Nikon Lens Recommendation

TWright33 · Apr 14, 2014

Alright so I am being hired as a second shooter and have a couple of birthday parties that I have been hired to shoot.

I am currently shooting only with a 50mm 1.8g and 35mm 1.8g.

I am wanting a zoom lens. I have absolutely no idea what EXACTLY I want.

This is what I am looking at right now. I am wanting to cover a range from around 20-200 and obviously want 2.8 lens.

I can currently get a Tamron 17-50 2.8 (Used) and a Sigma 50-150 (Used) for right at $900.

This is tops what I want to spend right now.

Do any of you guys have any other suggestions? I am pretty sold on the Sigma, but the 17-50 I'm not.

I'm not sure if I should hold off on the 17-50 and just buy some softboxes and speedlights?

Derrel · Apr 14, 2014

I would pair a Sigma with a second Sigma, and I would want to pair up a Tamron with a second Tamron.

Sigmas typically have a much warmer, more yellowish color rendering than Tamrons, and you can not just "white balance this away"; this is NOT a white balance issue, it is a lens color rendering issue; Sigma is warmish and yellowish; Tamron is fairly neutral, like Nikkors are. Is the other guy shoots Canon, I would definitely go with Sigmas, since Canon has a warmer, more-yellowish look that many people like. I would NOT want to shoot a split Tamron/Sigma set on Nikon.

THe last thing you want to have to do is worry about a day's shoot made with two lenses, each with easily-seen "FAMILY color rendering differences", spread over three-, four-, or even five- or six hundred wedding pictures!

I am assuming you shoot 1.5x Nikon.

TWright33 · Apr 14, 2014

Derrel said:
I would pair a Sigma with a second Sigma, and I would want to pair up a Tamron with a second Tamron.

Sigmas typically have a much warmer, more yellowish color rendering than Tamrons, and you can not just "white balance this away"; this is NOT a white balance issue, it is a lens color rendering issue; Sigma is warmish and yellowish; Tamron is fairly neutral, like Nikkors are. Is the other guy shoots Canon, I would definitely go with Sigmas, since Canon has a warmer, more-yellowish look that many people like. I would NOT want to shoot a split Tamron/Sigma set on Nikon.

THe last thing you want to have to do is worry about a day's shoot made with two lenses, each with easily-seen "FAMILY color rendering differences", spread over three-, four-, or even five- or six hundred wedding pictures!

I am assuming you shoot 1.5x Nikon.

Yes, I am shooting with a d7100, and a 3200 as back up.

I didn't know that about the Sigma tint.

So you are saying a Sigma 18-50 paired with a Sigma 50-150 would be a good pair?

Derrel · Apr 14, 2014

Sure...Sigma + Sigma sounds okay to me. 18 to 50 is nice. 50-150 is a nifty lens length too. I have a 50-135 zoom that I used to use a lot on 1.5x...I REALLY LIKED the 50mm start point on 1.5x--it is HUGELY BETTER as an "event" lens than a 70-200mm zoom or 80-200mm zoom...starting at 50mm makes the lens just sooooooo much more-useful for events, where things "unfold" in front of your camera...it's wide enough to make the bottom end useful, not always a constant limiting factor, which FORCES you to go to a shorter zoom--which then has ZERO "zooming-in" capability.

TWright33 · Apr 14, 2014

Derrel said:
I have a 50-135 zoom that I used to use a lot on 1.5x...

So do you have the Tokina? Would you recommend it?

Derrel · Apr 14, 2014

I have a Nikon 50-135. It's a constant aperture f/3.5 lens with 62mm filter diameter.

TWright33 · Apr 14, 2014

Derrel said:
I have a Nikon 50-135. It's a constant aperture f/3.5 lens with 62mm filter diameter.

I see.

It looks like I'm still going to stick with the Sigma lenses. Unless someone can show me why I shouldn't.

TWright33 · Apr 14, 2014

So can anyone tell me if this will work for my Nikon? The Description vaguely says (nikon mount) and I'm not sure what all Sigmas letters stand for and I don't want to buy a lens I can't use http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/15/qyse3ysa.jpg
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