sajeevpalliri

Sorry Sajeev, your thread title is "Buying a New Lens." If you are actually getting a wide angle and a portrait lens, for the wide, I would recommend my favorite:

• The 18-35mm AF-S AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED | NIKKOR D-SLR interchangeable lens from Nikon
  

Or

• The 16-35mm/f4 AF-S VR AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR | High Performance Wide Angle Lens for DSLRs
  

The 18-35mm AF-S has a plastic barrel so that it is light, but optically it is fine.

If you are in the US, currently there is $100 off the 16-35mm/f4 AF-S VR.

 

For portraits, IMO you should be able to wait. The 85mm/f1.8 AF-S is very good and there is also a small discount in the US right now.

 

It is just me, of course, since I already have many F-mount lenses. At this point I am a bit reluctant to add more lenses until the dust for mirrorless settles a bit. If mirrorless becomes mainstream in a few years, I would rather not add a lot of lenses that I'll need to use adapters down the road. However, if you have immediate needs, by all means get the lenses you really need.

Hey man Thanks, yes as described in my title I do need lenses as a new edition as I do not have any in my bag for the specific purposes I had mentioned. I want to shoot a lot of portraits and landscapes/Architectures but my current setup doesn't give me freedom to extend myself or holds me back on various grounds.

Just FYI I am in china and it is difficult to get hands on stuffs which are cheap in US.

Rgds

Sajeev

Which 70-200 Nikkor lens do you have? The current 2.8E FL version is much better than the first 2.8 version. For close-ups, my 2.8G VRII (version 2) is not ideal due to its focus breathing (@200 mm and minimum focus distance it is more like 135 mm than 200 mm).

 

If your 24mm is not wide enough, the 14-24 makes sense. I went for the AF-S 16-35/4 VR which was cheaper but still gets the job done well on my D850.

 

I currently have 85 mm in three lenses; 70-200/2.8 VRII, 24-120/4 VR and Micro-Nikkor PC-E 85/2.8D. I sold the 85/1.8G before I got the PC-E. I have since considered an 85/1.4 but could not really justify getting a fourth lens in the same focal lenght. It may be the excuse I ”need” to justify getting a 105/1.4G...

 

The 85/1.8G is very good. I did not care much for reviewers’ complaints about chromatic aberration as that is easily fixable in post. It really is excellent value for money.

 

How serious about macro are you? Would a high quality close-up filter (B+W or Canon) be enough or could a second hand hand 105/2.8 VR be an alternative?

 

I am with Shun; wait a while untill you know what you will have the most use for.

Well regarding macro I am not too much into it but yes portrait is definitely on the main cards, I happen to have Nikor AF-S 70-200/2.8 ED VRII F2.8 G. Even though here the warranty for Tamaron is shitty but some of my local contacts are advising me to buy Tamron SP 15-30 mm F2.8 Di VC USD [A012]. What do you think?

Rgds

Sajeev

The 14-24mm f2.8 is an AF-S G lens that was introduced along with the D3 on August 23, 2007. To me, 14mm is too wide so that I rarely use mine. Nikon will introduce a new version in the Z mount.

Hey Man I was looking for two lenses at the same time, one for portrait and the other one for a little bit wide angle as I love to photograph landscapes, architecture and landscapes but 24-70 even though a great lens cuts out a lot of detail area, so was thinking to spend some money on a wider lens.

Rgds

Sajeev

I believe the 105mm Nikon is a Micro (macro) lens capable of 1:1 reproduction. Neither of the zooms is capable of getting that close to the subject. If you are interested in close ups of insects, flowers, etc. the 105 would be an excellent lens. I understand it is also a very good portrait lens.

Tks Man for the reply, I did rather prefer 85MM 1.8G too as I don't want to spend a lot on 1.4G, however as @ShunCheung mentioned probably my 70-200 has this covered, what do you think?

At least to me, it sounds like the two lenses you already have are sufficient for the time being. My suggestion is to wait until there is a compelling reason to add more lenses.

OK, Tks man.

Hi Guys,

I currently own Nikon D810 and have Nikon 24-70 & 70-200 lenses with me, I am looking to buy one out of the three: Nikon 14-24 F 2.8G ED or Nikon 85mm F 1.8G or Nikon 105mm AF-S, F 2.8G IF-ED, I know 85mm and 105mm are in a different league altogether but this is something I am not able to decide upon.

Since I have 70-200, does it really make any sense buying the 105 or 85 as it should very much settle in that zoom range?

I am not willing to buy Tamaron or Sigma even though they might be good lenses as I am in china and the after sales is just shitty (incase I need to use), so Nikon is the only option. Me and my wife are about to have a baby in the next couple of months and I want to be prepared with a lens which could help take me some decent portraits and can be used for doing some Macro Photography.

If you have guys have any other recommendation within Nikon, please kindly let me know.

Tks

Sajeev