Lens recommendation

<p>Hello All,<br>

I need a help, what lens can you recommend for low / or no light (December outside Light festival) photo shot? I need the lens that will work with Nikon D90. </p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

<p>Budget? Do you know what length you want?</p>

<p>I use a 50mm f1.8 and 35mm f1.8 on that camera and they work very well. The first is 120 bucks or so, and the second is 200. If you want longer, but still fast, you'll pay for it, for sure.</p>

<p>A Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 would probably do it. You can shoot at ISO 1600 on the D90.</p>

<p>Kent in SD</p>

<p>My budget is : maximum 1000.<br>

The festival will take a place in December( around 7PM)..outside on the street…long processing with light…I can’t afford a mistake there…</p>

 

<p>I'll second the 17-50 Tamron. I have one on a D300 and it works quite well.</p>

<p>Tamron 17-50 will it work with night shot? I heard a lot of good things about this lens…but this lens is not VR..it is ok?<br>

Thank you!</p>

<p>There is a VC version of the Tamron 17-50. VC is Tamron for VR.</p>

<p>Victoria,<br>

The newest iteration of the Tamron 17-50 2.8 does incorporate vibration compensation. Here is a link to the product on Tamron's website:<br>

<a href="http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/prod/1750_vc_b005.asp">http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/prod/1750_vc_b005.asp</a><br /><br /></p>

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<p>I heard a lot of good things about this lens…but this lens is not VR..it is ok?</p>

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<p>There is a VR version if f2.8 is bright enough. </p>

<p>Thank you guys for your help! I think this lens will work good enough with the night shot.<br>

Thanks a lot for the link!</p>

<p>1000 what? USD or Euro. A 1000 Euro will buy you a very good used Nikon 17-55. That would be my choice over the Tamron. Or a 35mm 1.8 AFS. Light, portable and fast. Cheap too.</p>

<p>I have the Tamron 17-50 VC and use it for events all the time. I also suggest ISO 1600. Does a very good job.</p>

<p>$1000..sorry I forgot to mention it…<br>

I have Nikkor 35 mm that I use at evening..but it will be dark night and I too many people depend on this shot..</p>

 

<p>Victoria, where will the festival take place? In Russia? Then you would be better off making sure if the VR (or VC or whatever) works properly under very low temperture. You may be more successful with a lens without VR (meaning simpler mechanical design) and a tripod.</p>

<p>Low light = primes. Go with a 50mm f1.4, either Nikon or Sigma. f1.4 is a whole 2 stops faster than f2.8, that is it's letting in 4x as much light. That's a LOT.<br />Steve</p>

 

<p>No, not in a Russia. I am from USA, state CT.</p>

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<p>Steve, I will take a look at those lenses right away..</p>

 

<p>CT is located almost at the northern end of the U.S. How far the temperature goes down in the winter at night (Fahrenheit or Celsius)?</p>

<p> In December the temperature could be around between 29- 18 by Fahrenheit...</p>

<p>18F might be tricky. Under circumstances, it could go even lower, right? Then you may want to take some back up lenses without VR. Steve's suggestion is worth bearing in mind, too.</p>

<p>Victoria,</p>

<p>I have Tamron 17-50/2.8 VC but for really low light I'm not trusting it. That's why I second the advice to go for a f1.4 prime.</p>

<p>For a street event in the night on a crop camera I'll prefer something wider than 50mm. The only option available is Sigma 30mm f1.4. I do not have it but I've heard lots of praises from people who use it. For 50mm I use Sigma 50mm f1.4 and is really stellar when shooting people. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Victoria, if it is not too far, go to the site where the festival is held, at the worst possible hour for light, and get a careful reading (actually several readings) at f/4 and ISO 1600 with any of the lenses you already have.. Let us know the results. Sometimes f/2.8 is not enough. If it is an action-type festival, the VR/VC will help keep the lens still, but not the subjects. The temps should not be a problem.</p>

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<p>Good point Mihai, sorry I forgot it was a crop body, I use the 50mm on a D3. You're right, the 30mm 1.4 should be a good equivalent.<br>

Thing about 50mm f1.4s have always been that they are (relatively) cheap, small and optically excellent - what more could you want?<br>

Steve</p>

 

<p>Guys, I will do following… today close to 8-9 PM ( it’s already dark at that time) I will go to the place where the parade will take place and take shots with all lenses I have..after that, I will upload those photos and you will see …</p>

 

<p>Any lens good with...- ,talk focal no more than 100mm even f=8.0 is very good option on dim.lens not greater than 58mm(filter).Thank you for concideration,Victoria Pavlov.</p>