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Postby shockadelica- on Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:25 am

just doing some research as to what i want in the future
want to cover all possible ranges if possible

so my question
LIST YOUR LENSEssss :)



(if this has been done im sorry, done a search and couldnt find
im sure its there and im happy to be re-directed)
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Postby gstark on Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:57 am

I'm a tad curious as to how my lens collection, be it whatever it might be, might be relevant to you?

My lens choices are based upon my photographic needs - I shoot car racing, for instance, and the reach of the 80-400VR is an essential requirement for me. Similarly, I shoot in dark and dingy pubs, and the speed of the 50mm F1.4 is a very useful attribute to have in my lens collection.

They're my needs, not yours, though.

So, I would have thought that a far better way for you to determine your lens needs would be to evaluate the sorts of images that you shoot - landscapes, macros, car or bike racing, astronomy, whatever ... and then to see what lenses, that will fit your camera body, best match your photographic needs and budget.

So, rather than risk having this thread turn into some sort of a pissing contest of who has got what, let's try to understand what you're expecting to shoot, and let's deal with those needs in a proactive and meaningful manner.
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Postby redline on Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:42 am

i personally wouldn't post want i own on any forum in case some dishonest person decide to rob me
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Postby Glen on Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:00 am

Art, my lenses range from 12mm to 1100mm and many are old and unavailable. What do you want to take photos of? Maybe we could suggest lenses in a certain range? Could be more helpful.
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Postby krpolak on Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:20 pm

Shockadelica,

As others mentioned, your lens choice depends on your needs. Please find images (by search) I post on this forum. To have done them I used (on D70, 1.5 crop factor):

20mm/4 AI (useful in some situation)
28/2.8 AFD (very useful)
50/1.8 AFD (useful)
105/2.5 AIS (extremly useful)

Hope, this helps. Remember, before you will start to purchases lenses, master one by one. Often people tend to be very wide or telephoto ;-)

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Postby sheepie on Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:20 pm

Glen wrote:...my lenses range from 12mm to 1100mm...

Or, in marketing (P&S) speak, a MASSIVE 91x OPTICAL ZOOM RANGE!
Factor in the 1.4x crop factor, and....
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Postby bago100 on Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:40 pm

I've only got two lenses - the kit and the Sigma 300 APO.

Still, being "lens challenged" is not an issue - being happy and enjoying photography is :D

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Postby jdear on Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:00 pm

Ill list mine...
None of them are really noteworthy...

Manual Focus...

* Nikon Nikkor 15mm 1:3.5 AIS
* Nikon Nikkor 20mm 1:2.8 AIS
* Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 35-200mm 1:3.5-4.5 AIS
* Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5 AIS
* Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 100-300 1:5.6 AIS
* Minolta MD Zoom 24-85mm 1:3.5
* Minolta MD rokkor 50mm 1:1.4
* Tamron 80-210 1:3.8
* Minolta MC rokkor PF 50mm 1:1.4

Automatic Focus...

* Nikon 50mm 1:1.8D AF
* Pentax FA 70-200mm 1:4.5-5.6 SMC
* Pentax FA 28-80mm 1:3.5-4.7 SMC
* Pentax FA 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 SMC

swap em all for 1-2 nice nikon glass!

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Postby jdear on Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:10 pm

oops...
my post was totally irrelevant to the posted question...
sorry

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Postby kipper on Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:32 pm

Also Gary, given that one of our members has already had the majority of his camera gear robbed from his house, I think it would be a good idea not to promote threads such as this.
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Postby gstark on Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:43 pm

kipper wrote:Also Gary, given that one of our members has already had the majority of his camera gear robbed from his house, I think it would be a good idea not to promote threads such as this.


Darryl,

That's a part of the reason that I've tried to steer this down what I feel might be a a more productive track.
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Postby krpolak on Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:27 pm

Quick thought on that subject. If that is the case, what about gear indication quite a few peole carry in their footnotes :-| I know, everybody decides.

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Postby LOZ on Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:18 am

kipper nice lens in your smugmug site :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:
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Postby kipper on Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:58 am

Yep, and the only reason it's there is because it's up for sale.
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Postby shockadelica- on Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:48 am

ok im sorry
please delete the thread if possible
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Postby gstark on Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:25 am

shockadelica- wrote:ok im sorry
please delete the thread if possible


No ....

Please reread my intitial post.

If you're serious about wanting to move forward with your lens selections, please tell us what your photographic needs are, so that we have some quality data upon which to base our suggestions.
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Postby shockadelica- on Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:35 am

i was just posting a question out of boredom
and a silly question, though at the time i did not realise

right now i dont know what style or area i'll persue
but i'll be sure to ask when the time comes

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