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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Don't get the 75-300 USM III lens its not very good(though ultra cheap). the 70-300 IS from canon(little expensive) and the 70-300 from sigma are better. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() ^^Err was that for me? I have the new EF-S 55-250 IS which has better sharpness than the 70-300 IS. Planning to upgrade to a 70-200 f/2.8 IS and a 2x teleconverter very soon. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Nikon D40 digital SLR (18-55 AF-S Lens). Just go it recently and hoping to hone my non existent skills taking pictures! Last edited by highwayblaze : 25th March 2008 at 23:46. |
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Welcome to the Nikon system Highwayblaze. Hope you take many nice pictures with it. A Nikon 55-200mm AF-S DX VR lens will complete your kit and cover the most used focal lenghts. Be aware of the compatibility issues with the D40 though. See my earlier post on this. Have fun. |
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Nikon, for one, has never said that their digital cameras need special digital lenses. The key reason to introduce a different line of lenses for digital is the reduced size of the APS-C sensor compared with 35mm film, which changes the angle of view. That, as I'm sure you know, is a problem with the wider focal lengths - lenses that produce an image circle for the 35mm film frame just don't get wide enough on APS-C digital. Hence most digital zooms start at 18mm to give the user a 28mm angle of view. Of course this is not a problem for longer focal lenghts, which benefit from extra reach. The other reason for a separate line of digital lenses is because the lenses have to make a smaller image circle, they can be smaller and lighter. Nikon's 18-200mm VR is a case in point. Nikon is able to pack in a lot more into a smaller package than it could if it was designed for 35mm. And by the way Nikon's AF-S range has nothing to do with digital. The AF-S nomenclature refers to the focusing technology in the lens - what Nikon calls silent wave technology - an internal focusing motor which is the same technology that Canon has had for years. Regular Nikon AF lenses use the old screw drive focusing system. The D40/x don't have that and hence can't focus with regular AF lenses unlike higher-end Nikon bodies. In Nikon's case `DX' in the lens name signifies made for APS-C sensors. Quote:
Barrel/pincushion distortion are throughout an image and not just at the edges. An APS-C sensor will not hide the distortion of a film lens. My film 24-85mm has barrel distortion on the wide-end and its quite apparent on digital. What an APS-C sensor does is to chop off soft corners - so yes, while using a film lens on digital you use the sharpest, central part of the image circle, which allows you to shoot wide open. I reiterate my point that D40/x limits your lens choices and your use of older Nikon lenses, which is a key reason to be in the Nikon system. | ||
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I bet the 55-250 is cheaper too given that it is a EF-S lens. That said I dont see the logic of using a $250 lens on a $1000 body but it is the output that really matters. On a 400/450D mated to the new 18-55 IS it owuld provide for a very nice & light combo. I have used the 70-200/2.8 and it is a heavy lens. Fine for indoor work etc.. but not for travel when every ounce you carry makes a difference. Last edited by navin : 26th March 2008 at 15:55. | |||
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I used to be on the Nikon film system before moving to Canon. I gave away my lenses (28-105, 70-300 ED, 20/2.8, 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.4, 300/4) thinking that they would not ideal for CCDs. Ouch!!! Besides after I got married and had kids I did not want to fool around with primes. Too much work, but they are sharper, much sharper. | |
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BTW going back to my point that film lenses work great on digital, before I went digital I went completely retro with a film FM3A body and a bunch of classic manual Nikkors. I sold that kit to go digital but kept one lens - 45mm f2.8P - the `kit' lens with the FM3A. It's a manual focus, Tessar design lens with a chip to meter with modern bodies. That lens makes some fantastic images on my D70s with beautiful bokeh and color. Images have a very unNikon-like quality to them - that is the best way I can describe it. | |
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Very true. Those 2.8s are a b!tch to travel with. I trecked with my Nikon 80-200/2.8 and two other lenses all over Canada last year and it wasn't a pleasant experience. I went and bought the 18-200 VR to reduce weight while traveling. The Canon 70-200/2.8 is a very nice lens but buy it only if you really need it. |
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And 70-200mm, oh I love this lens, on my last trip I've used that lens almost 80% of the time.But I got the f4 IS one. As I didn't want to lug that heavy 2.8 and for my use f4 is good enough (mostly for landscapes and occasional candids) | |
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| ![]() Where in delhi can i buy Canon S3?If possible Plz provide me the name and add of the retailer and what price it commands?I have to buy it by Tom evening. |
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I dont own one. I borrow it from my niece usually for my son's school programs. It serves a greater purpose other than being really fast. Since I am old and carry this lens on a tripod once "they" see me coming with this big white monster and a tripod even the "pro" photograhers hired to take the official shots make room for me. Both the offical school photograhers use Nikon so I dont have to get into who owns the lens with them. The other lens I borrow is her 16-35/2.8 (this lens is sharper and lighter than my 17-55). My neice jokes that the reason I switched to Canon was so that I cold borrow her lenses! :-) she may be right. |
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Photography Arts Association of India / View topic - Where to buy Camera/Equipment in Delhi? | |
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