prime lens.
I will be shooting a bit of sports this coming season as well. Mostly indoors, so a large aperture is key. For more personal interests i would love to get into macro photography more.
In searching through B+H i came up with these three that i feel are within my available price range, and will perform much better than my current kit lenses. I do shoot on a DX crop sensor (Nikon D300) so Idk if that will have very much of a detrimental affect on any of these lenses, but that is why I'm here!
So if any of you have any experience with these lenses, recommendations regarding which of these lenses, or even a completely different lens, all suggestions are appreciated.
Here they are:
Nikon Telephoto AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF Autofocus 1940 -
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens 104306 -
Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Lens 2160 - B&H Photo Video (shorter focal length, yet the 1' focus distance is VERY tempting)
So i'm starting to plan ahead for a few things atm. I'm currently tight on cash, but i found out i landed a job that starts in 3 weeks (hooray!). After a few months of working i should finally (FINALLY) be able to afford some new glass. Now the budget won't be massive, or else I'd instantly flock to the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens. My guess is that I will have somewhere close to $800 to work with. I've been looking at some zoom lenses, but i feel that if i want to get the best quality for the money I have, I'd best go with a prime lens.
I will be shooting a bit of sports this coming season as well. Mostly indoors, so a large aperture is key. For more personal interests i would love to get into macro photography more.
In searching through B+H i came up with these three that i feel are within my available price range, and will perform much better than my current kit lenses. I do shoot on a DX crop sensor (Nikon D300) so Idk if that will have very much of a detrimental affect on any of these lenses, but that is why I'm here!
So if any of you have any experience with these lenses, recommendations regarding which of these lenses, or even a completely different lens, all suggestions are appreciated.
Here they are:
Nikon Telephoto AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF Autofocus 1940 -
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens 104306 -
Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Lens 2160 - B&H Photo Video (shorter focal length, yet the 1' focus distance is VERY tempting)