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01-29-2010, 10:45 PM
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#1 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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| Nikon prime. best for <300.
Experts please give some advice, and maybe even some sample pics will be great!
Not a serious photographer, have a D70s and I am familiar with the features and its weaknesses... anyways, I have had the 50mm 1.8 , sold it, now i have the 18-70mm.. which is not giving the sharpness I desire.
I know with  00 budget it won't get me a great zoom lens, so I am going to stick to prime again, and use my G10 as a camera for different zooms.
currently, i think my options are ..
Nikon 35mm f/1.8
Nikon AF 28mm f/2.8D
I need something around 24-35mm range.. The 50mm was too close already and i found it annoying with the external parts moving around..
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01-30-2010, 02:29 AM
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#2 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Does it have to be AF?
If manual lens is ok, try finding a 28mm F2 Ai-S... beautiful lens.
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01-30-2010, 02:49 AM
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What do you mean by 'best'?
I vote for the 28mm f2.8D.
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01-30-2010, 04:12 PM
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i mean best in the < 300 price range.
and ya, AF would be preferred.
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01-30-2010, 05:47 PM
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You didn't answer the question - what is your definition of 'best'? Cheapest? Sharpest wide open? Sharpest stopped down 2 stops? Lightest weight? Good build quality? Micro-contrast qualities? Bokeh wide open? Everyone has their own definition of what is best for them. Just using the word, 'best' means nothing.
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01-30-2010, 05:50 PM
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aight. I want something that can provide me sharp images especially f/1.8 - f/5.6 range since thats what i use mostly.
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01-30-2010, 05:58 PM
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I still say the 28mm f2.8D. It's actually the only wide prime in your price range, but on a crop sensor, it's the equivalent of 42mm on FF...so not very wide. The 24mm f2.8 is about $150 more.
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01-30-2010, 08:32 PM
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how is the 35mm f/1.8 vs 28mm f/2.8 in terms of sharpness wide open?
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01-30-2010, 08:47 PM
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Hmm... I forgot about that new 35mm f1.8. I can't say, as I've never compared the two.
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01-30-2010, 11:25 PM
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I'd say between 35mm F1.8 and the 28mm F2.8... get the 35mm one. It gives you roughly what a normal 50mm lens and the extra stop on aperture always come handy when you need them.
Another lens that I've seen with great result is 18mm F2.8. But it's kinda expensive.
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01-31-2010, 12:44 PM
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#11 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Ya, i think 35mm is the one i will get..
Does anyone know if broadway or kerrisdale or even LD will pricematch? I went to check shopbot and saw some canadian stores are going for 259.99 instead of 279.99
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01-31-2010, 12:45 PM
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find a used 28mm f/2 AI.
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