New Nikon Prime
Posted by: bazz on 22 February 2009
New 35mm AF-S f1.8 due out in March. I already have the 50mm f1.8, which I use on my D40 instead of the standard zoom wherever possible because of its superior sharpness, but it is sometimes difficult to get far enough away from the subject indoors to frame a shot.
Could be a goer, fairly cheap and autofocus on the D40 too, which the 50mm lens doesn't have. What do you experts reckon?
Posted on: 22 February 2009 by winkyincanada
I think it would be a good one and very versatile. At 35mm, when on the DX format it is the equivalent of the "standard" 50mm on film. The AF-S lenses with the in-built motor focus very nicely.
I am sticking to full-frame lenses, but of course that doesn't mean you have to.
Posted on: 22 February 2009 by Tony Lockhart
At the price I'd say it's a no-brainer. I wish Canon would do something similar, as I use my 50mm f1.8 quite often, but also find the 80mm equivalency annoying.
I'm hoping my next body will be a secondhand full-frame!
Tony
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by Diccus62
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I'm hoping my next body will be a secondhand full-frame!
What do you fancy?
regards
Diccus
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by Bananahead
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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
I wish Canon would do something similar
Do I miss something???
or even
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by Tony Lockhart
Mmm, I've just seen that even at warehouseexpress the Nikon lens is £200, $200 in the States....
That's the same price as the Canon 35mm f2. I was hoping the Nikon would be £120-140.
I'll stick with what I have for now.
Which full-frame will I go for? I'll see what's around when I'm in a position to buy. And that won't be for a while. My 40D is 18 months old already, but I can't think of a reason to pension it off just yet. Crikey.... I only pensioned off my OM1n 5 years ago!
Tony
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by fatcat
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by Tony Lockhart
Crikey Fatcat.... those lenses in the second link have sent me all funny! I don't know what to think now.....
Tony
Posted on: 23 February 2009 by fatcat
I think I need a Canon 350D or similar to use with the handful of M42 lenses I own.
I wish I owned a handful of Leitz lenses.
Posted on: 24 February 2009 by bazz
Think I'll get one, provided the price translates to something reasonable in South Pacific Pesos.
Thanks for the interesting links fatcat, I'm very much a novice at this SLR stuff.
Posted on: 25 February 2009 by D.L
the best camera to get is the Canon 5D, either mkI or mkII if feeling flush.
depite its 'pro-sumer' tag, I know lots of professionals who prefer it over the 1D, and anything Nikon has to offer.
Posted on: 25 February 2009 by BigH47
Any one care to voice an opinion as to whether it's worth using my Canon 50mm 1.4 or Vivitar 70-210 I have for my Canon T70 manually on my 350D?
Could some give a simple guide to "how to use lenses manually"
Posted on: 25 February 2009 by fatcat
Set the camera to aperture priority
Set camera to the required aperture.
Open lens to full aperture and focus.
Press the fire button enough for camera to set speed.
Set the lens to the required aperture.
Fully press the fire button.
You may need to experiment with the light metering settings.
I.E. Spot, multi etc.
Or you could set the camera to fully manual and use a light meter.
Posted on: 25 February 2009 by BigH47
Thanks for that, I'll have a play.
