Little Brit
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Hi there,
Camera lust is striking strongly
I have the go ahead from hubby for a D700 and 24-70.
I have a few questions maybe you can help me with,
I currently use the D300, which I really like, and my lenses are 17-55, (replace or add the 24-70) 70-200, 300 F4, 12-24, (use mainly on D300), 85 1.4, (love) sigma 30 1.4 (D300), 50 1.8. TC's. 18-200 (sell)
So I do have a few for full frame.
My concerns are how do you find focusing for portraits using wide open on the D700?, On the D300 I use the af-on and move the focus point to over the eye as I tend to really fill the frame with the face. Focus and recompose seems to miss somewhat for me. The D700 doesn't have focus points that fill the frame so well.
My favorite lens 85 1.4 may now be too short. I am thinking maybe 135 DC? I have noticed when I do portrait with the 70-200 on the D300 that I seem to be at around 100.
I think the 70-200 will be a great length for portrait, it is pretty darned heavy though, I use my 85 way more. so wondering if I would be better to sell it and buy the 135, (I can't have everything
)
or maybe I should get the 135 in addition and not get the 24-70? it is a great general lens though, and when I used to have an SLR I used 35-70 all the time.
Arrrrrrrrrrggggggg. I am so tempted. Do I need it? not really, although I do really like low light portraiture. Then the lens costs, and the weight.
It will be awesome to get back to full frame again. Most of my photography is portraiture, not in studio but outdoors or at someones house.
Have you found it difficult with the 95% viewfinder? especially going back and forth between the D300 and D700.
Whew! that was long. I will be interested in your thoughts.
Hi there,
Camera lust is striking strongly
I have a few questions maybe you can help me with,
I currently use the D300, which I really like, and my lenses are 17-55, (replace or add the 24-70) 70-200, 300 F4, 12-24, (use mainly on D300), 85 1.4, (love) sigma 30 1.4 (D300), 50 1.8. TC's. 18-200 (sell)
So I do have a few for full frame.
My concerns are how do you find focusing for portraits using wide open on the D700?, On the D300 I use the af-on and move the focus point to over the eye as I tend to really fill the frame with the face. Focus and recompose seems to miss somewhat for me. The D700 doesn't have focus points that fill the frame so well.
My favorite lens 85 1.4 may now be too short. I am thinking maybe 135 DC? I have noticed when I do portrait with the 70-200 on the D300 that I seem to be at around 100.
I think the 70-200 will be a great length for portrait, it is pretty darned heavy though, I use my 85 way more. so wondering if I would be better to sell it and buy the 135, (I can't have everything
or maybe I should get the 135 in addition and not get the 24-70? it is a great general lens though, and when I used to have an SLR I used 35-70 all the time.
Arrrrrrrrrrggggggg. I am so tempted. Do I need it? not really, although I do really like low light portraiture. Then the lens costs, and the weight.
It will be awesome to get back to full frame again. Most of my photography is portraiture, not in studio but outdoors or at someones house.
Have you found it difficult with the 95% viewfinder? especially going back and forth between the D300 and D700.
Whew! that was long. I will be interested in your thoughts.