Home · Register · Join Upload & Sell

Moderated by: Fred Miranda
Username  

  New fredmiranda.com Mobile Site
  New Feature: SMS Notification alert
  New Feature: Buy & Sell Watchlist
  

FM Forums | Nikon Forum | Join Upload & Sell

  

Archive 2015 · third party lenses

  
 
elzub
Offline

Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · third party lenses


Hi there!
I'm interesting in d750,
I was wondering which third party lenses are worth to buy instead to get a more expensive nikon lens?

range focal from a ultrawide to 120mm no more. (fixed and zoom).








Jun 26, 2015 at 03:43 AM
Chris Court
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · third party lenses


Sigma 35 1.4. BAM! Write that down.

C



Jun 26, 2015 at 04:02 AM
trenchmonkey
Online
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · third party lenses


Sigma 24-105 f4 OS "A" makes a great walkaround.


Jun 26, 2015 at 04:57 AM
elzub
Offline

Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · third party lenses


tnx for replies..
would be great if you write why do you suggest that lenses



Jun 26, 2015 at 05:40 AM
trenchmonkey
Online
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · third party lenses


Pics of 24-105...talk is cheap
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1332709



Jun 26, 2015 at 05:59 AM
M635_Guy
Offline
• • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · third party lenses


elzub wrote:
tnx for replies..
would be great if you write why do you suggest that lenses


It would probably help if you gave us some idea of what you like to shoot, what lenses are already in your kit, etc.



Jun 26, 2015 at 09:18 AM
elzub
Offline

Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · third party lenses


i like to shot: portraits, street, live music in pub, people during their lives, landscape.
I don't have nikon dslr but a pentax that i'm selling right now.
I'd like to move to Full Frame that's why I saw the nikon d750.
looking for a couple of lenses to start and to have idea for the budget.




Jun 26, 2015 at 10:05 AM
Nikon_14
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · third party lenses


*Rewrote to reflect OP's stated needs*

Two great telephoto options are the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 (new $500) or Sigma 85mm f/1.4 (new $900, and ~$500 used)

*Rewrote to reflect OP's stated needs*


Edited on Jun 26, 2015 at 03:33 PM · View previous versions



Jun 26, 2015 at 10:24 AM
ariel777
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · third party lenses


Start with the Monkey's suggestion. It covers your range and is an excellent lens. After you have become familiar with it, you can then move on to the primes, whether they be the Sigma Art selections or the Nikon 1.8s'.


Jun 26, 2015 at 01:49 PM
elkhornsun
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · third party lenses


My first choice is a new Nikon lens followed by a used Nikon lens. I only buy a third party lens when it provides unique capabilities or better performance than I can get from Nikon. If for $1000 I can buy a used copy of the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens or a new copy of a Sigma or Tokina zoom lens I would always opt for the Nikon lens.

Lenses I have purchased as used lenses include the 24mm PC-E and the 85mm PC-E. Third party lenses I have bought that provided superior performance for my needs include the Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 HSM II and 30mm f1.4 DX lenses.

I would have no concerns in buying a well cared for Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens from its original owner or a top tier reseller like B&H or Adorama. You can save a third to a half the cost of a new Nikon lens and have lost nothing in buying the used copy.

A side benefit not to be ignored is that with many Nikon lenses you can use the same 77mm filter set on all of them. I can use the same filter on a 18-35mm, 24-70mm, 24-120mm, all three PC-E lenses, 28-300mm, 70-300mm, and 70-200mm f2.8 lenses. The last thing I want is to need 3 sets of filter for 3 lenses.




Jun 27, 2015 at 12:31 PM
jay tieger
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · third party lenses


elzub wrote:
"...looking to have idea for the budget...."



..."budget" means a lot of different things to different people....could be $500, could be $50

My suggestion is to get the Nikon 28-85mm F3.5-4.5 for $50 (typical used $$ on ebay) and shoot with it for a month or two and learn if you need wider or longer, or both....whether you need a zoom at all....and whether you need a "faster" lens (wider aperture) and if so, how much "faster"...

...I've got the 28-85 and am very pleased with the results on the 610...it's a good lens stopped down to F5 and the 750's high ISO quality will allow you to use F5 in most situations..."portraits, street, live music in pub, people during their lives, landscape...."

....and you'll be able to resell it for little if any lo$$....THEN you can spend $500 on the lens you've learned you need....as for me...I've a dozen MF Nikkor primes (from 50mm to 300mm plus a nice Samyang MF 28/2.8) and a few MF Vivitar zooms and don't feel the need to spend $500 on a general purpose "walk-about" lens....but that's been MY experience...YMMV.



Jun 27, 2015 at 12:52 PM





FM Forums | Nikon Forum | Join Upload & Sell

    
 

You are not logged in. Login or Register

Username       Or Reset password



This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.