Nikon D700 Lens Choice

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Looking at getting one of these, but was wondering what lenses Nikon users would recommend.

At the moment the E-3 i have has lenses covering 24-120 and 100-400 and a 1.4TC, so i would like to cover as much of the range as possible (The long end is not as important).

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Chris
 
B..but

Thats usually the type of stuff stated by Canon and Nikon Owners, who have little or no knowledge of other systems and have a very blinkered view of camera systems
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How could you;) I thought you were a man of integrity:p
 
24-70 and 70-200? Can add a TC on to help at the top end too?
 
PsiFox said:
B..but



How could you;) I thought you were a man of integrity:p
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:lol:

But i have been to other systems, the grass IS greener (love those Oly colours :lol:), so i don't have a blinkered view. I was referring to those who have only ever used one system and had no experience of the alternatives. I would continue to sing the praises of Oly kit to everyone as its fantastic, but i am not blind to the benefits of other systems.

I am only 'considering' it at the moment as i want beter low light performance (for all the fantastic things on the E-system the low light focusing sometimes sucks - big time), and you can't argue with the low noise of the sensor.

:)

Chris
 
LeeP said:
24-70 and 70-200? Can add a TC on to help at the top end too?
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Any paticular models of these, and an idea of prices? (Things are so much simpler in Oly land with the fewer choices on offer :) )

Chris
 
might as well just go for it:

14-24 F/2.8
24-70 F/2.8
70-200 F/2.8

they're all a little over 1k each though.
 
I would argue that you don't "need" to get the Nikkor lenses, nice that they are.

I have a whole bunch of lenses I will be evaluating to see how they perform on the D700.
 
Chillimonster said:
Any paticular models of these, and an idea of prices? (Things are so much simpler in Oly land with the fewer choices on offer :) )

Chris
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There's a list of Nikon lenses with the current prices at Camera Price Buster. They also have a list of Sigma lenses in Canon fit, but I'd expect that just about all of them would also be available in Nikon fit for similar prices.
 
StewartR said:
There's a list of Nikon lenses with the current prices at Camera Price Buster. They also have a list of Sigma lenses in Canon fit, but I'd expect that just about all of them would also be available in Nikon fit for similar prices.
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I've seen that site, but theres just too much choice hence asking for opinions from users.

I 'could' go and spend £1K on a lens to find out that there is one that is 60% of the price and does 95% of the quality :shrug:

It's a minefield :eek:


Chris
 
Do you really need to spend a grand each on a 12-24 and 24-70mm lens? Depends on the use to which you will put the lens, if general/landscape photography you will probably use smaller apertures, f8 or f11. I see the value of the 70-200mm at f2.8, I use one of these but not at f2,8 as it is soft when blown up to 100% in Photoshop - or at least not as sharp as f4.
 
Steve 7 said:
Do you really need to spend a grand each on a 12-24 and 24-70mm lens? Depends on the use to which you will put the lens, if general/landscape photography you will probably use smaller apertures, f8 or f11. I see the value of the 70-200mm at f2.8, I use one of these but not at f2,8 as it is soft when blown up to 100% in Photoshop - or at least not as sharp as f4.
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My point exactly, hence why i am asking the questions.

Chris
 
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