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To 85 or not to 85 that is the question - Nikkor AF-S 85mm 1.8
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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 519092" data-attributes="member: 24285"><p>Should I indulge my lens lust and buy myself a Nikkor 85mm 1.8 or not? </p><p></p><p>I have the 50mm 1.8 and the 60mm & 105mm 2.8 primes. And a 24-70mm Tamron 2.8. Among others. </p><p>My only lens that can shoot 85mm would be my Tamron 70-300 F/4-5.6 or my antique Nikkor 70-210 push-pull F/4-5.6</p><p></p><p>I am waiting to buy a 70-200 2.8 (probably Tamron) but currently they are running about $1400 CDN. </p><p></p><p>in the mean time i was eyeing a Nikkor 85mm 1.8 at the store today - left without it. ($465 + 5% GST) </p><p></p><p>The sale clerk was saying the 70-200 Tamron is a much faster focusing and more useful lens but did say the 85 is very sharp and great boehka. He may have been hoping to get the bigger sale? </p><p></p><p>But still, $500 would be a good start on my savings for the 70-200mm. Patience is a virture - I need to practice more often. </p><p></p><p>I'd be using it primarily (pardon the pun) to shoot people - mostly my grandchildren and others. It is a portrait lens after-all. </p><p></p><p>To you 85mm owners - do you use it much? </p><p></p><p>And maybe I should just wait even longer and get the 1.4 . . . after I get the 70-200 of course, .... and a good 150-600 and a nice 20mm prime and a ____________ <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 519092, member: 24285"] Should I indulge my lens lust and buy myself a Nikkor 85mm 1.8 or not? I have the 50mm 1.8 and the 60mm & 105mm 2.8 primes. And a 24-70mm Tamron 2.8. Among others. My only lens that can shoot 85mm would be my Tamron 70-300 F/4-5.6 or my antique Nikkor 70-210 push-pull F/4-5.6 I am waiting to buy a 70-200 2.8 (probably Tamron) but currently they are running about $1400 CDN. in the mean time i was eyeing a Nikkor 85mm 1.8 at the store today - left without it. ($465 + 5% GST) The sale clerk was saying the 70-200 Tamron is a much faster focusing and more useful lens but did say the 85 is very sharp and great boehka. He may have been hoping to get the bigger sale? But still, $500 would be a good start on my savings for the 70-200mm. Patience is a virture - I need to practice more often. I'd be using it primarily (pardon the pun) to shoot people - mostly my grandchildren and others. It is a portrait lens after-all. To you 85mm owners - do you use it much? And maybe I should just wait even longer and get the 1.4 . . . after I get the 70-200 of course, .... and a good 150-600 and a nice 20mm prime and a ____________ :) [/QUOTE]
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