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What's your feedback on your digital camera and lenses ?
by Laurent GUERBY on Tue Sep 18th, 2007 at 03:56:45 PM EST
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Well, I have the Nikon D200 which I really love. It is a bridge between entry level and pro spec digital SLR cameras.  It has plenty of capacity for me to develop my skills at a price I could just about afford.

I wholeheartedly recommend the 50mm prime lens for most things, especially low light. Wide angle for landscapes and some urban photography (I have 12-24mm).  

My beautiful 105mm vibration reduction macro was another very good buy and I use it for a lot of things, mostly macro closeups, abstract and portrait and also in place of a zoom lens for distance shots but it is far less flexible in that context.

I acquired a second hand sigma zoom lens 70-300mm which surprisingly I make little use of, mostly because I need a tripod or support to prevent camera shake.  I am more likely to use the standard kit lens - 18-70mm.
I also have a fisheye and a lensbaby which are novelties that I should have retained more self control over.

I desperately want a tilt and shift lens for architectural/urban photography and some lens extenders to do ultra close up macro work. those will be on my wish list for some time I suspect.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 18th, 2007 at 04:35:46 PM EST
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I'd also recommend something like a 28mm lens if you're shooting with a APS size sensor camera (which includes almost all consumer-level digital cameras). The sensor crop factor of 1.6 will make the 28mm effectively a 45mm, which will be useful for street stuff and indoor photography. The crop factor will make the 50mm actually a small tele, so you might not find it that handy at least indoors.

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by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Tue Sep 18th, 2007 at 08:46:55 PM EST
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