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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 310612" data-attributes="member: 24285">Some comparisons between my old Kit - AF 28-80 and my newer DX kit Both images shot on a tripod - window was behind me and off to the left there is another window.  [ATTACH]90768[/ATTACH] <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Lens</td><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/search/%23AFZoom-Nikkor28-80mmf%2F3.5-5.6D" target="_blank">AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D</a></td></tr><tr><td>Focal Length</td><td>44 mm</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure</td><td>1/125</td></tr><tr><td>F Number</td><td>f/4.5</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>2500 - No Flash </td></tr></table>[ATTACH]90769[/ATTACH]<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Lens</td><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/search/%23AF-SDXVRZoom-Nikkor18-55mmf%2F3.5-5.6G" target="_blank">AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G</a></td></tr><tr><td>Focal Length</td><td>48 mm</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure</td><td>1/125</td></tr><tr><td>F Number</td><td>f/5.6</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>3200 No Flash</td></tr></table>Both images are cropped - there was some vignetting on the DX lens but nothing to worry about.  Took several other shots, indoors, outside, with flash, without, range of f stops and focal lengths.  Not sure why I changed the ISO - a better comparison would have been to keep them both at the same ISO.  I think the DX is a bit more forgiving - maybe the VR which I suppose I could have turned off.  But I had more out of focus shots with the old Kit than the DX - but those that did turn out there was not much difference.  The old lens has a longer reach but starts at 24 not 17.  But under 28 the DX lens has serious vignetting and by 20 and under it has the old "port hole effect" of a circular picture.  The old lens is much more compact and lighter.  I'll have to see if I can find a hood for it on eBay as I don't have one.  I'll leave the DX lens with the D5100 - they belong together and I don't think it adds enough to my FX kit bag.  I also tried out the 35mm 1.8 DX prime lens I have.  Love it on my D5100, especially low light situations. [ATTACH]90770[/ATTACH] <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Camera</td><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/search/%23NIKOND610" target="_blank">NIKON D610</a></td></tr><tr><td>Lens</td><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/search/%23AF-SDXNikkor35mmf%2F1.8G" target="_blank">AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G</a></td></tr><tr><td>Focal Length</td><td>35 mm</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure</td><td>1/320</td></tr><tr><td>F Number</td><td>f/3.2</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>3200 - No Flash</td></tr></table>Again, not much to distinguish the images.  I don't know if you can zoom in on these images in this post.  They are in Google + photo album, these photo's I set to share publicly.  [ATTACH]90767[/ATTACH]This one is with the flash - <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Lens</td><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/search/%23AFZoom-Nikkor28-80mmf%2F3.5-5.6D" target="_blank">AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D</a></td></tr><tr><td>Focal Length</td><td>80 mm</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure</td><td>1/60</td></tr><tr><td>F Number</td><td>f/10</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>100</td></tr></table>For now I have a new camera and three FX lenses to play with.  I'll keep my eye open for a good cheap lens to add to my kit but there is no rush.  By expanding my budget from under $200 to under $400 I radically increase the number of alternatives.  Have not given up totally on a niffy fifty prime - but I now don't think it would add a lot to my range beyond my new 60mm prime.  Maybe further ahead with a 100+ prime macro.  But lots to learn with what I got.</blockquote>

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