Amber Mizer |
Deciding on a zoom... Ok... I just bought my N80 with a 50mm prime lens, thinking this would get me started. I now know I probably should have gone with an 85 or 100mm for my portrait work, but that's another subject! ;) This is my dilema. I'm shooting a wedding next weekend. Even though it's a very small wedding with no attendants, I'm thinking I'm going to have a hard time shooting it with just a 50mm, but can't afford the Nikon 70-210 2.8 by the time of the wedding. I've done some research and have found some lesser lenses, but I'm wondering if these would even be worth buying, even though they would provide the zoom that I need. The wedding is for my brother, and he is very aware that this will be my first wedding. But, I also don't want to waste money on a lens that's going to provide horrible results. These are the lenses I've found: Nikon 70-300 4/5.6 Gray Market $109.95 Would you do the wedding with the 50mm and wait til you could afford the Nikon 70-210 2.8, or would you buy a lesser lens in the interim to get you through? If you would buy the lesser lens, which of the above would you choose and why? Thank you!!! I'm running out of time and am really starting to sweat! ;) Amber
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Jon Close |
Is there a good camera shop near you who will rent you the 80-200 f/2.8? Otherwise I'm not too keen on your other choices as they are too slow and too cheap (you get what you pay for). I think you would do pretty well shooting the wedding with the Nikkor 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 D. While it's about 2.5x-3x the price of your listed lenses, it's not one you're likely to grow out of.
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Robin Tucker |
Okay ... everything JonC. said is true. But, I'm starting to do weddings (on a budget) and I have sigma lenses, and I love them. My portrait lens is their 105mm EX macro f2.8D. I love this lens, and you can shoot within a couple inches of your subject. I have a 24mm f2.8 that I haven't used that much. Then, I have sigma's 28-300mm aspherical IF f3.5-6.3. I love the big range, even from way up in the balcony, you can zoom in and get a nice crop of the bride and groom during ceremony. And, it's not that heavy, only 4 inches or so locked in. Yes, it's slow and I probably will "outgrow" this as Jon said. But, right now, I love it. And, because of the wide range, this is the lens I keep on my camera when I'm just out and about. It gives you the freedom to catch almost any shot. I've done quite a bit of research, these are good lenses, rated very well in magazines. Couple more things, I know I'm rambling... So, my advice comes from limited experience ... yes. But I just wanted to let you know that you're not going to get "horrible" results from a less-than-Nikon lens. I have gotten super results from my equipment. I think your artistic cabability in capturing nice shots, your "eye," is what is most important! robin_tucker@yahoo.com
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Larry T. Miller |
I personally would try and find a used Nikkor 75-150MM F3.5 It's a beauty with only approximately 1/2 stop difference than the 70-210MM F2.8. Resolution on the 75-150MM is spectacular.
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Jon Close |
FYI, the original poster is using an N80. With non-CPU manual focus Nikkors like the 75-150 f/3.5, the N80 can only be used in M mode without the camera's meter.
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