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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


Hi guys,

during years i had many buy and sell but last year due to some butget crisis i had to sell all my stuff but i have D700 and 50 1.8G left. Now i have a chance to move on and rebuild my kit again, so i need your help.

i'm thinking something like D610 + 18-35G + 24-70G + 80-400G but i'm not certain yet and a bit confused.

i've used D600, ZF 50 F/2, 24-70 F/2.8, ZF 21 F/2.8, Nikon 180. 2.8 AF, Sigma 35 1.4, Sigma 180 2.8 Macro, Nikon 105 2.8 macro, Tokina 17-35, Nikon 24-120 F/4, Nikon 60 Macro, Nikon 70-200 VR II, Nikon 50 1.2, Sigma 85 1.4,
Nikon 70-300 VR, lots of other Nikon AF and lots of both Nikon and other brand MF lenses that i don't remember right now, i mean i know most of the lenses.

please help me rebuild my kit again, thanks in advance



Aug 26, 2014 at 03:03 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


Why so keen to get rid of the D700? It's still a brilliant body. The advice I would give is to take whatever money you would look to drop on a D610 body and spend it on glass. Keep the 50/1.8G, get yourself either an 85mm 1.8G/1.4D/Ai-S depending on whether you need AF or not, and also have a look at the 35/f2 it is a superb bit of kit for not much money. Long end I would have a look at the MF range (135/2, 180/2.8) if money is tight, or if AF is needed the 70-200/2.8 can't be beat.

Really there is no contest for me, money spent unnecessarily on new bodies is money wasted in my view.

Also, enjoy the ride, researching and buying new kit can be great fun!



Aug 26, 2014 at 05:37 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


no, D700 (very high mileage) and 50 1.8G will stay as the back up, i'd like to go with the primes but i need flexibility so i need zooms.


Aug 26, 2014 at 05:46 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


What do you shoot? That's the key question in building a kit. Landscapes, event work and portrait/studio work all require fairly different kit for example.

I shoot street, landscape and some cityscape, so I need a couple good fast/normal primes, very good wide & normal zooms and everything else is gravy. Your needs are probably different.

My choice today in FX would be a D800 (not much more than a D610 right now) or D810, 14-24, 24-120, 35 ART and something long and halfway decent (70-200/4 or 70-300 probably)





Aug 26, 2014 at 06:30 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


What you photo is where you start. The idea is to match the photo gear to what you do. And, start with lenses first. Those are what determine what your photos will look like more than anything else.


Kent in SD



Aug 26, 2014 at 07:28 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


you're right, mostly people, landscape, events and interior buildings, no studio work


Aug 26, 2014 at 09:34 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


If you have that D700 keep it as a main body. Soon Nikon will bring D750 - this will be like a killer for D610.


Aug 26, 2014 at 01:00 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


Uzay wrote:
you're right, mostly people, landscape, events and interior buildings, no studio work


For landscape I'm thinking of 24mm tilt/shift lens, for events an f2.8 mid range zoom, interiors an ultrawide zoom, a pro level tripod and head, and two or three SB-910 flash or small portable monolights for portraits. With the money you have left, plug in a camera.


Kent in SD




Aug 26, 2014 at 06:02 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


As a former pro, my base kit would always start with a full frame body, plus the 24-70 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 VR II. Those are bread-and-butter lenses that can do 80%+ of what I ever needed to do.

When I opened a studio years ago, I had 15+ Canon "L" lenses, including most tilt/shift and primes. I quickly found out that the zooms were so good, I only needed the primes for things like the 85 1.2 wide open shallow depth of field. Or the 45 tilt/shift for ultra shallow, controlled DOF placement, or larger DOF.

I am shooting the wonderful 24-70 II and 70-200 II on the Canon side, and a Nikon D7100 with the DX equivalent lenses on the Nikon side, at least until March.

If I were to pick a Nikon FF right now, I would buy the D610 refurbished body that was on sale on eBay for $1,475 a few weeks ago.

Or either the D800 used at $1,750 or less, or the D600 used at $1,150 or less here at FM. If you can get by with the D700 for now, those prices should only go down, so no rush.

I also bought the Sigma 35 1.4 Art in a Nikon mount. That is an absolutely beautiful lens!!

It is a little longer on DX, so you may need to decide between the 35 for landscape and the 50 for portrait. Or buy both? Or just the Nikon 50 1.8G for cheap??

I am very much hoping that we get an 85 Art announced at Photokina, that would be my go-to portrait lens, assuming that it performs as well as the other Art lenses. There is also a rumor that a Sigma 24 1.4 Art is coming at Photokina, which would be a great landscape lens.

I have never been an "ultrawide" shooter. I very rarely shoot wider than 24 mm. I have had the Canon 17-40 for 10+ years and barely use it.

Otherwise a 16-35 4 VR would be a good landscape lens, or the 12-24. The PC-E if you need it, but that is pretty specialized. Or something like the Sigma 120-300 2.8 with 1.4x and 2x tele-converters if you need long?

For me though, if I had 1 lens for life, it would be the 24-70 2.8. Give me 2 lenses, I would add the 70-200 2.8. If I had to pick a prime, it would be a 35 mm 1.4 or an 85 1.4 first, with the next prime the other one. Then fill in your niches from there.

Cheers.
Michael



Aug 26, 2014 at 08:37 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · New Beginning-Set up Advice Needed


Hard to beat the Nikon 14-24, 24-70, 70-200 all 2.8. Version 2. I also love the 80-400 and the Sigma 50 1.4 good luck, all suggestions are great and all work well.


Aug 29, 2014 at 09:03 AM





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