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What is your Must have Lens?

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I have heard that it costs US$75,000 + tax and you can still get one it you want to wait a year for Nikon to manufacture it.
Ruud Wilschut said:
muskiemouth said:
Thats the 1200-1700 I listed, in this picture it has the lens hood
on. I would prefer the VR version. lol
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This monster must cost the price of a house!
It's like a bazooka. Watch out for backfire ;)
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Ruud
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The 50 is a lens I don't want to like, if you know what I mean. It is supposed to be boring. It is not sexy, like an 85 F1.4. In fact I find it just the opposite. The 50 is a great focal length. The lens is small and light, quick focusing, very sharp and contrasty.

If I take only one lens on an outing, it is generally the 50 F1.8.
nikon90s said:
I always love to hear what lens people can't live with out!!

for me it is my sigma EX 70-200 f 2.8 I just love it!!

My next would be a mocro that I don't own yet :(
just can't make up my mind on the best one for me....
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Natog said:
If I take only one lens on an outing, it is generally the 50 F1.8.
nikon90s said:
I always love to hear what lens people can't live with out!!

for me it is my sigma EX 70-200 f 2.8 I just love it!!

My next would be a mocro that I don't own yet :(
just can't make up my mind on the best one for me....
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--Finally have my sigam 12-24- a real beauty have it on my D70 all the time
next one is 50/1.8
avis
 
What's not to like about the 50mm lens?

Excels in low-light situations:



Can fake a wide angle perspective:



(ok, N/A on digital but you get instant short telephoto)

Is tack sharp when stopped down to at least f/2.8



And is one of the cheapest Nikkors you can get your hands on

For general purpose I always have the 50mm f/1.4 mounted on my camera.

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Michael King

Who cares how you get the shot; just photograph it and photograph it well

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avi said:
--Finally have my sigam 12-24- a real beauty have it on my D70 all
the time
next one is 50/1.8
avis
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Sigma 12-24 for me too. Soon perhaps a 70-200 f/2.8 too, but at the moment I´ll manage with 12-24 and Nikkor 28-105 in most situations. 50mm f/1.8 is nice, but I am lazy to change the lens all the time, and I prefer wide (i shoot also only FF so 12 is 12, not 18...).

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Osku
 
This lens amazes me everyday, very sharp, great color

andreas
nikon90s said:
I always love to hear what lens people can't live with out!!

for me it is my sigma EX 70-200 f 2.8 I just love it!!

My next would be a mocro that I don't own yet :(
just can't make up my mind on the best one for me....
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Andréas Berglund
 
Isn't that too wide for a general purpose lens? I have the 18-35, and find that is too wide as my only lens.

Of course it all depends on what you are after. I tend to like head and shoulder portraits, or details from a scene.
avi said:
--Finally have my sigam 12-24- a real beauty have it on my D70 all
the time
next one is 50/1.8
avis
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nikon90s said:
I always love to hear what lens people can't live with out!!

for me it is my sigma EX 70-200 f 2.8 I just love it!!

My next would be a mocro that I don't own yet :(
just can't make up my mind on the best one for me....
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My wist list:

AFS 200mm F/2 G VR....already on the waiting list :)
28 F/1.4 D....on my tax return next year
AFS 400mm F/2.8 ED IF II....
10.5 F/2.8 DX

Chris L

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FM..FM2..F3..F5..F100..D1X..D2H......and the saga continue
 
Canon has an EF 28-300/3.5-5.6 L IS USM lens

Why don't Nikon offer us such a lens ?

Jan
Rob Spanjaart said:
The zoomrange is incredible but most posters here are into quality
and don't carry rond plastic consumer stuff unsless lazy. And if
they do carry it they won't admit.
Anyway your samples are not impressive but maybe a bit downsized so
difficult to judge.

gr Rob
roadrats said:
Why is nobody mention this lens ?
Some pics with yhe Sigma AF 28-300/3,5-6,3 Asf. IF





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Some of my pictures
http://www.xs4all.nl/~roadrats/Nikon/Nikon.html
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Some of my pictures
http://www.xs4all.nl/~roadrats/Nikon/Nikon.html
 
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Geoff
 
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