I'm about to buy the D80 (felt great in the store) after being advised on answers to spend the money on lenses than the body. A friend is a Canon user and recommended the following range - what would be the equivalent or recommended Nikon lenses you suggest?
He has the: 10-22mm EFS, the 24-70mm f2.8L, and the 70-200 IS F2.8L.
My main need is a good portrait lens but I travel a lot so I need more than that. I saw some comments on the 18-200 VR as well...I'm a bit confused so if anyone has some sage advice please dole it over. I'm loving Search answers, thanks Yahoo!
2006-12-02 16:18:55 · 4 answers · asked by Gabster 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
The Nikon equivalents are the 12-24 ($920), either the 17-55 f/2.8 ($1200) or the 28-70 f/2.8 ($1400), and the 70-200 f/2.8 ($1600).
For the standard zoom I prefer and use the 17-55. I find this range much more useful for walk around purposes. That's because after the 1.5 focal length multiplier, 28-70 doesn't provide much wide angle coverage: 28mm x 1.5 focal length multiplier = 42mm.
By the way, Canon also introduced a great 17-55 f/2.8 ($1050), but it's not an L lens - it doesn't have the build quality.
With the Nikon 17-55 (built like a tank), I personally find it hard to justify spending $900 on a 12-24 and the gap between 55mm and 70mm isn't missed. If portrait photography is important to you, consider replacing the 12-24 zoom with a Nikon 85mm f/1.4.
And finally, the 18-200 is a great travel lens. It has a list price $750, but you'll be lucky to find it for $900 due to short supply. For the convenience of this all-in-one solution, you do sacrifice image quality, build quality, and (a very usable) f/2.8 however. It wouldn't be for me, but they're selling like hot cakes.
What ever you decide, best wishes with your new gear!
2006-12-03 00:44:52 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nikon has the 17-55mm F/2.8 ($1400),
70-200mm F/2.8 VR ($1800)
and the 12-24mm F/4 ($1000).
Aso for the 18-200mm VR its a good travel lens. But it is only F/3.5-5.6 so it is a bit slow. I is no match to the above lenses though.
2006-12-05 16:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by digitalstephen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Nikkor Lens section on the Nikonians Forum. The f2.8 lens you decide to get will depend mostly on what type of shooting you'll do. I have a D200 and the following slower lenses - 50mm 1.8, 18-70mm 4.5, 18-200mm 4.5 VR and I get great results. The 18-200mm is on the camera 90% of the time.
Here is a link to the lens section on Nikonians ... http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID6&conf=DCConfID3 Enjoy your D80 and welcome to the club.
2006-12-02 23:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had to suggest ONE lens, it would be the 18-200 VR. This lens pretty much lives on my D200 and I swap it over only for special circumstances.
Go to see what Ken Rockwell has to say about this and other Nikon lenses.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm#index
I see he has added a page called "Drop Test" accessible from this link, down on the page a bit. It's hilarious and everyone should go read it.
2006-12-02 19:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋