3 fundamental lenses.

If i have to choose only 3 to bring from my kit of several lenses i'd bring my

20-40 f2.8 sigma,
50 f1.4 nikon,
80-200 f2.8 nikon.

if weight is a concern then i'd replace the 80-200 with a

105 f2.8 nikon macro.
 
trez said:
Think they're too close... I'd get 28/50/100 or 28/50/135
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These are good to have. Anything past a 135 will be shaky. The 28 is a nice lens to have. I like shooting wide even on the close ups as seen here.
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These were all on a 28mm.
 
Id take 28, 50, 85. In normal shooting you dont really have to go past 85, and they do say that the 85 is the most aesthetically pleasing of all the focal lengths ;-)
 
Steve Shovlar said:
Nikon zooms.
17-35 2.8
35-70 2.8
80-200 2.8

Cover all bases.
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I agree with Steve, except you need some lower f/stop lense(s) as well (for low light, etc...)

I'd swap the 35-70 with a 50 f/1.4

Down the road I would try and scrounge up:

28/f1.4
85/f1.4 (or maybe older 105/f/1.8)
 
if you do a lot of outdoor stuff.. like nature filming. I'd throw in at least a 200mm and a lens with a macro setting.
 
My feeling is 2.8 is risky. Even a 1.4 requires quite a bit of light. Otherwise I could just get a 2.8 zoom which covers the entire range. I'm just scared with zooms because they may go soft in certain areas and give me problems while pulling focus. By the way, has anybody tested the AF lenses? Does that work?
 
yeah. the sigma 20-40 are AF, so is the 80-200. They have a switch for manual and auto. whats important is a manual aperture ring.
 
No. He's just saying that you can also use them on a DSLR if you chose to. Everything is manual when you use a 35mm adaptor. People choose Nikon because they most recently made lenses with a manual aperture ring, so more of them are readily available. You can choose any Nikon lens you want as long as it's not a G-series. DX series work as well, but are not very desirable.
 
Why do you need an aperture ring? All you need is focus since the camera sets the iris control automatically. What's wrong with the G-series?
 
24/28
50
85

those are the focal lengths I'd go with. Since we're only talking three lenses, I imagine the budget is tight, and that leaves out zooms.

Zooms anyways have so many pros/cons that it's better to start out with primes. That way, once you get zooms you can switch to primes when one of the zooms' limiting factors kicks in.

Also, you'll learn lenses and focal lenghts easier when shooting with primes, and in addition you'll be more concience about placing the camera.
 
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