Lens suggestion

what is better if you don't have a specific suggestion?

  • nikkor 70-300

    Votes: 3 60.0%
  • nikkor 18-140

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • nikkor 80-200

    Votes: 3 60.0%

  • Total voters
    5

AhmedGhanam

New member
Hello
I'm a beginner photographer
I'm looking to buy a lense helps me to capture buildings and small details in it.
can you suggest me some lenses?
Please consider it to be working for both Full frame and Crop sensor.
 

Chase_

Senior Member
Hello
I'm a beginner photographer
I'm looking to buy a lense helps me to capture buildings and small details in it.
can you suggest me some lenses?
Please consider it to be working for both Full frame and Crop sensor.

One lens that is always a go to for any type of photography is a prime 50. Architecture wise, I’m sure it is still a go to. Although that’s not my foray so I can’t really give an exact match.


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Danno

Senior Member
I enjoy using a wide angle lens for Architecture. I had a Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 I used on my D7200 and I really enjoyed using that lens on both interior and exterior shots. Many here use a Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. Both are good lenses for that type of photos. I would suggest you check Flickr.com and do a search on those lenses as a start just to see if that is the kind of photos you want to take. It has always been helpful to me when I can see what kind of photos folks take with different lens types.
 

AhmedGhanam

New member
Thank you.

I enjoy using a wide angle lens for Architecture. I had a Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 I used on my D7200 and I really enjoyed using that lens on both interior and exterior shots. Many here use a Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. Both are good lenses for that type of photos. I would suggest you check Flickr.com and do a search on those lenses as a start just to see if that is the kind of photos you want to take. It has always been helpful to me when I can see what kind of photos folks take with different lens types.
 

AhmedGhanam

New member
I already have one but it's doesn't give me a good details with long distance shot like a whole building.
One lens that is always a go to for any type of photography is a prime 50. Architecture wise, I’m sure it is still a go to. Although that’s not my foray so I can’t really give an exact match.


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lokatz

Senior Member
Hi Ahmed, If a 50mm lens is not good enough and you feel you need a longer lens, I would suggest to get closer to the buildings you are shooting. From a distance, they will look less interesting in your pictures than if you are very close to them. That is why 50mm may be a good start but I think you also need a wider lens. I had the Tokina 11-16, which is a fine lens, and now replaced it with the Tokina 12-28 because it gives me a much wider range. For architecture, that is my favorite lens. Lothar
 
I enjoy using a wide angle lens for Architecture. I had a Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 I used on my D7200 and I really enjoyed using that lens on both interior and exterior shots. Many here use a Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. Both are good lenses for that type of photos. I would suggest you check Flickr.com and do a search on those lenses as a start just to see if that is the kind of photos you want to take. It has always been helpful to me when I can see what kind of photos folks take with different lens types.

The Tokina 11-16 is a fine lens and I have one BUT it is for crop sensor only. The Tokina 16-28 is the full frame version of the lens. I have it also and use it on my D750.


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RocketCowboy

Senior Member
All three are great lenses, in my opinion!

To me, these break down into two uses though. The 18-140mm is a good general purpose zoom, ranging from wide angle to general telephoto. The 70-300 and 80-200 are both good telephoto lenses. For architecture, usually the wider is better, but I did find myself using a zoom out to 300mm when in Venice to capture the details along the tops of the cathedrals.

I also used the 70-300 on my recent vacation to Hawaii for the helicopter shoot, since it's fairly fast (at f/5.6) and had a more compact size suitable for the open door helicopter we were shooting from.

If you're wanting to capture the entire building, aka architectural photography, then the 18-140 is probably the best choice of the three lenses. For more of a macro feel, or focus on the smaller details without the overall architectural shot, then the other two lenses are good. I'd tend to favor the 70-300 on a DX body because of the extra reach and versitility, but the 80-200 may be a faster lens if shooting details indoors.
 

Danno

Senior Member
Hello
I'm a beginner photographer
I'm looking to buy a lense helps me to capture buildings and small details in it.
can you suggest me some lenses?
Please consider it to be working for both Full frame and Crop sensor.

I missed the line about Full Frame. I would agree with Don on the other FF lens. My apologies.
 

RocketCowboy

Senior Member
The point is: I'm upgrading soon. I just wanna save some money during transfer from Crop to FF


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When I went from the D5300 to the D7100, I took the same direction. I wanted future lenses to be FX because I suspected that was the direction I was headed. With that in mind, I started with the 24-120mm f/4 instead of the 18-140mm DX, and was very happy. Then things escalated from there. :)

My normal travel kit is the 24-120 and the 70-300 that you have listed in the poll. I’ll add he 16-35/f4 if I’m planning wide landscapes. For paid gigs, I go to 2.8 lenses, but the other lenses are very capable.


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AhmedGhanam

New member
Thant's what I'm talking about.. 24-120 looks promising.

When I went from the D5300 to the D7100, I took the same direction. I wanted future lenses to be FX because I suspected that was the direction I was headed. With that in mind, I started with the 24-120mm f/4 instead of the 18-140mm DX, and was very happy. Then things escalated from there. :)

My normal travel kit is the 24-120 and the 70-300 that you have listed in the poll. I’ll add he 16-35/f4 if I’m planning wide landscapes. For paid gigs, I go to 2.8 lenses, but the other lenses are very capable.


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hark

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I haven't voted in your poll because IMHO two lenses are better for architecture rather than one.

A wide angle lens between 14mm to 20mm on FX would be good to capture exteriors of buildings. There is something called parallax that happens especially when you point a wide angle lens upwards toward tall buildings. The lines of the buildings converge creating this effect. Wide angle lenses between 14mm to 16mm on FX works well to capture interiors of rooms. Rokinon makes a 14mm for Nikon. I haven't used it myself, but others have. I believe it might be a manual focus lens. I'm mentioning it because it is budget friendly when it comes to wide angle lenses.

If the 70-300mm lens you mentioned is the same as the one I have, then it too would be ideal to capture the small details and to zoom in to the tops of buildings, ornamental decorations (gargoyles come to mind), and for a host of other possibilities.

Someone mentioned a 50mm. While the 50mm f/1.8 AF-D lens by Nikon is budget friendly and is a great lens, it wouldn't be as versatile. When you compare a 50mm prime with the 70mm focal length of the 70-300mm zoom, there isn't a huge difference between 50mm and 70mm when looking through the viewfinder. And that's why I'd suggest the 70-300mm zoom over a 50mm prime. The zoom offers more potential simply because it's a zoom--except when it comes to low light. Please don't get me wrong, I have a 50mm prime, and it has its purpose.

But for what you want, I hope you would consider both a tele-zoom and something on the wide angle end. For DX, then you'd have to figure out the comparable focal lengths. If you stick with FX glass, it can be used on a DX lens. Then the only DX lens you'd need to get would be an ultra-wide such as a 10mm, 11mm, or 12mm DX zoom. I think someone mentioned an 11-16mm although I've never used one myself. Something in that focal length would be good on DX.
 

Woodyg3

Senior Member
Contributor
The 18-140 is a DX lens.

Are you looking for a lens to use when you can't get close? If so, of the lenses you have listed, I would probably pick the 80-200. I have a 70-300 and it has served me well for many years. Both are good choices for a telephoto zoom.
 
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