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The kit lens (the older 18-55, for the D50) did me fine for a good long while. I used it for six months nearly exclusively and had a lot of success with it. Since then I've bought the 18-200 VR and Tokina 12-24, but the kit produced some of my favorite images.
I'm eyeing a used 105 as well. Not the new one, but rather the older AI-s f2.5, which is said to be extremely sharp and still quite cheap.
To be honest, I don't really have a 'need' for the lens, but I just want to get a good manual focus prime to accompany my 18-200VR allrounder on my D200. For some reason I'm enjoying MF a lot more than AF, and the 18-200 just doesn't feel that good when manually focusing.
Other future considerations are the ever-so-great wideangle zooms (10-20 / 12-24) which, unfortunately, I can't afford at the moment and a shorter and faster prime and the 70-200VR όber-lens which I doubt I'll ever afford
MF is the way to go man. You feel much better when you take a nice picture using MF than AF.
If you are into MF, don't forget the 50mm 1.2 as well. Actually I was watching one went on eBay yesterday for AUS$ 345.
Was gonna get it, but then I got a few fast MF lenses already and I'm saving up for the upcoming Tokina wide angle (I think it's 11-17mm f/2.8)
Heard that the new Tokina will be made in SLD glass. Although I'd prefer it to be LSD glass though, sounds cooler, hehe..
MF is the way to go man. You feel much better when you take a nice picture using MF than AF.
If you are into MF, don't forget the 50mm 1.2 as well. Actually I was watching one went on eBay yesterday for AUS$ 345.
Was gonna get it, but then I got a few fast MF lenses already and I'm saving up for the upcoming Tokina wide angle (I think it's 11-17mm f/2.8)
Heard that the new Tokina will be made in SLD glass. Although I'd prefer it to be LSD glass though, sounds cooler, hehe..
MF depends a lot on your eyes. Mine are pretty poor, and as a result I'm not particularly good at focusing manually. Oh, and that Tokina is 11-16. I'm looking forward to seeing if the CAs are reduced from the 12-24.
I usually depend on the green dot confirmation thing. I know some people just think that they're useless, but if you know how to take the 'middle point' in between the dot flashing on and off, it should be fine. I'm using it with 1.4 and most of the time the pictures are focused fine.
Ah so it's 11-16? No wonder I tried to search 11-17mm but couldn't find that many info. I don't really mind about flare prone or CA as long as they aren't terrible. How bad is the CA from 12-24mm? Some people complain alot but some are just fine with it.
But what I really wish for is it's sharp wide open, because the only thing that makes me not want to get the 12-24mm f/4 version is the well, f/4. And the actual T stop is reportedly slower than that too (I love fast lenses).
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Just ordered this morning:
D300 kit with an 18-200 VRII lens. Seems Rockbrook in Nebraska has a few of them in stock. I can't wait to check this thing out and get into shooting once again. After two trips to DisneyLand this weekend I found myself missing the lack of having a digicam around. Remedied that quickly!
Next on the list is an SB-400 and an 12-24 f4 Nikkor. May go for the MB-10 grip if I need the extra shutter release and longer battery life.
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