[lan]

Primes certainly are smaller as are the DX lenses. This Nikon 70-200 is one of the smallest/lightest though and I find it's a pleasure to use.

 

[fureshi]

it's a great idea to rent the lens and get some experience with it instead of plunking down the large sum that Nikon wants. the 70-300vr already looks ridiculous on my wife's D40 so i can only imagine that the 70-200vr would engulf that little camera.

 

[cfdrumr]

just saw this thread. I have a Nikon D300 and Nikon EL-2

My lenses:
f2.8 20-35
DX 18-70
1.8 50mm
AF 1.8 50mm

 

[Towert7]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfdrumr /img/forum/go_quote.gif just saw this thread. I have a Nikon D300 and Nikon EL-2 My lenses: f2.8 20-35 DX 18-70 1.8 50mm AF 1.8 50mm

Welcome to the club!

 

[Towert7]

You know, I'm always amazed at just how much detail you can get out of a 6MP camera, such as my D50.

Full Size.
I can't get over the detail in the shirt.

I could get a 44x66in print out of this, while still looking decent at ~4ft away, and most certainly a 33x50in print! It would look beautiful at 22x33in!


So, what is the purpose of 15.1MP, or worse yet, 18MP with a crop sensor?
If my 6MP camera can make beautiful prints at 22x33in...................

Personally? I think camera companies are wasting their time pushing in more pixels. It's useless (often a negative) until you up the sensor size (which would need more pixels to maintain the same fill factor).

The camera companies must know the general public falls for the 'more MP is better' argument. Sad, but true.

I maintain that anything over 8MP with a crop sensor is pretty much useless. At that point your limiting factor is the lens and sensor size.


If anything, I think this is a testament to just how nice the 4 year old 6MP nikon's were.

 

[lan]

I have seen huge prints from those 6MP cameras in photoplus expo and it's always about knowing what you are doing. I agree the lens makes quite a difference. My 4MP camera makes some amazing images which would size up well.

The Beyer sensor doesn't sample color ideally so I like the cameras with higher megapixels. To me your image is a little blurry unfortunately. Her skin looks a bit too mushy. I guess I've gotten used to more megapixels. :/

 

[Towert7]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lan /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Beyer sensor doesn't sample color ideally so I like the cameras with higher megapixels. To me your image is a little blurry unfortunately. Her skin looks a bit too mushy. I guess I've gotten used to more megapixels. :/

I'll agree with the color problem, which crops its head up at some of the most random times (and when it's least wanted).

So what setup are you using for portraits?

 

[dj_mocok]

If Carl Zeiss 100mm f/2 was a grand, I'd probably sell my macro and buy it. At this moment the price is too high for me to consider it (with a bit more I can think of a few more really really nice lens).

But I've seen samples from Zeiss 100mm with D3/D700, that thing is amazing.

 

[h.rav]

^ It's one lens that I would never sell

The bokeh, color rendition, everything is beautiful.
If you want to read Zeiss glasses review, I recommend reading reviews from this guy : diglloyd.com blog: September 2009

 

[dj_mocok]

Godd@mn you guys!
I wasn't really thinking about this lens until Ian's post somehow reminded me again of how much I love the look of the lens!
Darn this thread makes me feel like an alcoholic reading the "Talk About Alcohol" Thread.

And H.Rav you are also not helping either! Argh!
By the way, is your Zeiss the 100mm f/2 makro planar? If that's the one I guess you should at least post some pictures taken with that lens so that all of us poor non-Zeiss owners can drool a bit and dream maybe one day we could own that fine lens.

But I guess I need to own a Zeiss at some stage of my life.

 

[rhythmdevils]

I'm going to be getting either the 50mm or 35mm Zeiss ZF mount for my D3 in the near future...can't decide which though.

 

[rhythmdevils]

also thinking of picking up this lens

KEH Camera: Nikon Auto Focus - Zoom Lenses - 80-200 F2.8 D MACRO ED (77) WITH HOOD, CAPS, 35MM SLR AUTO FOCUS ZOOM TELEPHOTO LENS

any thoughts? Seems like a pretty good deal

 

[lan]

Towert7, my main camera is the Canon 5D II. For portraits, I'll use any # of lenses. I prefer more telephoto so anything 70mm or over really.

The Zeiss seems amazing. I really do like my 105 d/2 DC though. It is my sharpest lens at closer distances. I can't imagine the Zeiss being even more so.

 

[Arainach]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhythmdevils /img/forum/go_quote.gif also thinking of picking up this lens KEH Camera: Nikon Auto Focus - Zoom Lenses - 80-200 F2.8 D MACRO ED (77) WITH HOOD, CAPS, 35MM SLR AUTO FOCUS ZOOM TELEPHOTO LENS any thoughts? Seems like a pretty good deal

Don't, especially at that price. Get the two-ring version - on a lens like that, you're going to eventually want a tripod mount somewhere, and you just can't get them for the push/pull version.

You can see some very tempting deals on the one-ring version around $400-500 from time to time; while those are tempting and arguably a good deal I still wouldn't go for them in favor of getting the two-ring, but at $700 it's a no-brainer - not a good deal.

 

[Towert7]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Towert7, my main camera is the Canon 5D II. For portraits, I'll use any # of lenses. I prefer more telephoto so anything 70mm or over really.

I had a hunch it would be a full frame camera. Yes, in that case you will get better detail, through and through.

I'd say it's more to do with the larger sensor size than anything though. As the sensor size gets bigger, so too will the ability to resolve detail.

Hope you are enjoying your 5D. Wish I had one!!!