D800E travel kit - confused !!!

Thank you

The 180mm is too long for me now but good to think about in the future

I am intrigued by you choice of 20mm. I originally thought about this lens but have had much feedback about it being good, but not that good, in terms of sharpness, micro contrast and corners

The 35mm has good feedback but it feels like too much of a gap between 35 and 85

Rgds

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For travel zooms will provide more focal length options, fewer lens changes and less dust inside the camera. The 16-35mm f4 and 24-120mm f4 will provide good range for the type of photography you described. There are better lenses optically speaking but at twice the cost and with double the size and weight.

calson said:

For travel zooms will provide more focal length options, fewer lens changes and less dust inside the camera. The 16-35mm f4 and 24-120mm f4 will provide good range for the type of photography you described. There are better lenses optically speaking but at twice the cost and with double the size and weight.

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It would be good the 100~300mm f/4 patent comes true soon, 2 options, f/2.8 or f/4 + VR trinity zooms:

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/05/19/nikon-100-300mm-f4-full-frame-lens-patent.aspx/
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Un saludo.

Of the ones you are considering, I have the 16-35, 50 1.8G and the 60 2.8G.

The 16-35 at 24mm is fantastic. It starts to get soft from 29-35. I am very happy with this lens on my 800E as I was with the D700.

The 60 and 50 are relatively new acquisitions for me. Why did I get both? I'm asking myself the same question right about now. If I had to choose one it would be the 60--that's not to say the 50 is bad or doesn't have advantages, but the 60 would be my choice for versatility and the fun factor!

And fun is what it is all about...or should be anyway.

Thank you

Would be interesting to see what you think of the 60mm vs the 50mm
I ordered the 60mm based on the outstanding mta graphs

superbaguy said:

Of the ones you are considering, I have the 16-35, 50 1.8G and the 60 2.8G.

The 16-35 at 24mm is fantastic. It starts to get soft from 29-35. I am very happy with this lens on my 800E as I was with the D700.

The 60 and 50 are relatively new acquisitions for me. Why did I get both? I'm asking myself the same question right about now. If I had to choose one it would be the 60--that's not to say the 50 is bad or doesn't have advantages, but the 60 would be my choice for versatility and the fun factor!

And fun is what it is all about...or should be anyway.

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Thanks all, some really useful advice

I have decided on sticking with primes.

Mainly due to size, weight and IQ (if I have the D800E, no point getting mediocre glass). I am also used to shooting with them

I have decided to get the following lenses but an undecided on the wide angle

1. 60mm f2.8G - due to sharpness (general IQ), weight, flat field and focal length is a good one for me for walk-about for many type of objects. Decent low light for indoors

2. 85mm f1.8G. Not really for travel, but to keep at home for portraits and light telephoto work, particularly when I want to emphasize the bokeh.

3. Either 24mm f1.4G or 28mm f1.8G as a wide angle for travel. In an ideal world I would get the 24mm, however the 28mm does have a weight advantage and is more the half the price. There is no review yet, so perhaps this is a difficult question, but I am expecting performance similar to the other f1.8G leneses in Nikon's release schedule - any opinions, however biased, greatfully received !!!!!

Lastly, if the mythical 50mm f1.3G or f1.2G ever appears with aspherical elements, ED and Nano, you can count be in I would use this as a general indoor walk-about lens

rgds

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go with a 24, a 50mm 1.8g or 1.4 g and a 100mm vr macro. Light and great range.

The 24/1.4G is a great lens but pretty big and bulky. See my size comparison post:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1030&message=41523578

I have the 60G but I didn't include as part of this line-up. In size it's close to the zeiss 100 but around half an inch shorter (and much much lighter).

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Very few city or landscape shots are made with the perspective of a 24mm lens. Most are from 28mm to 45mm equivalent FOV depending upon the format used. If I thought I could use only one prime lens it would be the 35mm focal length with a full frame camera.

With the 24mm FOV I often find that more is less in terms of the FOV provided and the reduction in subject size in the frame.