which prime lens?

[molsen]

Molsen, may I know where you got those charts? I wanna see if I can find charts for my lens.

All Tests / Reviews

 

[molested_cow]

Thanks a million. Do you know any other sites have info on AI-s lens?

 

[davisphotos]

If you're locked down on a tripod, maximum aperture doesn't matter-you will most likely be stopping down the lens a bit anyways. As far as field of view, the 35mm will be about a 50 on your camera, and the 50 will be a 75, which is great for portraits, but a little tricky for any sort of wide shots.
My vote is for the 35mm f1.8.

 

[o hey tyler]

Hey, o hey tyler, that 65 days of static cut you linked to above at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu7cwhED0Ec

is pretty awesome man!

Hell yeah Derrel! :thumbup: One of my all time favorite bands, I was really disappointed that I got to London one day after they played a show there.

 

[camera obscura]

Thanks for the replies, y'all! :thumbup: I'm still trying to figure this out.

Since I want a wider field of view, I thought great, it's the 35mm 1.8G, right? But then I discovered this lens thanks to memento.

Nikon Wide Angle AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D Autofocus Lens $345

I didn't even know a prime could be wide angle also. My goal is to shoot street scenes at night using a tripod and remote shutter release. I used to do this back when I had a Ricoh film camera, wide angle, and cable release. The results were great. Wish I still had those photos but they were stolen a long time ago (the 80's).

So anyway, what do you think of this 24mm? It's a little more $ than the 35mm but I will spend it if necessary to get what I want.

Michael

 

[Dao]

My question is.... what about the zoom lens you already have? You should be able to do what you described with that lens.

Yes, they do make wide angle prime as well as ultra wide angle as well.

 

[camera obscura]

My question is.... what about the zoom lens you already have? You should be able to do what you described with that lens.

I suppose just working with what I have has its benefits. In the meantime, it makes for good practice.

I was reading that primes are sharper than zoom and are great for low light. I just thought "hey, I'd like to try that."

Here are some shot with the 18-70 (and put through lightroom of course)...

These kinds of shots are much more dramatic on city streets. I just didn't feel like driving tonight. :mrgreen:

 

[Dao]

According to the technical review site such as Photozone, the lens you have is not bad. Of course, there are sharper lens out there. Based on the MTF result, you lens perform better (optically) with aperture set at f/8.


As for fast prime lens works better in low light situations. Yes, that's truth. But you are planning to use tripod anyway, so it doesn't really matter.