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Well, after renting various zooms to try them out, the 24-120mm f/4 gave me a "I like this lens!" vibe. So I bought it to use with my D90, I used it with a rented D7100, and I currently use it with ...

I used the 18-105mm for several years as the kit lens that came with my D90. It was not a bad lens, and I was never able to put my finger on anything wrong with it, but after a few years I did ...

I know that software exists to do it all with a few clicks, but the way I've done it is to use ExifTool to create a text-file list of the focal lengths of all the .jpg (or .nef) files in a folder, ...

My two cents is to get the lenses you want to shoot with now, on your current DX body, while being agnostic about whether they're DX or FX lenses. (1) Your "upgrade" to FX may be delayed, or may never ...

When I got my first DSLR (a D90) I immediately got the 35mm f/1.8G DX to go along with the 18-105mm kit lens. I used it a great deal on my D90, and still do on my D500. I also got the 50mm f/1.8D, ...

A 58mm f/1.8 would be a lens that costs what the 85mm f/1.8 costs, the way the 58mm f/1.4 is a lens that costs the same as the 85mm f/1.4. So $450-$500 - more than the 50mm f/1.8, but a lot less ...

On the DX side: Two DX primes, and two FX primes that DX users would find handy. (1) 16mm f/2.8 DX (2) 24mm f/1.8 DX (3) 58mm f/1.8 FX - priced at $500 like the 85mm f/1.8, ...

Michiel953: "Maybe I should have said: start them off on fully manual exposure, and learn the basics from there."

Now that is an entirely reasonable suggestion.

If Nikon had a 35-140mm f/4 that was at least as good as the 24-120mm f/4, then I might have jumped to FX. When I plotted out how I used my old 18-105mm kit lens, I found I had practically no use ...

In the spirit of the holiday season, what additional lenses do people wish Nikon would introduce? For me, it's (1) 70mm f/1.8 prime or f/2 macro (2) An updated 50mm f/1.8

A kit lens plus the 35mm worked great for me as a basic two-lens set when I started out. So getting the 35mm while keeping your kit lens for when you want to zoom sounds like a good plan to me.

The thing about a DSLR is that it's "modular" - you can change to different lenses for different types of photography. So instead of trying to find the One Lens to Do It All, it's better to have ...

I got myself a Vello IR trigger to use with my D500 & SB700. It's cheaper than a Nikon SU800, and it has a "secret dumb slave" mode so I can also use it to trigger my AlienBees. It works for me. I' ...

I don't regret getting mine. But I also don't know if I'd recommend it as a starter lens. In my case it was my third lens, and it was and remains my #2 prime. My #1 prime is still my Nikon 35mm ...

My first impulse is to say "get both" - get the 35mm f/1.8 DX and the 50mm f/1.8. The total price will be less than Nikon's 35mm f/1.8 FX. But that's based on how much I use my own 35mm f/1.8 - too ...

I disagree. Digital allows the student to receive rapid and abundant feedback. This lets the student learn what to do, and what not to do, quickly and well.

Film limits the student to slow and...