D90 Owners Thread - Anything D90 related

i can imagine it being softer at the wide end, but how does it compare on same focal range 18-105 to the kit lens?

also Dman you seem to like your lenses, any initial thoughts to the tamron 28-75 f2.8. another one i might consider against these is the 16-85vr
 
p1tse said:
i can imagine it being softer at the wide end, but how does it compare on same focal range 18-105 to the kit lens?

also Dman you seem to like your lenses, any initial thoughts to the tamron 28-75 f2.8. another one i might consider against these is the 16-85vr
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I don't think the wide end was an issue, more the 200mm end from what I read.

I haven't had a chance to use the Tamron in anger yet, I'm hoping to get out with it at the weekend.
 
fair enough

but how about first initial thoughts and views, say compared to your 18-135mm
 
The 18-135 only ever gets used in the studio to save me swapping lenses, I can't recall a time that I've ever used it outside but I should do because it's nice and sharp and lightweight and has never given me any issues. When I want something at the longer end I use my 55-200mm, anything towards the shorter end and I use a prime, that's why it doesn't get used as much as it should. It's nice and cheap second hand as well, great value for money.

The Tamron was bought as a walkaround lens as I want to start shooting a bit of street stuff and can't afford the Nikon 24-70. It's a bit heavy and doesn't appear to have the fastest af on it, but research told me it's a very popular and sharp lens.
 
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nice one.

have you experienced the 18-105vr kit lens before?

would love the nikon 24-70
 
No, bought the body only as I had lenses from the D60. The 24-70 is my number 1 wish as far as lenses go.

Has anyone else experienced any overexposure with their D90 on any lenses? It's happening a lot with my Sigma 30mm and apparently it's a common thing.
 
i've noticed overexposure even in low lighting room, especially when the object was in direct sunlight (well hazy day light) from the window

that was using my 50mm 1.8
 
I'm going to start shooting at -0.7EV during the day for a while to see how that goes, definitely with the Sigma.
 
Dman said:
I'm going to start shooting at -0.7EV during the day for a while to see how that goes, definitely with the Sigma.
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i've done the same -0.3 or -0.7
 
Anyone have any experience with the d90 & 17-55mm 2.8? I'm thinking of selling my 18-105 and 50mm 1.8 and put the money towards the 17-55. I need a fast walkaround lens for night photography and the fixed focal length of the 50mm gets frustrating at times. I'd also use it for portrait at the long end (~82mm on our cropped sensor?) and would also make use of the widest angle for landscape.

To sum it all up; is it a good lens? Worth the price?
 
highly rated the nikon 2.8, but cheaper alternative would be the tamron version
 
IgorFB said:
Anyone have any experience with the d90 & 17-55mm 2.8? I'm thinking of selling my 18-105 and 50mm 1.8 and put the money towards the 17-55. I need a fast walkaround lens for night photography and the fixed focal length of the 50mm gets frustrating at times. I'd also use it for portrait at the long end (~82mm on our cropped sensor?) and would also make use of the widest angle for landscape.

To sum it all up; is it a good lens? Worth the price?
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There seems to be some debate about its worthiness for landscapes. I don't know why you'd use it for landscapes, if you're stopping down to f8 or further, what's the point of an f/2.8 lens? Just use the £50 kit lens which covers almost exactly the same focal length and has no sharpness problems. For low light I suppose it a good option in zooms. I prefer primes however because you can go faster.

If you make the above switch, you're losing reach and speed. Maybe the 50mm is restrictive because it's a tele lens? Try the 35mm.

The 17-55mm would seems like a good option for portraits however.
 
p1tse said:
i can imagine it being softer at the wide end, but how does it compare on same focal range 18-105 to the kit lens?
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18-200mm AF-S @ 200mm:



This was shot on a D40 in Basic JPG, so is a worst case scenario sharpness-wise. If you click and look at the full size image, the tiny water droplets on the right of the swimmer look pretty sharp to me. If you examine the out of focus areas, such as the water top left, you can see the complex bokeh signature of the 18-200mm lens. I have no problem with the sharpness here.

18-200 AF-S @ 62mm



This is a more interesting case: I'm sure the houses on the left of the picture are showing some distortion compared with the right of the picture. It's not visible except at 100%. The frontal zoom element isn't rock solid, so it's possible that this effect could vary depending on how the lens is held.

18-200 AF-S @ 135mm



At 135mm everything seems normal again. Strange, because the front element should wander more as the lens is extended.

In summary, the 18-200mm is a great lens whose performance varies slightly in some areas of the image, probably down to the front zoom element having a little play. That said, it's my second favourite lens (after the 35mm f/1.8), and is on the camera 99% of the time for holidays, when you want to carry the least possible kit.
 
I finally joined the D90 club few weeks back and so far im well impressed with the differences from my D40. Dying to get out and play but it dark when you get up, dark before finishing work then raining every weekend lol Night photography seems the only way to go at the moment and as everyone is giving it ago i might try and get out myself.

Loving the high ISO shots which were useless on the d40 in comparision, also it just feels better and is so much easier to adjust settings with the 2 command dials. Looking forward to the learning curve with this one :cool:
 
martsham, thanks.

the 18-200vr is definately at the top of my list
i guess i shoot alot indoors too, so wonder how it performs there?
but i do have the sb600 flash to help

the search goes on for one...
 
Mr Mike said:
I finally joined the D90 club few weeks back and so far im well impressed with the differences from my D40. Dying to get out and play but it dark when you get up, dark before finishing work then raining every weekend lol Night photography seems the only way to go at the moment and as everyone is giving it ago i might try and get out myself.

Loving the high ISO shots which were useless on the d40 in comparision, also it just feels better and is so much easier to adjust settings with the 2 command dials. Looking forward to the learning curve with this one :cool:
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Yep, the noise really was an eye opener for me after using the D60 and being limited to no better than 400 ISO.

I'm on the verge of buying the 1.4 50mm now, got it ready to click, just need to try and sell the 1.8 first!
 
be interesting to see what you think of the 1.4 vs 1.8.

i'm happy with the 1.8 and would consider the 35mm to go with it
 
I'm going to ask...getting a D5k nxt week, can I post on here? Don't seem to be many D5ks on here,..
 
Well, the 50 sold within a couple of hours, I've just ordered the 1.4 to pick up over the weekend. Three lenses in one week, with one more possibly to follow.

Don't tell the wife!
 
Dman said:
Well, the 50 sold within a couple of hours, I've just ordered the 1.4 to pick up over the weekend. Three lenses in one week, with one more possibly to follow.

Don't tell the wife!
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quality
surely tell the wife it was £20 each or 3 for £50 ;-)
only thing is if she breaks it thinking it cost £50, tears might appear
 
Dman, you seem to know a bit about lens choice. if you had the choice on the tamron 28-75 f2.8 would you go for older non motorised or newer motorised, obviously one is older but apparently focuses quicker?
 
The older one apparently works on FX cameras whereas the newer one doesn't, I'm sure I read that. Had an older one come up for the right price I would have bought it (I'm hoping to get a D700 at some point in the future) but as the IF lens was only £200 I snapped that one up. The build quality of the newer one is meant to be better but I certainly haven't read anything to suggest the older one doesn't perform as well as the IF version.
 
thanks

i've seen a motorised and non motorised up for grab at similar price of what you paid, just not sure which one to plump for
 
martsharm said:
There seems to be some debate about its worthiness for landscapes. I don't know why you'd use it for landscapes, if you're stopping down to f8 or further, what's the point of an f/2.8 lens? Just use the £50 kit lens which covers almost exactly the same focal length and has no sharpness problems. For low light I suppose it a good option in zooms. I prefer primes however because you can go faster.

If you make the above switch, you're losing reach and speed. Maybe the 50mm is restrictive because it's a tele lens? Try the 35mm.

The 17-55mm would seems like a good option for portraits however.
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Oh I didnt mean I'd buy it to use exclusively as a landscape lens, I'm more interested in it's low light capabilities as I like to wander around town at night, I realise I'd be losing reach, but speed not so much since the 50mm is not the sharpest of lenses at 1.8, so I tend to shoot at f2 or 2.8 anyways..I'll think hard and long about investing in this one and in the future if needed a 70-300.. Ty for your time :thumbs:
 
ahh, i can't decide. i have a 50mm f1.8d and sb600 with the d90 so far.
sold the kit lens and ultimately want to own the following:
- nikon 18-200 vr and tamron 28-75 f2.8
but not sure which to get first.

looking at both used, with the nikon being more expensive, but more versatile.
i assume the tamron would give better depth of field play, IQ, but then again looking at some samples of the 18-200vr it's not bad.

just can't decide which to go for first and which ever i do means i won;t be purchasing another lens for awhile.
 
p1tse said:
ahh, i can't decide. i have a 50mm f1.8d and sb600 with the d90 so far.
sold the kit lens and ultimately want to own the following:
- nikon 18-200 vr and tamron 28-75 f2.8
but not sure which to get first.

looking at both used, with the nikon being more expensive, but more versatile.
i assume the tamron would give better depth of field play, IQ, but then again looking at some samples of the 18-200vr it's not bad.

just can't decide which to go for first and which ever i do means i won;t be purchasing another lens for awhile.
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Paddy

I tend to find I use under 200mm nearly all of the time.

If I was you I would go for the Tamron 28-75 and a Tamron 55-200.

The 55-200's are great for the money and you should easily be able to get your money back if you don't like it.
 
thanks

but i usually only like to travel with one lens only, as with travelling with loads of baby gear i like to keep it to a minimum

- tamron 28-75 would be fine for most of the times when i go to functions, parties, indoor

- nikon 18-200vr would offer flexibility when out and about
 
Picked up the 50 1.4 this morning, looks a cracking lens, going to take a few pics of the kids soonto see what it can do.
 
Hey Hey people, just picked up my new D90, feeling very excited, what a work of art :love: there really is something very Special about this camera!!!! can't stop though, need to go play :D
 
other half is buying me d90 book for dummies LOL for XMAS, so hope I might pick up a few things from that
 
just bought a D90 body today :D got a bit of unexpected prp so decided to splash out! just got to decide what lens to put on it now, i think it will be something wideangle as im into landscapes.

anyone got any hints or tips?
 
Also does anyone know if i can use the kit lens of my nikon d40 on the d90 ?
 
IanC said:
Also does anyone know if i can use the kit lens of my nikon d40 on the d90 ?
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Any lens that worked on your D40 will work on the D90. In addition those with screw driven focus (eg: Nikon 50mm f/1.8D) will AF on the D90, on the the D40 they are manual focus only.
 
IanC said:
Also does anyone know if i can use the kit lens of my nikon d40 on the d90 ?
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Ian
I have D40 with...............
kit 18-55mm GII D AF-S
55-200 AF-S VR
and 35mm f1.8 AF-S

would you let me know - couple of weeks? - how you like the step up to the D90.
thanks ......enjoy your toy........:lol:
 
Just read all 14 pages..!.......advice please....

I have D40 with...............
kit 18-55mm GII D AF-S
55-200mm AF-S VR
and 35mm f1.8 AF-S
all Nikon

mostly for landscapes and close-up tropical fish
no kids, portraits or weddings....:D

would the step-up to a D90 be logical for a beginner keen to learn

if so, would you replace any of the above lens ?....with ?
not silly "wish" lens but solid working lens - remembering I'm retired....:thumbs:
 
Yardbent said:
Just read all 14 pages..!.......advice please....

I have D40 with...............
kit 18-55mm GII D AF-S
55-200mm AF-S VR
and 35mm f1.8 AF-S
all Nikon

mostly for landscapes and close-up tropical fish
no kids, portraits or weddings....:D

would the step-up to a D90 be logical for a beginner keen to learn

if so, would you replace any of the above lens ?....with ?
not silly "wish" lens but solid working lens - remembering I'm retired....:thumbs:
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Tricky question. I'll try not to be too much of a hypocrite because I upgraded to a D90 after about 9 months of D40 ownership. I'll never sell the D40 because it's a great camera, and I can't tell the difference between the images from the D90 and the D40 on a monitor. I still use the D40 when I want small and light, or for when I need two bodies working together.


My advice would be - if you know that you need the added features then go for it, but I have to say it sounds like you don't. There's not much in it in terms of image quality. Spend as much time as possible with the D40, and only when you are hitting the barrier stops of its ability should you consider upgrading. It's not that the D90 can't be used by a beginner, but I would suggest taking your time, learn the D40 inside out, and then upgrade. If there's anything you would like to improve in your photos that is to do with technique, learn that technique and apply it to the D40 first.

The lenses you have are great. Only if you need ultra-wide or ultra-long will you need anything else. Personally, if you're learning, I'd recommend the 35mm, D40, manual mode, 6 months :) . 10mm is nice and wide for landscapes, but using ultra-wides is a whole new ball game, again only if you've exhausted the possibilities of 18mm for landscapes should you upgrade.
 
i had the d40 once then moved to a sony system which on paper offered loads for the money and it was great, however i missed the nikon.
in my opinion, anyone who has the budget i would recommend the d90 as a next step up to the d40 or even to those starting out with the budget.
 
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