D3

What do you mainly want to shoot landscapes, wildlife, people etc?

We need a bit more info.
 
Hi Peter.
The one good lens that all D3 owners should have is the 24-70mm 2.8.
I bought mine a while ago and must say that apart from my aircraft photography, it is without a doubt my most used lens.
The 14-24mm is nice too. But the 24-70mm wins everytime for me. So much so that I keep thinking of selling the 14-24mm.

Kev.

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Did I mention how nice the 85mm 1.4 is too. Veeerrrrry nice.
 
and budget - pointless question if someone recommends you a 24-70 and you only have £200!!
 
You know, for someone that has gone from a D80 to a D300 and now to a D3, I would be very surprised if advice is what you are looking for. However, lets assume it is, I am sure you will find plenty of rave reviews round here about several of Nikons offerings, but of course no one can be specific about it because you haven't said anything about what you plan to shoot or what the budget is.

If it helps, once you have 100 posts you can post a thread in the classified section 'wanted' area and that will have given you enough time to read the replies you get, and do some research to decide what you want.
 
600mm f4, can't have a D3 without one of these (can you Kev) :lol:

Mark
 
I like Landscapes ...wel I like everything really I was going to buy the 70-200 VR or the
80-200 ..but not sure I just want some genuine advice..thanks
 
kevshore said:
Hi Peter.
The one good lens that all D3 owners should have is the 24-70mm 2.8.
I bought mine a while ago and must say that apart from my aircraft photography, it is without a doubt my most used lens.
The 14-24mm is nice too. But the 24-70mm wins everytime for me. So much so that I keep thinking of selling the 14-24mm.

Kev.

ps
Did I mention how nice the 85mm 1.4 is too. Veeerrrrry nice.
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Agree with this post 100%.
 
peterjones00 said:
I have heard that the 80-200 is bet ter than the 70-200 vr what do you guys think?
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They're similar optically (in as much as they're both excellent), but the 70-200 VR is superior in autofocusing speed (similar to the 80-200 af-s but much faster than the common 80-200 af-d), and has the bonus of VR. I've not had my 70-200 long, but the ability to take images at 200mm at 1/30 amazes me. Of course the 70-200 will set you back more...but for a D3 you should be looking at the new 70-200 VR2 for superior corner performance.
 
Thanks for the information ..this 70-200 seems a fantastic lens by all the reviews I have read Iam very tempted to order one
 
peterjones00 said:
Thanks for the information ..this 70-200 seems a fantastic lens by all the reviews I have read Iam very tempted to order one
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As long as you realise there're 2 versions of the 70-200, the newer of which will be impossible to get your hands on for a while, but will give better corner-performance on your FX sensor (if you want to put detail in the corners). For my puny DX sensor the older 70-200 is perfect already, and there are plenty of FX owners using the older 70-200 to great ends. I don't mean to over-state the difference as it's already an incredible lens, but if you want the best...
 
I personally don't have a problem with my D3x and *OLD* 70-200 VR. I would recommend using them together.

But then that's for me, I don't shoot landscapes with the 70-200, and critical corner sharpness doesn't matter to me. But then again i've never noticed in not being sharp anyway.
 
barneyrubble said:
I personally don't have a problem with my D3x and *OLD* 70-200 VR. I would recommend using them together.

But then that's for me, I don't shoot landscapes with the 70-200, and critical corner sharpness doesn't matter to me. But then again i've never noticed in not being sharp anyway.
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I agree *OLD* is a misnomer, but when someone has a D3 and doesn't know what glass to buy...I assume money is no object ;)
 
If you like landscapes then a 70-200 is going to be too long (not saying you can't use it for landscapes as you can use anything but its application is going to be limited) personally I would recommend the 24-70 2.8 as a great walkabout that will give you the wideangle for the landscapes while also a bit of reach for different perspectives. However if you wan't a specialist landscape lens then the 17-35 or 14-24 are the ones to look at.
 
For a 'General-Purpose' lens, the new 24-70 is good, but I actually prefer my older 28-70 f/2.8 which I find renders colours better - don't know why - it just does.
For a wider zoom, I don't like the new 14-24mm - it's too bulky and the lack of front filter thread means that exposed front element is too vulnerable to damage in my line of work - I'll stick with my older but again very good 17-35mm f/2.8.
The 70-200 VR is brilliant, but a bit long with the lens-hood in place, optically the older lens may have a slight edge but you'll only notice it in a lab-test and this is offset in any case by the faster AF function...I tried an older lens recently and it was like waiting for a steamroller to arrive...
The 'new' new 70-200 promises to be even better.
 
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