d800 shooters- which lenses are your favorites?

[dyna mo]

it's a demanding cam body.

[bns666]

any brand full frame lens will do, however depending on your demands...

50/1.4, 85/1.4, 24-70/2.8 to start with.

[dyna mo]

i like those primes.




anybody shoot with the nikon 28 f1.8g ?

thoughts on that lens with the latest fx bodies?

[Bman]

That a mighty camera to use. I have the D700 for it I have 50mm 1.8 , 24-70 2.8 and 70-200 2.8

[dyna mo]

that 24-70 keeps calling me but then i see the price and come back to reality! and i keep reminding myself how much i like the fixed focal lengths

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

it's a demanding cam body.

using the tamron 24-70 2.8 macro with great success +/- $1300 USD

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

using the tamron 24-70 2.8 macro with great success +/- $1300 USD

nice, for some reason i thought you shot telephoto mostly. i like this focal length range.

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

nice, for some reason i thought you shot telephoto mostly. i like this focal length range.

no, shoot 24-70 @ F16. the glamcon boys shoot tele's... no one else really cares about it except model mayhem shooters. the 24-70 gives you an immediacy and closeness that members like... used the 17-35 2.8 but keep getting in the way of the light for the close ups

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

no, shoot 24-70 @ F16. the glamcon boys shoot tele's... no one else really cares about it except model mayhem shooters. the 24-70 gives you an immediacy and closeness that members like... used the 17-35 2.8 but keep getting in the way of the light for the close ups

wow, that's great to hear actually! w00t. have you ever noticed what focal length within that 24-70 most of your shot are? roughly?

i found that i like to shoot at 28mm 60mm and ~85-100. that was when i had the 28-300, but i've sold that to get the primes in the focal lengths i like to shoot.

[Bman]

everybody is gonna have favorite lenses for their particular shooting style.....not to say one is any better or any worse then another.

[dyna mo]

no hating here. it's nikon! ;-)

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by Bman

everybody is gonna have favorite lenses for their particular shooting style.....not to say one is any better or any worse then another.

well the 24+70 it not my favorite lens by any means... it's just the tool needed for the job and that's about it... my favorite lens is the 200mm 2.0

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

wow, that's great to hear actually! w00t. have you ever noticed what focal length within that 24-70 most of your shot are? roughly?

i found that i like to shoot at 28mm 60mm and ~85-100. that was when i had the 28-300, but i've sold that to get the primes in the focal lengths i like to shoot.

depends on how tall the girl is actually to be honest, and the size of the set

[Bman]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

well the 24+70 it not my favorite lens by any means... it's just the tool needed for the job and that's about it... my favorite lens is the 200mm 2.0

I prefer longer lenses too.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

depends on how tall the girl is actually to be honest, and the size of the set

you've got a lot of room to crop with the coocoo sensor, do you shoot wide and crop?

wyou prolly can get right where you need and bop, get most all the shots eh.

[dyna mo]

i might have to rent that 200 some day. i've never really shot in that range, even when i had the zoom. i think it's because i'm just not used to it.

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

you've got a lot of room to crop with the coocoo sensor, do you shoot wide and crop?

wyou prolly can get right where you need and bop, get most all the shots eh.

I compose on the fly so I shoot a bit wider than I need to so I can center the COI... that covers any slop on my part and yes even though I shoot medium fine jpg I can still crop a vertical image, horizontaly and get 3000 pix on the long side which is my shoot specs...

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by Bman

I prefer longer lenses too.

yes I like the isolation at a shallow DOF however the membership I shoot for prefers NO isolation and plenty of full body wide's etc...

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

i might have to rent that 200 some day. i've never really shot in that range, even when i had the zoom. i think it's because i'm just not used to it.

rent the 70-200 2.8, be a lot cheaper, the 200mm 2.0 is a 6k+ lens

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

rent the 70-200 2.8, be a lot cheaper, the 200mm 2.0 is a 6k+ lens

that 70-200 2.8 sure is the lens eh. i bet nikon has sold a ton of em. i've shot with the canon equivalent and honestly, the weight of that thing!

that's why i'm digging these new g series lenses, plastic body easy to lug around and as sharp or sharper than their pro big bros. i'm going on a walking tour photoshoot of some la la architecture this saturday, i'm glad i have the lightweight rig to lug around, the 28 and the 85 are what i'm bringing.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Bman

I prefer longer lenses too.

do you shoot indoors much?

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

that 70-200 2.8 sure is the lens eh. i bet nikon has sold a ton of em. i've shot with the canon equivalent and honestly, the weight of that thing!

that's why i'm digging these new g series lenses, plastic body easy to lug around and as sharp or sharper than their pro big bros. i'm going on a walking tour photoshoot of some la la architecture this saturday, i'm glad i have the lightweight rig to lug around, the 28 and the 85 are what i'm bringing.

very cool