If You Could Have 4 Lenses For The Next Ten Years For Free?

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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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mikew said:
My choice was based on the fact i would have no money tied up in lenses so could keep my D7100 and add a D800
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Yes.....the choices would include your dream camera to mount the lenses on....for the sake of equity, we'll say you can have any kind of Nikon camera you want. That should make it easier.
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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Don Kuykendall said:
I am working on mine now. I have the 18-140 for walking around. The 70-300 for birds and when I need some reach and the 11-16 is coming in Tuesday. I do have a 40mm macro but not sure I would add that to the list yet.


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I also have the 18-140 DX and it's a great all around lens, and then the 55-300 DX, which is a decent zoom.
 
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Moab Man

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Tamron 90mm Macro with stabilization - Stabilization on this lens is amazing with no loss of sharpness when active.

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED - Milky Way Photography

Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 - Sports and just a great lens

Tamron 150-600mm - Impressive performance

Hmmm... With my selection I have a gap between 24-70mm.
 
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wornish

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sonicbuffalo said:
Yes.....the choices would include your dream camera to mount the lenses on....for the sake of equity, we'll say you can have any kind of Nikon camera yu want. That should make it easier.
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Now you have made me rethink.

I would go for the Nikon 1 V3 body +

Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6
Nikon 1 Nikkor 32mm f1.2
Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM
Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 6.7-13mm f3.5-5.6

DX and FX kit is heavy to carry around and I think with a 10 year timeframe small and light is the way forward IMHO.
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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wornish said:
Now you have made me rethink.

I would go for the Nikon 1 V3 body +

Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6
Nikon 1 Nikkor 32mm f1.2
Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM
Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 6.7-13mm f3.5-5.6

DX and FX kit is heavy to carry around and I think with a 10 year timeframe small and light is the way forward IMHO.
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That's exactly what I was waiting on....to see how many would choose the mirrorless route! I think it's the way of the future!
 
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RocketCowboy

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Interesting discussion, thanks for starting the topic Chris!

I'm just getting (re)started with photography, so I'm still limited in my knowledge other than that I'm on a DX camera. :) I like the idea of a wide angle lens, a zoom, an all-day kind of compromise lens, then a macro ... so I guess I miss out on the primes. Or maybe I find the right prime to also serve as my wide angle, an 18-140 for an all-day lens, a zoom out to 300 or 400, and then the macro.

I need more time to play with rental lenses! :)
 
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Steve B

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If this takes into account what we already have my choices would be a bit different. I already have the mirrorless covered with Olympus micro four thirds so I would probably go with:

Nikon12-24mm f/2.8 (This lens is next on my list but I need to pay off some other gear first)
Nikon 200-400m f/4
A good tilt-shift lens
Either a fish eye or an UWA prime
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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I'm surprised that more of us didn't opt for the mirrorless setups. Pro togs might want to hold onto their FX stuff until real pro quality mirrorless becomes available. It might be awhile before mirrorless matches the features that FX and DX have.
 
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mikew_RIP

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Dont think i could consider mirrorless without actually using one,is the EVF 100% as good as a DSLR finder, is the weight about the same as a DSLR, whilst i cant manage really heavy stuff i need a bit of weight to hand hold.
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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mikew said:
Dont think i could consider mirrorless without actually using one,is the EVF 100% as good as a DSLR finder, is the weight about the same as a DSLR, whilst i cant manage really heavy stuff i need a bit of weight to hand hold.
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I haven't used one although I've seen countless photos of the Sony NEX line and they looked great. On the other hand I saw photos from Sony's RX100 and I was totally unimpressed.
 
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My four would be:

16-35mm f/4
24-70mm f/2.8
70-200mm f/2.8
105mm macro

And if I didn't already own the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6, I'd go out and buy it because the 70-200mm is too heavy to lug around taking outdoor photos. Hey, you didn't say we couldn't have other lenses to go with the free ones! ;)
 
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sonicbuffalo_RIP

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hark said:
My four would be:

16-35mm f/4
24-70mm f/2.8
70-200mm f/2.8
105mm macro

And if I didn't already own the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6, I'd go out and buy it because the 70-200mm is too heavy to lug around taking outdoor photos. Hey, you didn't say we couldn't have other lenses to go with the free ones! ;)
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You've got a point there.....hark wants more lenses!
 
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gqtuazon

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sonicbuffalo said:
I'm surprised that more of us didn't opt for the mirrorless setups. Pro togs might want to hold onto their FX stuff until real pro quality mirrorless becomes available. It might be awhile before mirrorless matches the features that FX and DX have.
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Mirrorless cameras are more of a compliment to the heavy stuff when you need something less bulky and much lighter.

Unless my physical limitation prevents me from using my rigs, I intend to keep mine much longer.

IQ is much more important to me and it's something that I have learned not to compromise.


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Rick M

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I already have two of the four, for me it would be,

Nikon 18-35g
Nikon 24-70 2.8
Nikon 70-200 f4
Nikon 300mm 2.8

With my D600 and V2 bodies, it's like having 8 lenses :)
 
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TedG954

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If I could start all over again, I'd stick with DX and my 4 lenses would be:

Tokina 12-28/4
Nikon 18-300
Nikon 35/1.8
Nikon 40 macro
 
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