Need some opinion on which lens to buy??

cybergrunt · 11th December 2005

I am curently using the D70s with kit lens, and getting kind of handicapped by the max aperature and focal length. So I'm thinkin of getting some better lens. However I'm stuck between getting these two choices.

Stay with D70s kit lens + buy 50mm f1.8D and 2nd hand Nikon 80-200mm AF (not AFS) f/2.8 D
Sell off the kit lens and wait for the AF-S DX VR 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G IF-ED

Also quite limited by vitamin M

Need some advice from the more experience nikonian here.
Thks

wanglk · 11th December 2005

Stay with the kit lens. It's a very good lens but sell no value. What do you mainly shoot?

espn · 11th December 2005

Buy 17-35 f/2.8, 28-70 f/2.8, 70-200VR f/2.8.

Beachboy · 11th December 2005

Originally Posted by espn

Buy 17-35 f/2.8, 28-70 f/2.8, 70-200VR f/2.8.

wah you win liau loh... anyone asking for lens recomendation you just post above lens

espn · 11th December 2005

Originally Posted by Beachboy

wah you win liau loh... anyone asking for lens recomendation you just post above lens

Short sweet and best ma... after that no need to think so much liao and never need to ask the question again

cybergrunt · 11th December 2005

Originally Posted by wanglk

Stay with the kit lens. It's a very good lens but sell no value. What do you mainly shoot?

well, mostly candids, portraits and landscape........

Originally Posted by espn

Buy 17-35 f/2.8, 28-70 f/2.8, 70-200VR f/2.8.

if I strike toto tomolo

Voyage · 11th December 2005

AFS 12-24mm f4
AFS 17-55mm f2.8
AFS 70-200mm f2.8 VR
AFS 200-400mm f2.8 VR
AFS 600mm f4

majere2sg · 11th December 2005

50mm f1.8D is useful for portraits and it is quite affordable. Go for it.

Beachboy · 11th December 2005

Originally Posted by Voyage

AFS 12-24mm f4
AFS 17-55mm f2.8
AFS 70-200mm f2.8 VR
AFS 200-400mm f2.8 VR
AFS 600mm f4

wah my dream lens.....

TMC · 11th December 2005

stick with the kitlens, get the 50mm and wait until a nice affordable 80-200/2.8 shows up in buy and sell, to get it.

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cybergrunt Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 191	Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? I am curently using the D70s with kit lens, and getting kind of handicapped by the max aperature and focal length. So I'm thinkin of getting some better lens. However I'm stuck between getting these two choices. Stay with D70s kit lens + buy 50mm f1.8D and 2nd hand Nikon 80-200mm AF (not AFS) f/2.8 D Sell off the kit lens and wait for the AF-S DX VR 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Also quite limited by vitamin M Need some advice from the more experience nikonian here. Thks Last edited by cybergrunt; 11th December 2005 at 10:59 PM. Reason: typo on title

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wanglk Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Jurong Posts: 320	Re: Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? Stay with the kit lens. It's a very good lens but sell no value. What do you mainly shoot?

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espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Re: Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? Buy 17-35 f/2.8, 28-70 f/2.8, 70-200VR f/2.8.

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Voyage Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 263	Re: Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? AFS 12-24mm f4 AFS 17-55mm f2.8 AFS 70-200mm f2.8 VR AFS 200-400mm f2.8 VR AFS 600mm f4

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majere2sg Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore (SengKang) Posts: 2,992	Re: Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? 50mm f1.8D is useful for portraits and it is quite affordable. Go for it. __________________ -Express yourself not in words- Majere2sg's Digital Photography

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TMC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beyond Space-Time Continuum Posts: 5,921	Re: Need some opinion on which lens to buy?? stick with the kitlens, get the 50mm and wait until a nice affordable 80-200/2.8 shows up in buy and sell, to get it. __________________ Selling: 32GB Thumbdrive - Patriot Xporter XT 120sgd (Price reduced)