Best Nikon lenses for M2
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soren k jensen
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sweet spot: hit it!
sweet spot: hit it!
Nah, I think that the sweet spot on the version 2.0 at f2 is pretty narrow. It can be used for an interview, sure, but everything depends on what you're after, and for that I would get the version 3 for static focus and sweet spot, plus light the set bright enough to be able to in the f-stop ring that suits your taste.
I only have the macro lenses, which work fine.
sweet spot: hit it!
Nah, I think that the sweet spot on the version 2.0 at f2 is pretty narrow. It can be used for an interview, sure, but everything depends on what you're after, and for that I would get the version 3 for static focus and sweet spot, plus light the set bright enough to be able to in the f-stop ring that suits your taste.
I only have the macro lenses, which work fine.
evilken
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I'm not sure your question has been answered fully here. Ideally, you need a full 35mm kit, which means:
28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and possibly a 105mm or 24mm at the extremes. All prime lenses. AIS manual lenses are best suited, as they will have nicely weighted focus gearing, and are cheap on ebay. In theory, you could pick up the lot for $250-500. Don't bother looking for the super fast versions, as Rockwell says, the stock Nikon primes are excellent lenses and tend to be sharper / less distortion-prone / less heavy. E series lenses are even cheaper, and on the whole they are decent and very lightweight. I use an E series 'pancake' 50mm 1.8 on my SLR, and it takes sharper pictures than my expensive (and heavy)50mm 1.4.
Don't bother with zooms as they will be too slow - the adaptor will lose light as it stands, you don't want to lose more. If you are doing a run and gun shoot, you would be better off without the M2...
28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and possibly a 105mm or 24mm at the extremes. All prime lenses. AIS manual lenses are best suited, as they will have nicely weighted focus gearing, and are cheap on ebay. In theory, you could pick up the lot for $250-500. Don't bother looking for the super fast versions, as Rockwell says, the stock Nikon primes are excellent lenses and tend to be sharper / less distortion-prone / less heavy. E series lenses are even cheaper, and on the whole they are decent and very lightweight. I use an E series 'pancake' 50mm 1.8 on my SLR, and it takes sharper pictures than my expensive (and heavy)50mm 1.4.
Don't bother with zooms as they will be too slow - the adaptor will lose light as it stands, you don't want to lose more. If you are doing a run and gun shoot, you would be better off without the M2...