dealmaker
Standard Member
Guys,
Looking for a bit of impartial advice. After selling all of my Nikon F5 film bodies (and indeed lenses) last year (Doh!) and then suddenly getting into digital in a big way (albeit with a compact at the moment) - I am now about to buy a decent Nikon DSLR body (D200 or poss D2Xs) and some lenses.
I don't want to go the "all prime" route I used to follow - and want to get lenses that will cover a range from virtually fisheye to around 200/300 mm (135 equivalents)
I have been considering the following NIKKOR lenses:
1) 10.5mm f/2.8G DX Fisheye
2) AF-S 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED DX Zoom-Nikkor
3) AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G DX IF-ED
4) AF-S 55-200mm f4-5.6G DX Zoom-Nikkor VR
But also the new(ish) "superzoom"! as it was called in my day:
5) AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR DX IF-ED
So I think I've narrowed it down to either getting:
1) , 3) & 4) (Concerns are whether the 55-200 is up to the quality of the other two lenses ?? - should I look at the 80-200 f2.8)
...OR....
2) & 5) (Concerns are thats there's too big of an overlap between the two lenses and maybe I'd be better off ditching the 12-24 and just getting the 10.5mm ??)
I suspect (but would appreciate advice) that the first option i.e the three lenses would give me clearer sharper images (shot for shot) than the second option.
Any thoughts on this -- or any other Nikkor lens options I should consider ( I am old fashioned and not a big fan of non-Nikkor lenses!)
Are these lenses of superior quality (i.e semi-pro/pro) or are any of them worth discounting??
Many thanks!
Looking for a bit of impartial advice. After selling all of my Nikon F5 film bodies (and indeed lenses) last year (Doh!) and then suddenly getting into digital in a big way (albeit with a compact at the moment) - I am now about to buy a decent Nikon DSLR body (D200 or poss D2Xs) and some lenses.
I don't want to go the "all prime" route I used to follow - and want to get lenses that will cover a range from virtually fisheye to around 200/300 mm (135 equivalents)
I have been considering the following NIKKOR lenses:
1) 10.5mm f/2.8G DX Fisheye
2) AF-S 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED DX Zoom-Nikkor
3) AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G DX IF-ED
4) AF-S 55-200mm f4-5.6G DX Zoom-Nikkor VR
But also the new(ish) "superzoom"! as it was called in my day:
5) AF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR DX IF-ED
So I think I've narrowed it down to either getting:
1) , 3) & 4) (Concerns are whether the 55-200 is up to the quality of the other two lenses ?? - should I look at the 80-200 f2.8)
...OR....
2) & 5) (Concerns are thats there's too big of an overlap between the two lenses and maybe I'd be better off ditching the 12-24 and just getting the 10.5mm ??)
I suspect (but would appreciate advice) that the first option i.e the three lenses would give me clearer sharper images (shot for shot) than the second option.
Any thoughts on this -- or any other Nikkor lens options I should consider ( I am old fashioned and not a big fan of non-Nikkor lenses!)
Are these lenses of superior quality (i.e semi-pro/pro) or are any of them worth discounting??
Many thanks!