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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 683784" data-attributes="member: 43545"><p>What do you shoot when walking around? </p><p>Before deciding on a range, it is nice to analyze the focal lengths used in the past. There is usually a strong pattern repeated in scanning all your photo EXIF files to get a graph of the frequency of use of all the focal lengths. I would be surprised if you did not have a couple of focal lengths that are favorite points and fields of view you prefer but never realized how few you use.</p><p>Here is a focal length analyzer program that is the best price, free</p><p><a href="https://www.vandel.nl/exposureplot.html" target="_blank">https://www.vandel.nl/exposureplot.html</a></p><p></p><p>When searching for that information 10 years ago when I first switched from Canon film to Digital with my new D90 I found I shot most at 105mm, 60mm and 20mm using my kit 18-105. The first new lens I got was 50mm, then 70-200 2.8 and later with a 17-55 2.8. I hardly used the 17-55, still have it by added a Sigma 10-20. Then I found that the majority of shots after that was 125-200If you have a few specific lengths to cover and want a lot better image quality, you might want to get a few low cost f/1.8 G primes particularly if you shoot people or portraits. The 35mm 1.8G is a very good lens very good lens for low light from people architecture and f/1.8 85mm for portraits and as a short fast telephoto. Both are small and offer a much wider aperture than any zoom for $300 and $450 respectively. The improvement in sharpness and low light capability will surprise you. The zooms are usually pretty marginal in performance but if you are staying with Dx, consider a used 17-55 2.8. It is a very high-quality lens and can be found for about $550 and being a pro-Dx lens it will last forever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 683784, member: 43545"] What do you shoot when walking around? Before deciding on a range, it is nice to analyze the focal lengths used in the past. There is usually a strong pattern repeated in scanning all your photo EXIF files to get a graph of the frequency of use of all the focal lengths. I would be surprised if you did not have a couple of focal lengths that are favorite points and fields of view you prefer but never realized how few you use. Here is a focal length analyzer program that is the best price, free [URL]https://www.vandel.nl/exposureplot.html[/URL] When searching for that information 10 years ago when I first switched from Canon film to Digital with my new D90 I found I shot most at 105mm, 60mm and 20mm using my kit 18-105. The first new lens I got was 50mm, then 70-200 2.8 and later with a 17-55 2.8. I hardly used the 17-55, still have it by added a Sigma 10-20. Then I found that the majority of shots after that was 125-200If you have a few specific lengths to cover and want a lot better image quality, you might want to get a few low cost f/1.8 G primes particularly if you shoot people or portraits. The 35mm 1.8G is a very good lens very good lens for low light from people architecture and f/1.8 85mm for portraits and as a short fast telephoto. Both are small and offer a much wider aperture than any zoom for $300 and $450 respectively. The improvement in sharpness and low light capability will surprise you. The zooms are usually pretty marginal in performance but if you are staying with Dx, consider a used 17-55 2.8. It is a very high-quality lens and can be found for about $550 and being a pro-Dx lens it will last forever. [/QUOTE]
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