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jonshonda wrote:
Getting back into photography a bit after scoring a killer deal on a D4S. I remember loving the 105 2.5 when I had one, and I think I had the 28 2.8 as well. Any other suggestions for nice glass? Any suggestions for using a D4s with manual glass?
A bit late to the party, but as a "person who uses every lens in the bag", and a "what's not in the bag is not on a shelf" person, my take is this:
I started off photography with a Nikon FM, a 50mm f2 Ai (see photo below)
I soon added a Nikon FM2 body, a 17mm RMC Tokina (still can only praise the performance of that lens, but it would not qualify for this thread), the 80-200 f4 Ai-S (which I would recomend over the f4,5 Ai version, based on personal preference and nostalgia) and a 55mm f3,5 micro Nikkor with PK-13
From there on, I tried lots of lenses from 14mm to 600mm.
In the end, I found it a shame to have lenses sitting on a shelf, so I went with lenses I grabbed each and every time, and sold off everything else.
I ended up with:
16mm f3,5 Fish Eye Nikkor (no Fisheye sharper then this one, especially at this size)
20mm f3,5 Nikkor-UD (most of the 20 and 18mm Nikkors are good, but I particularly like this one because of it's rendering and center sharpness)
I tried various 24 and 28mm lenses, but found none I really like, so I skipped these FL's.
35mm f2 Nikkor-O. Again, I picked this over the more expensive f1,4 version because I prefer the soft OoF rendering of this version over the busy bokeh of the faster lens. Never liked the f2,8 versions because DoF is too much for my photography
55mm f1,2 Nikkor-S.C. This is the single most used lens I own. Excellent at 12 Mp, excellent at 36 Mp.
55mm f3,5 micro Nikkor (if I had my pick, I'd buy a 200mm micro Nikkor as well, but those exceed my budget a bit. As a trade-off, skipping the 55 and going for a 105mm f2,8 or f4 would be the way I would go now)
105mm f2,5 Nikkor-P. All of these are good, provided you won;t get a worn out copy.
135mm. Do yourself a favour and pick one up., Regardless of whether you go for an f2,0, f2,8 or f3,5 version. All have their qualities. I own the 135mm f2,8 Nikkor-Q.C, which, other then some CA is perfect
I tried the 200mm f4, but found that my 80-200 f4 Ai-S is at least just as good at 200mm, so I went with the zoom
300mm f2,8 Ai-S IF-ED. This is the biggest lens I still own. The rendering however justifies dragging a 5lb lens around for me.
These are all choices I decided on over years. Even since I joined this thread, I bought and sold about 2 dozen lenses to try out the various versions, see how I like the rendering. In the end, I found that the above set fits in my non-CPU registry and with that, allows for easy use without having to dive in menus every time I prep my camera bag.
All lenses have rendering qualities, pro's and cons, abberations and corrections that suit my style o picture taking. It's a very personal set of choices, but the information might help you on your decision
I just want to fill the bag with 2-3 lenses for me, 2 D800 bodies and some lenses for my better half, without spending much time on changing settings.
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Cool panorama, that whole place is so scenic, a panorama is a must.
