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ZerocoolAstra
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JoeyNg84 said:Oh i see, so i think this 35mm is gd for indoor and low-lighting shots ya. But still a gd lens to have, i will consider it.Then do u suggest any lens that us appropriate for street photography?
- Joey
I don't shoot street photography, so a bit hard to recommend.
The focal length you chose really depends on your style. I've heard of street shooters using 17-35 on an FX camera. That's WIDE...
Some prefer telephoto lenses around 100mm. So it really depends.
Oh ok, thanks for your suggestions, I will look into it more again. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
- Joey
kennyso
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I wanted to get a not-that-expensive but good zoom lens, and the body able to support the lens. The 80-200m f/2.8d seems to be at a good price range, but i'm unsure whether a d90 able to fully ultilise the lens...
Irvine
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u can read up thom hogan's review of this lens:
http://www.bythom.com/nikkor-80-200-lens.htm
to me, the only thing u haf to worry about is the AF speed, if it is important for u to take fast action shots like sports photography, since the AF speed is totally dependent on the camera's in-built AF motor.
quizesilver
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kennyso said:
I am using this lens pretty gd. The af speed is quite decent. Knowing how to use the lens will bring out the potential of it.
quizesilver
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JoeyNg84 said:Hi all, i am a new user of D90 too, with 18-105mm kit lens. I am interested in outdoor shootings, especially street photography. Anyone here using 35mm f1.8 dx lens? Is this good for portrait and street photography?
I'm glad to know u guys here, where we can share our experiences and thoughts together. Cheers!
- Joey
Hi,
Imo for street, a longer focal length would be gd, capturing the "human moment" without the subject avoiding.
But then it oso depend wat u want to shoot? I can oso use a 35mm n do some close up of the things. Or even use a 35mm n do a wider shot.
kennyso
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What kind of occasions do you use that lens for?
Protraits? Street? Sports? Indoor? Wildlife? Scenaries?
Oh i see. I usually like to take close-up humans expressions and activities, and sceneries. These 2 are quite extreme, 1 is more of macro/zoom, the other is more os wide-angle. So I think i need 2 lenses? Any suggestions?
- Joey
kriegsketten
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Congrats! I can imagine your "high" at the moment. The manual is your next best friend for now...
quizesilver
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kennyso said:
Used is to take portrait/street, n sports. Wildlife nt yet. Think indoor will be too tight.
quizesilver
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JoeyNg84 said:Oh i see. I usually like to take close-up humans expressions and activities, and sceneries. These 2 are quite extreme, 1 is more of macro/zoom, the other is more os wide-angle. So I think i need 2 lenses? Any suggestions?
- Joey
Your kit lens for now is gd enuff.
However if u think of spending, would suggest a nikon 17-55 or tamron 17-50 f2.8 have the wideness n zoom, constant f stop giving shallow dof. But a f5.6 can also create shallow dof depends on how u take the pic.
But u may wan a 35mm n 85mm which are prime able to give u nice bokeh for the portrait.
kennyso
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The d90 motor have enough torque to get 70-200mm f/2.8d running to take sports?
I heard it take a bit of longer time to focus.
What do you mean by indoor will be too tight?
Irvine
Senior Member
Oh i see. I usually like to take close-up humans expressions and activities, and sceneries. These 2 are quite extreme, 1 is more of macro/zoom, the other is more os wide-angle. So I think i need 2 lenses? Any suggestions?
- Joey
IMHO, i suggest that u shld use ur kit lens first. then slowly discover wad u truly need n know how the kit lens limits u. if u r considering the 35mm f/1.8 prime, stick ur kit lens to 35mm n try shooting at 35mm all the way, rather than u buy it n regret ur purchase if u find the focal length does not suit u. it's an expensive hobby n ur shooting preferences can be different from the people here, so dun buy lenses blindly just because people say "this lens is good! it's a must buy!"
Irvine
Senior Member
d90's AF motor is the weakest among all the bodies with AF motor in nikon's line up of cameras. so it may be a challenge to take sports using 80-200 f/2.8D.
it's tight for indoors because of the 1.5x crop factor on DX bodies. it's equivalent to 120mm on full frame for ur info. if u want to take full body shots, u haf to stand pretty far away to take n indoors might not have enuf space for u to do so.
quizesilver
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Irvine said:
Juz a note, it is quite fast IMO.
It is "slow" because lag of focusing pt, so that when u use 3d tracking it sometime off focus.
Yup u r right on the crop factor.
Irvine
Senior Member
it's not the lack of focusing points that slows down the AF speed. it's more of the camera's ability to track, and the default time interval set for the camera to refocus each time when the subject moves out of the focus plane.
for speed, the AF module plays a part also, since it determines how fast the module is able to confirm the focus. if the AF module is more sensitive to light, it will be able to confirm its focus faster. however, the biggest factor of AF speed is still how fast the lenses r able to perform AF. for screw drive lenses, the in-built AF motor of the camera body is the one of the determinants for their AF speed, while for AF-S lenses, it's the motors in the lenses that matter most. if the lens has long focus throw, it will take a longer time to focus from infinity to minimum focusing distance. it will be noticeable if u shoot a distant object firstly, n then shoot a subject which is alot closer to u. this is also why the 80-200 f/2.8D comes with a focus limit switch, to make the focus throw shorter n reduce the time of "hunting" if u shoot at a subject at any distance above 3m from u. u shld also see how fast the 80-200 f/2.8D focuses on bodies like d3s, even for still shots.
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