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<blockquote data-quote="lostnomore" data-source="post: 519153" data-attributes="member: 40922"><p>I found <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d700/lenses.htm" target="_blank">the following assertion</a> on the Ken Rockwell site. I've gotten the sense that his views can be a bit controversial, and I suspect this one might be to some. I'll quote it then ask my questions:</p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Don't buy a midrange zoom. Carry a fixed 50mm instead, like a pro.</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><p style="text-align: left">Pros don't use midrange zooms because they aren't needed, they are too heavy to carry around, they are too expensive. A fixed 50mm lens does the same thing, but better. </p><p></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><p style="text-align: left">Pros use a wide zoom and a tele zoom, and walk forward or back to cover the middle range if it doesn't fit either lens. Pros only carry a 50mm lens in their pocket for if the light gets too dim.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><p style="text-align: left">Consider a midrange zoom if you only carry one lens, but never carry a midrange zoom if you're also carrying a wide and a tele zoom."</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Who agrees and disagrees with this, and why?</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you agree, which of the 50 mm primes do you go for?</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you disagree and go for the 24-70 mm, for example, why would you?</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">I'm wanting some direction as to how to fill out the lower end of my focal length range. I'm planning on starting out my Nikon full-frame system with a 70-200 mm VR II but don't know what to do below 70 mm. I basically like shooting anything from super-wide (14-16 mm) on up, but don't know if Rockwell's assertion is the best way to go or if I should just get the 24-70 and something like the 16-35 to round out the wide end. Any suggestions or advice are wanted.</p><p></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lostnomore, post: 519153, member: 40922"] I found [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d700/lenses.htm"]the following assertion[/URL] on the Ken Rockwell site. I've gotten the sense that his views can be a bit controversial, and I suspect this one might be to some. I'll quote it then ask my questions: "[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica]Don't buy a midrange zoom. Carry a fixed 50mm instead, like a pro.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][LEFT]Pros don't use midrange zooms because they aren't needed, they are too heavy to carry around, they are too expensive. A fixed 50mm lens does the same thing, but better. [/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][LEFT]Pros use a wide zoom and a tele zoom, and walk forward or back to cover the middle range if it doesn't fit either lens. Pros only carry a 50mm lens in their pocket for if the light gets too dim.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][LEFT]Consider a midrange zoom if you only carry one lens, but never carry a midrange zoom if you're also carrying a wide and a tele zoom." Who agrees and disagrees with this, and why? If you agree, which of the 50 mm primes do you go for? If you disagree and go for the 24-70 mm, for example, why would you? I'm wanting some direction as to how to fill out the lower end of my focal length range. I'm planning on starting out my Nikon full-frame system with a 70-200 mm VR II but don't know what to do below 70 mm. I basically like shooting anything from super-wide (14-16 mm) on up, but don't know if Rockwell's assertion is the best way to go or if I should just get the 24-70 and something like the 16-35 to round out the wide end. Any suggestions or advice are wanted.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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