henry_ting2 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 If you are only allowed to keep 3 Nikon lens, what ones would you prefer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Here's the "best" question again. What do you want to photograph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 35/1.4 AIS; 50/1.2 AIS; 85/1.4 AIS Speed rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_smith Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I have every focal length from 20mm to 300mm in AI / AIS versions, and many focal lengths replicated in many different aperture speeds. I could live quite well with only my 24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4 and 105mm f/2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 24/50/105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_sakols Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 If your photographing landscapes or want depth of field, how does speed rule. I never use f2.8 or even f4. How about the 50mm 1.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_tan Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 24/55/135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_t Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 80-200 AFD 2.8, 28-70 AFS 2.8, 35 AI 1.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Didn't we discuss this recently? This guy had a 6mm fisheye, a 2000mm/f11 reflex .... For the 3rd lens, let's go for a 200mm medical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 AI ---- 20mm f4, 50mm f2, 105mm f2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 good catch Shun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_ql Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 85mm f/1.4 AIS Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AF-D Nikkor 85mm f/2.8 PC Micro Nikkor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank uhlig Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Could the elves - somehow - put a filter in, so that all queries with BEST in them are chunked before they see the time of day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 24/50/105 - my regular "walking kit". I could live with just a 50/1.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 OK Shun I rescind my comment directly above, lets say an AI-P 1200-1700 f/5.6-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgeortega Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 20-35/2.8 80-200/2.8 with tripod mount 300/4 AF-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Ok Mike, I agree on your 3rd lens. Let's go with the 6mm fisheye, 2000mm/f11 reflex and 1200-1700mm/f5.6-8. As far as banning the word "best" in the subject; people would simply use other subjects. Yeah I agree these threads are not very useful, so we just have some fun with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimc5423 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Three out of the four I have. 28-2.8, 50-1.4 105-2.5. I have a 200 mm f4 I could get rid of because it is used so infrequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd peach seattle, washi Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 MF or AF? (African or European swallow?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_travis6 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Call me crazy, but I only use two now, as it is: 28mm/f1.4; 85mm/f1.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photojim Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 20-35/2.8D, 80-200/2.8 ED (any version), and a 50/1.4D would keep me pretty happy on either autofocus or manual bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt991 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 After 40 years... I still say the old (what I choose to refer to as) Leica advice regarding "kit" can`t be bettered, namely 35, 50 and 90mm lenses. My own version : ais 35/2.8, 50/1.8 and 105/2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_roberts Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 For wildlife photography, I prefer the 6mm fisheye. This makes the hobby more challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 50mm f/1.1 Nocturnal: I want that extra half stop over my 55mm f/1.2 for indoor shots w/out flash; Sigma 120-300mm HSM f/2.8: I tried it 2 weeks ago at B&H, and it's awesome... And so is the $1899 price. I'd use this for nighttime NASCAR & IRL from the pit lane; I'll leave the selection of a lens in the 24 to 35mm range to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discpad Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hugh Sakols wrote this morning<br><i>If your photographing landscapes or want depth of field, how does speed rule. I never use f2.8 or even f4. How about the 50mm 1.2?</i> <br><br> Hugh, not all lenses at, say, f/4 are equal: You need to look at light gathering ability (as well as other things like vignetting, chromatic aberration, spherical vs aspherical, yada yada yada) <br><br><i>Specifically,</i> let's look at light gathering ability. For this example we'll compare two 400mm prime lenses of f/2.8 and f/5.6 "aperture" when wide open. Of course, the f/2.8 will be a >10 pound monster, while the f/5.6 will fit in your hand. <br><br>Now, let's set the f/2.8 aperture ring to f/5.6 & the f/5.6 wide open, <i>so that the same amount of light reaches the film plane.</i> [This is also why I put "quotes" around "aperture" above.] <br><br>Because of the extra light gathering ability of the larger lens, the physical aperture blades will have a smaller hole... <i> And this smaller physical hole will yield a larger DOF/shorter hyperfocal distance than what you get with the smaller lens. </i> <br><br> Cheers! <br>Dan Schwartz <br>Cherry Hill, NJ <br>Visit my home page at <a href = "http://users.snip.net/~joe/default.htm">http://users.snip.net/~joe/default.htm</a> http://users.snip.net/~joe/default.htm <br> <br><br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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