Please help me choose my lens

[Giigii]

Hello
i got the nikon d7100
and i have a budget about 1200$

and i need to shoot landscapes, nature , wildlife etc

and i don't know what lens do i choose? Please help by naming the lens
and why this lens specifically


And what about good portrait lenses too??

Thanks all !!

 

[Solarflare]

Dunno if its in budget (but probably is), but that looks like a job for the standard setup for Nikon DX:

AF-S 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR [walkaround lens, landscape/nature, 16mm because its most of the time sufficient]
AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 VR [wildlife]
AF-S (or AF) 50mm f1.8 (or f1.4) [portraiture, lowlight]

And maybe later the Sigma 8-16mm, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8, or some other for wide angle, and the Tamron 90mm f2.8 VC Makro (or some alternative) for macro photography.

 

[Giigii]

Thanks a lot youre the man

 

[shadowlands]

Nikon AF 80-200 f2.8D (two ring)

 

[KmH]

Nikon AF 80-200 f2.8D (two ring)

Used (about $650) Refurbished (about $750). For wildlife and portraiture. Made from 1997 to today.
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor Lens

Or you can get the previous generation (made from 1993 to 1997) 1-ring (push-pull to zoom instead of a ring) Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED for about $350. It looks like this - http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/images1/80-200mm-f28-d/80-200mm-f28-d-950.jpg
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-history.htm

Also consider a clean used copy of the about $350 Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0D IF AF Zoom Nikkor Lens that has a switchable macro (1:2) close focus capability from 35 mm to 85 mm.

For low light and portraiture I recommend the Nikon 85mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens instard of the 50 mm f/1.8 recommended above.

 

[djacobox372]

Used (about $650) Refurbished (about $750). For wildlife and portraiture. Made from 1997 to today.
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor Lens

Or you can get the previous generation (made from 1993 to 1997) 1-ring (push-pull to zoom instead of a ring) Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED for about $350. It looks like this - http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/images1/80-200mm-f28-d/80-200mm-f28-d-950.jpg
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-history.htm

Also consider a clean used copy of the about $350 Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0D IF AF Zoom Nikkor Lens that has a switchable macro (1:2) close focus capability from 35 mm to 85 mm.

For low light and portraiture I recommend the Nikon 85mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens instard of the 50 mm f/1.8 recommended above.

I got my two ring for half that. The trick is to find someone selling a few things together and just resell what you don't need.

 

[Tee]

What's wrong with the lens that came with the camera?

 

[shadowlands]

How about a mixed bag of primes?
35mm 1.8
50mm 1.8
85mm 1.8

 

[carylee2002]

I would go with:
Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DI II (499.99),
Tamron SP AF 17-50 f/2.8 XR DI-II LD Asperical (IF) (no stabilizer) (499.99)
Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) (no stabliizer) (769.99)
[h=3][/h]These are retail at BH photo. but shop around, I got the 17-50 from amazon for 235.00 new. The Tamron 10-24mm is slow but up to 17mm, where you switch lenses to f/2.8. These lenses are older versions but the 17-50mm is sharper than the new one with Vibration Control. Not to mention, Tamron comes with a 6yr warranty and Made in Japan. Not China or some other country. Their customer support has very high ratings. Also you will have a range from 10mm-200mm with most of it at f/2.8 throughout. So for $1800.00 you are pretty covered to do anything. My 2 cents.


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[hamlet]

Get the tamzooka. You can just get your shot in the comfort of your lawn chair :lmao::lmao::lmao:.

 

[JohnS.]

Hello
i got the nikon d7100
and i have a budget about 1200$

and i need to shoot landscapes, nature , wildlife etc

and i don't know what lens do i choose? Please help by naming the lens
and why this lens specifically


And what about good portrait lenses too??

Thanks all !!

I personally use a 18-105 as a walk-around, 70-300 AF-S VR for reach, and Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 for wide angle. I also have a 50mm 1.8 AF-D but I NEVER use it even though I've been wanting to force myself to use it more often.

You really can't go wrong with any of the above suggestions. The 80-200 f/2.8 is an excellent lens and I would've gone for it over the 70-300 AF-S VR but I'm on a tight budget. I've read the 24-85 isn't quite wide enough for most and lacks the reach compared to say the 18-105.

 

[studio460]

I think the most fun DX lenses to get if just starting out would be an ultra-wide zoom, and a fast mid-tele prime for portraits. These would be my pick for the most fun, most useful (especially in low light), and best bang-for-the-buck:

• Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 II [16.5-24mm-equivalent] $525.
• AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G [127.5mm-equivalent] $497.

You could also choose the slightly wider (but, considerably slower), bargain-priced Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 HSM [15-30mm-equivalent] which is currently on sale for only $399. The Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 HSM [12-24mm-equivalent] super ultra-wide is also a really fun lens, but suffers from marginal corner sharpness. Nevertheless, it's a darned wide lens for $649.

Although shooting people with a 50mm [75mm-equivalent] on DX is okay, I much prefer the compression achieved with portrait lenses in the 120-180mm FX focal length, where the 85mm on a DX body fits right in the lower end of that range. My Nikon D3200 usually has just the AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G on it when I take it out for casual people shooting. Have fun!

 

[Cthorsman]

Nice camera!


The fella that owns lensrentals.com has a blog on that site and in his blog "Equipment / Reccomendations" in July 2010 he wrote an excellent overview titled "Lenses: Don't collect the whole set." Skip the part about his path if you are just starting out. Too painful.


You can buy a one lens does it all (not really) and take lots of pics. A Sigma 18-250 is a very reasonable $350 now. Bhphoto is a highly regarded seller.


The reccomendations above are all very good. The Nikon 80-200 f2.8 is quality glass and used holds its value. The three lens Tamron set has you in f2.8 glass thru the range from 10mm to 200mm, but blows your budget. A 70-300 lets you start in wildlife and maybe birds. I would suggest the Sigma 17-50 f2.8 over the Tamron for the OS (stabilization).


New lens come with a Warranty and that can be nice. Maybe you could figure out one lens to start with and grow from there.
A Sigma 18-70 f2.8-4, $500, would be a decent compromise lens, down to 18mm for landscapes and up to 70mm would allow for most people/portrait work. Most writers on the web prefer the Sigma 18-50 f2.8, $519, for its constant aperature and you could supplement it with a Rokinon 85 1.4 (manual focus) $280 with focus chip, as a medium telephoto / great bokeh portrait lens, or an 85 f1.8 G Nikon lens, $500, (auto-focus) decent bokeh.


Check out Filckr for example pics taken with the different lens, flip a coin, buy a lens, get off the internet and go. Con dios!