Camera Lens Selection for Nikon N75 QD

[pramod_kumar]

I am a Beginner and a new member of this site, I want to buy Nikon

N75QD Camera, not sure which lens would be the best for Nikon N75? I

will be travelling with this camera also I want to get very good

Indoor Shooting results .. Any Ideas, Suggestions on Suitable Lenses

are greatly appreciated.

[vedearduff]

A good two lens set would be the 24mm f/2.8 AF-D and the 85mm f/1.8 AF-D. This set would give you good low light capability as well as a decent focal range. You would need to be able to "foot zoom" with this combo, but it should cover most of what you need.

 

If you want, or feel the need for, a zoom, the 28-105 f/3.5~4.5 AF-D combined with the 50mm f/1.8 would be another good two lens combo. The 50mm will provide a good low light solution for the times when flash is not an option while the 28-105mm will cover just about everything else.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Vernon

[david_h._hartman]

I�d think long and hard about getting an N80 with a 50/1.8 or maybe 35/2.0 rather than an N75 with any lens. You can�t select your own film speeds. This alone makes the N75 very undesirable to me. I shoot most negative films at 2/3 to 1 stop more exposure than the published ISO. The N75 also lacks a sub-command dial. This is a big minus for me too. The N80 has almost the same user interface as the F100 and F5. It�s a much better camera and a much better way to spend your money.

 

All the best,

[lachaine]

I would agree about getting an N80 instead. You get a lot more for just a bit more money. The N80 is full-featured, virtually a smaller, lighter F100, or, a pro camera in a polycarbonate body (but a better quality body than the one the N75 has). The N75 limits you because you can't easily push film, and it's inconvenient to use in manual mode because there's only one dial for two functions, and the flash sync speed is a little slower.

[jason michael]

Another vote for the F80.

 

As for a good learner lens, any prime would be a great start (a prime is a lens which is

NOT a zoom thus it has one focal length such as 24mm (wide), 50mm (norm), 85mm

(short telephoto) etcetera).

 

If you want to go with a zoom consider the 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, a perfect match for

the F80. Stay away from the cheapy zooms which often come in packages with

cameras (the 28-80 and 28-100 are examples of these).

 

Lastly, nothing shouts amateur like having the date imprinted on the

photos...seriously the QD feature is nasty. If you want to date your photos have fun

and shoot the date on the first or last frame, I like to shoot daily calendars or write

out the date on my laptop then shoot it. It helps when trying to recall when shots

were taken.

 

Cheers,

[hayward]

I bought an N80 a few years ago, with the 28-80 and 70-300 G lenses. If you don't have a lot of money to spend, that's the way to go. You get every photo length you'll need for $100 each. Next, I added a 50mm 1.8 for $100, which bought me outstanding optical quality and the ability to take pictures in little light. By comparison, the 50mm made my pictures with the other lenses look bad, and I eventually sold them for primes as follows: 24 2.8, 28 2.8, 85 1.8, 90 2.8 (Tamron macro), 180 2.8, and 75-300 Nikon Zoom.

[tcb.photo]

I once had a chance to use the Tamron 24-135 Asph. Macro lens, and found it too produced decent results. As I said I only borrowed it so I don't have tons of experience with it, but the results were quite nice for a Zoom lens. Maybe someone who has used it in more detail can make a better comparison, but the focal length including 24mm would, I believe, be of greater value for travelling.

 

Pramod,I think the N80 would also be a better option than the N75. However, if your new to photgraphy why not learn the many of us did on a manual camera such as the FM3A. Then as you progress it can always be a second body for you. Just a thought

 

Good luck

 

Rob

[jbq]

Pramod: it all depends what kind of photography you want to make, and whether you want zooms or not.

 

The 50/1.8 is an obvious suggestion, if only because of its price and ultimate sharpness. The 35/2 will let you shoot hand-held in slightly lower light (I personally like 35mm better than 50mm). Wider than that, skip the 28/2.8 and go for the 24/2.8.

 

The ultimate in low-light is the super-expensive 28/1.4, though the 24-120 VR may be something you want to look at (there's a tradeoff of shutter-speed vs depth-of-field when going VR, and I wouldn't expect the same image quality from the cheap VR lens).

 

On the tele end, 80/1.8 is very nice.

 

The there's the otion of going for a 35-70/2.8 (which will compete with the 35/2 or the 85/1.8 in terms of sharpness for about the same price, but obviously won't do as well in low light).

[david_blackburn1]

ok, to lend perspective, what i bought recently:

 

 

n80 400 USD

 

50/1.8 AFD lens 100 USD

 

 

what i would have bought before if i had known then what i know now:

 

 

used f3, f3hp - 250-400 USD

 

used 50/2 AIS - 50-75 USD

 

used 105/2.5 AI, AIS - 120-200 USD

 

 

the n80 wont meter with these manual focus lenses (neither will the n75, n65, n55), so i cant buy wonderful primes for 100 dollars. the f3 has aperture priority auto, which is good enough for me (no matrix metering, or spot metering, though, which is a small drawback) you might want to seriously consider an older manual body (f3, fm2(n or otherwise)). the fm3a is more than the n80, i believe, which is why i didnt buy that in the first place, before i knew about these older bodies.

 

if you are set on the n75, i would say for you to save some money and not get the QD, and then add a 50/1.8 lens for 100 dollars. the first combo mentioned of a wide and a telephoto would be very good, but also fairly expensive (around 600-700 dollars combined, new).

[pramod_kumar]

Thank You All So much for your Fast Responses and Friendly Suggestions + Ideas .. I greatly appreciate it and I'm very glad I am a member of this Website.

 

I bought a Nikon N80 with 28-105 f/3.5~4.5 AF-D combined with the 50mm f/1.8 (NIKON Lens).

 

I will keep everybody posted of my new work. Once Again thanks for your support

[jason michael]

Congratulations Pramod...I wish you happiness with your new gear!