hey everyone
i recently got myself a nikon FM2n SLR camera, my intro into old-style film photography, and im really enjoying it. i got the SLR serviced, n its working great. however, the lens i got with it (the only one i could afford at the time) is a nikkor 35-70mm f3.5-4.8, the lens that comes with the FM10 kit. its alright for now, but when i got it serviced, the guy said that the lens has fungus on it, and cant be cleaned properly, so i'd be better off getting a new lens (or two, i thought )
firstly, i thought i'd get a 50mm prime lens. not such a hard one, this.. im looking at one of:
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AI
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D
these both seem to perform very well, and theyre cheap.. im generally careful with my lenses, and im not expecting them to last a lifetime, so i dont mind cheap build quality
and im quite used to having a walkabout lens, a midrange zoom, at times, so i thought of getting one to replace the current lens i have. somethign with a range of around 28 or 35mm at the wide end, and 70 or 80mm at the tele end..
i dont mind buying old stuff, if i can find in good condition.. and again, i dont mind build quality being not so great.. but i want the optical quality to be as good as possible for the price.. and of course i need manual focus+aperture ring to work on my SLR. my budget again, is pretty low..
the following seem to work for me:
Nikon Nikkor 35-70mm f3.5 AI
Nikon Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f3.5-5.6
and they seem to be pretty affordable too. any comments on these lenses, or any other recommendations? thanks for ur time reading this!
i recently got myself a nikon FM2n SLR camera, my intro into old-style film photography, and im really enjoying it. i got the SLR serviced, n its working great. however, the lens i got with it (the only one i could afford at the time) is a nikkor 35-70mm f3.5-4.8, the lens that comes with the FM10 kit. its alright for now, but when i got it serviced, the guy said that the lens has fungus on it, and cant be cleaned properly, so i'd be better off getting a new lens (or two, i thought )
firstly, i thought i'd get a 50mm prime lens. not such a hard one, this.. im looking at one of:
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AI
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D
these both seem to perform very well, and theyre cheap.. im generally careful with my lenses, and im not expecting them to last a lifetime, so i dont mind cheap build quality
and im quite used to having a walkabout lens, a midrange zoom, at times, so i thought of getting one to replace the current lens i have. somethign with a range of around 28 or 35mm at the wide end, and 70 or 80mm at the tele end..
i dont mind buying old stuff, if i can find in good condition.. and again, i dont mind build quality being not so great.. but i want the optical quality to be as good as possible for the price.. and of course i need manual focus+aperture ring to work on my SLR. my budget again, is pretty low..
the following seem to work for me:
Nikon Nikkor 35-70mm f3.5 AI
Nikon Nikkor AF-D 28-80mm f3.5-5.6
and they seem to be pretty affordable too. any comments on these lenses, or any other recommendations? thanks for ur time reading this!