LOL you are right Adamz .. its preferences that matter. I love using my 150 F2.8. for everything! LOL.
but for a new user, get the 18-105 kit lens. I have played with it, and its really nice. Its a newer design than the 18-55 and the 55-200.
Best Lens for Taking Baby Pics?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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From my best knowledge I would say that portrait pictures have to be taken by whatever zoom lens (above 50mm on 24x36). Having wider lens you can get closer to the subject (baby) but the face would have funny look. Any fixed zoom (telephoto) would provide better DOF but limits your ability to move around (you have to stay at fixed distance from the subject to get it inside the frame). So I believe that 18-105 or 16-85 is good alternative. But keep shooting above 50mm equivalent on 24x36.
Simple example:
EXIF is there, taken by 18-105, only reduced by size.
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I dunno, you really need to check out the lenses, preferably at a store first. I have the 35mm 1.8 and I love it, but I wish sometimes it were wider, so you need to check that out on your own.
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18-55 VR kit lens is really an excellent performer... You dont need another lens for your purpose...
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cenkog said:
18-55 VR kit lens is really an excellent performer... You dont need another lens for your purpose...I agree, and for 650$ D5000/18-55 kit this lens comes for free. For babies and portraits in general you will not be able to use any larger aperture then 5.6 anyway because DOF will be very shallow.
If you decide to go closer to that pretty face or if you do appreciate Macro feature 85mm VR micro for 550$ is probably the best DX choice.Posted 3 years ago # -
Hi guys I am also new to D 5000 bought recently. I was off to Himachal on a holiday with family and had a great time clicking away however with the 18-55 lens that came as a package, I found two limitations: I could not zoom a distant object very easily and also the wide and beautiful landscapes of Himalaya ranges could be captured only to some limited width... please suggest which other lens should I add?
I am thinking of NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR which is coming for RS 10000-12000 that is roughly my budget.
I also have an offer to exchange my 18-55 lens with a 18-105 lens and the shopkeeper will buy it back for Rs. 5000 and will give me the 18-105 for about Rs. 12000 ( I hope I remember the deal correctly)
Please help
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Even though I love the 18-105, I don't think it's worth double the 18-55. Maybe the 55-200 vr is the way to go. As to landscapes, you can take multiple images that overlap and stitch them together with a panorama stitching program like hugin (it's free). It will automatically align them for you.
Edit: here's another thread that talks about hugin. http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=733Posted 3 years ago #
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