Needing Help

flosphotos · Jan 10, 2017

zombiesniper said:
Okay. What do you like to shoot most? If this can be done with the 50/1.8, I'd say shoot with it for a couple of months and get used to the camera. Find the limitations of the camera lens combination. Then come back with a better understanding of where the shortcomings are. This way you get the right lens.

I shoot mainly portraiture but also really enjoy shooting landscape. Thank you for your feed back

I really enjoy the 50mm lens i have now, but i would like a zoom lens that goes to about 300mm. i had a zoom lens for my sony a5000 that was 50-300 and i loved it!

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flosphotos · Jan 10, 2017

greybeard said:
Zoom lenses come in ranges. Wide angle zooms are like 16-35, Normal Zooms are something like 24-70, 24-85, 24-120. Then we have the moderate tele zoom 70-200, 70-300, and then there are the big tele zooms 100-400, 150-600. So, you have a lot to choose from. I personally have a 24-120 that I use with my D750. It goes from wide angle (24) all the way to moderate tele (120) and everything inbetween. It stays at an f/4 throughout. You might like something like that and they are available used.

Thank you, i used to have a 50-300 for my sony a5000, and i loved it! i love being able to zoom into little details. My 50mm is great for portraits but sometimes i want a headshot and don't want to walk up and back constantly to get them. Portraits are kind of slow right now anyway because it's so cold outside where I'm from so i'll probably do more research and check out the lens you suggested.

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flosphotos · Jan 10, 2017

Derrel said:
Hundreds and hundred of Nikkor lenses will fit the D700. And YES, as 480sparky said, DX lenses can be recognized by the D700, and they CAN be used on Nikon full-frame cameras. They might not cover the entire 24 x 36mm frame area, at all lengths; some will cover the entire 4 to 5 aspect ratio, leaving the far corners.edges black, but still...makes a nice 4x5 or 8x10 aspect image! PLUS...they WILL cover the entire DX-crop area on a full-frame Nikon body like the D700.

One good good thing about the D700 is that 12MP on FX does not "stress" the optics. The image is big to begin with, (24x36mm sensor), and the MP is low-ish, so...you can use a huge number of lenses!

Yeah...the 24-85mm, non-VR AF-S lens is handy. I have one, not too shabby, very handy a lens, AF-S autofocus, easy to carry.

There are DOZENS of common Nikon zooms that will work on the D700. I would go to Ken Rockwell.com, and look at some of his lens reviews. If you are a beginner, I would tend to stick to the AF, or AF-D, or AF-S, or AF-S G series zoom lenses, for the autofocusing. Some of the older lenses for 35mm autofocus cameras are inexpensive, and decent on the 12-MP FX Nikon. The 28-105mm AF-D is a good example: inexpensive, has a good close-up "macro" mode, and is pretty inexpensive, good for a weekender type lens.

Awesome thank you! this was very helpful!

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flosphotos · Jan 10, 2017

480sparky said:
My advice is to save your money for now. Shoot with what you have, and eventually you'll start to answer your own question.

Are you finding you'd really like a wide or ultra-wide lens? If so, start to look at lenses in the 20-35mm range. Or does getting a longer focal length make more sense? If so, maybe a 70-300 is in the cards.

By using what you have and not just buying a lens for the sake of buying a lens, you'll be better positioned to make a better choice. And you may have a few more bucks saved up so you can get one you couldn't with your $500 budget.

Awesome. Good advice. thank you!

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