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Limp Gawd
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18-200 MM ( I currently have )
50mm 1.8 ( getting )

What other lens are good lens that should have a good extra telephoto / wide angle ?

Please give me some input greatly appreciated

Yeah sorry i'm currently shooting a Nikon D70s ( edit per posts )
 
Depends on what camera you have, and how much you want to spend. I would say the tokina 12-24 for wide angle
24-105L f/4 IS or 24-70L f/2.8 for general zoom
70-200L IS or just L 2.8 or 100-400mm 4.5 L for telezoom

:D

Or a bunch of primes :)
 
he's shooting nikon :p

disclaimer: all these are IMO

Nikon 50 1.8
Nikon 85 1.8
Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR
Nikon 80-400 VR
Nikon 300 either f4, or f2.8 depending on how dark your shooting in...
Nikon 12-24 if you need the really wide angle on a DSLR.

but personally, I'd be happy with:
a wide angle of any speed (since I would use flash with it)
50 1.8
85 1.8
70-200VR

I'd be all set then :p
 
The 12-24 looks decent might play around with it save up a few bucks and get that for the next one after the 50mm

I can see it now this is going to be a expensive hobby ( haha )
 
As usual it depends on what you think your going to be shooting. I bought a 50mm F/1.8 'cause everyone said you have to have one and I don't think I've ever shot a single frame through it except to test or reversed on another lens.

These recommendations are from my shooting style (i.e. nature photography):

For wide angle, I understand the Tokina 12-24 f/4 is your best "bang-for-buck" (I have the Nikkor, myself).

If you think you are interested in getting into macro, the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 is a very popular choice.

The Nikkor 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 VR is a great "walkaround" long zoom. Keep in mind though that it is screwdriver driven and slower to focus than the AFS lenses. An alternative might be the Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 (I've never shot one myself but there are a lot of happy owners).



My own "wish list"?

- Nikkor 200-400 f/4 VR
- PB-6 bellows

My current gear
 
I shoot basically anything - scenery, nature, maybe people if I have some incentive to do so.

Current lenses:
18-70/3.5-4.5 Nikkor
50 mm/1.8
80-200/2.8

Stuff I desire:
Nikkor 70-200/2.8 VR (on the backburner)
Nikkor 105/2.8 mm Micro or maybe Sigma 150/2.8 Macro
Nikkor 85/1.8
Nikkor 135/2.0 DC
Some ultra wide - probably a 14mm/2.8 prime
300mm/2.8 AF-S
 
I shoot Canon, but I'm sure there are comparable Nikkon mount lenses. Anyway, I take a lot of indoor people photos, and some outdoor landscape/scenery stuff.

Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5
Canon 24-70 f/2.8
Canon 70-200 f/4
Sigma 30 f/1.4

The 24-70 is on my camera most of the time. The 30 gets mostly indoor use, and the 10-22 and 70-200 are for when I'm outside
 
was looking around and put a bid on a lens on ebay it's new in box it's a Tamron AF19-35mm F/3.5-4.5
 
Why? You already have a variable aperture within that range.
 
For canon, i think a good must have for amatures is the Canon17-40mm F4 USM L paired with a 70-200mm L (if you got bucks the f2.8 version or the IS version)
 
BTW: im still looking for the rihgt glass to fill in the gap between the 17-40 and the 70-200
 
mmm, but i really really like the 17-40... its a very good lens, paired with a speedlight its my fav househoold lens.
 
For me it would be the Nikor 600mm f/4 if I remember right. But I cant justify spending close to $9K on a single lense. Well unless anyone can give me a really good reason to get one? ;)
 
Joves said:
For me it would be the Nikor 600mm f/4 if I remember right. But I cant justify spending close to $9K on a single lense. Well unless anyone can give me a really good reason to get one? ;)
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