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Just curious what lenses would you buy if you didn't have to worry that much about the cost. Would you buy all Nikkor or a mixture of Nikkor, Sigma, etc....?

This will be for a D300 coming out in November.

Thanks,

Gary

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GaryK1 said:
Just curious what lenses would you buy if you didn't have to worry
that much about the cost. Would you buy all Nikkor or a mixture of
Nikkor, Sigma, etc....?

This will be for a D300 coming out in November.

Thanks,

Gary

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GaryK1:

So, pretty much, similar to now. Brand, for me, wouldn't be the sole reason, though an important reason, depending on the Brand Camera I prefer using.

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I'd buy what I've already got :-)
Sigma 10~20, Nikon 17~35, Nikon 35 f1.4 AIS, Nikon 28~70, Nikon 105 VR.

The exception to this would be to buy a Nikon 70~200 VR to replace my Sigma 70~200, but that's only on the basis that money really is no object.
 
Money no option... ...why not.

-Suntan
 
I'd get what I have now: Nikkor 17-55/2.8, Nikkor 70-200/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.4

and add to it: Nikkor 300/2 (long out of production; extremely rare)

and the three new Nikkor long lenses coming out in November. And, a short zoom of some sort....

Jeffrey

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Would love to try the 28mm 1.4. I guess I should have picked one up when they were ONLY $1700 but I'd probably be dead by now (spousal homicide :-)

Mike
GaryK1 said:
Just curious what lenses would you buy if you didn't have to worry
that much about the cost. Would you buy all Nikkor or a mixture of
Nikkor, Sigma, etc....?

This will be for a D300 coming out in November.

Thanks,

Gary

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GaryK1 said:
Just curious what lenses would you buy if you didn't have to worry
that much about the cost. Would you buy all Nikkor or a mixture of
Nikkor, Sigma, etc....?
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Ugh... too many of them. :-) Probably the Tokina 12-24 DX, the Nikon 17-55 DX, Nikon AF 85/1.8, Nikon 105/2.8 VR, Nikon 80-400 VR and (in spite of the overlap) probably also the Nikon 300/4 AF-S for close-ups using a TC-14e II and extension tubes...

BG
 
Well, if you win the lottery and want to feel generous to your anonymous forum mates, I'd get...

The 14-24/2.8 when it comes out (probably will get this lens anyway)

24-70/2.8 as well

Then the 300/2.8 AFS VR, 400/2.8 AFS VR, and 500/4 AFS VR to round out what I already have.

Those would all be Nikkors. I would also get one Zeiss lens - the 100/2 Makro Planar.

I'm actually pretty happy with what I already own, so I can't complain, but if I were rich, that's what I'd buy.

-m
 
It would few Zeiss lenses: 25/2.8, 35/2 and 100/2
And few nikkors: 14-24/2.8, 200/2 and 400/2.8
And one sigma: 120-300/2.8

But since you mentioned no money limit ... assuming it works really ass well as the price suggest a Hartblei Prototype 4.0/40mm

If you take away two zeiss and the two heavy weight nikkors ... this is also my lifetime shopping list (well, not according to my wife ...) :-)

Francesco

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oh geez, try..

nikkors: 28/1.4,17-35, 24-70, 85/1.4, 105/2, 135/2, 180/2.8, 200/2, 300/2.8, 400/2.8, 500/600/4.

zeiss: all of them

and one sigma: 300-800mm f/5.6
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I would go for the Nikon 17-55DX, 70-200VR, 85mm F/1.4, 200 F/2 VR, 58mm AI-S Noct, the Zeiss ZF 100 makro, and maybe the Zeiss 35mm F/2.

I would still buy my Tamron 90mm DI as a macro lens.

Currently I returned the ZF 100 because of an odd color shift behavior on red tones on a certain flower (I know, that's being picky), but I would definitely use the Zeiss as a portrait lens.

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geez, I only need the 200 F/2 VR and the Zeiss 35mm F/2... soo close to my perfect set :)
 
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