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| Posted: Mon Dec 26th, 2016 20:48 |
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Draggar
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Hello everyone, new person here (if the post count (if visible) didn't make it obvious. :D I am looking to get another lens (mainly for night shooting - astrophotography (stars), maybe some moon shots (yes, I know it would need a completely different F stop range). Might also be nice for some daytime landscape photos (but my two lenses (mentioned below) do a good job with that). I have a feeling that I might have to get two or three lenses for that (thank god I have a good bag). Not sure if I'd want a zoom or fixed lens - fixed I would say probably somewhere lower range (25-80mm, or would something higher like 180-200mm be better (fixed zoom)? If it's not fixed in then in the same range, maybe even higher (over 300mm). Right now I have my two kit lenses that came with my Nikon D5500 - AF-S 18-55mm, f:3.5-5.6 GII AF-S 55-300mm, f:4.5-5.6 GED Autofocus is a must (yeah, that will add to the price) and vibration reduction (VR) is a plus, but I do a lot of tripod shooting w/ a wired remote. o52 or o58 mm diameter would be great so I don't need to buy new filters (but again, not required, the ones I'd need are pretty cheap). I'm looking for something around the $300 range but if there is something great under $600 I can maybe search around for a used lens.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 03:48 |
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Robert
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One suggestion for landscapes and artistic wides is the Sigma 10-20mm which for a DX camera is almost essential, although I found that 11 or 12mm was the widest I wanted to go in most cases, else you get strange effect and funny skies. DEFINITELY not for portraits! Unless you want a bonk on the nose... This was the least worst picture of my racing driver buddy Sid (He still hasn't seen it!) Taken from less than a foot from his nose, pretty close anyway. Sid at Three Sisters circuit 2011 D200, Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm 
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 04:11 |
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jk
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I think a Samyang 12mm would be best for astrophotography.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 04:38 |
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Eric
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Draggar wrote:Hello everyone, new person here (if the post count (if visible) didn't make it obvious. :D Hi welcome to the forum. With the two lense you have I would suggest you have a good focal length range for general use and you don't need to change or supplement them UNLESS/UNTIL you discover a shortcoming. A short coming may be extreme wide angle...in which case the 10-20 Robert mentioned is a good addition. Although, two steps backwards increases your angle of view by about 5mm! So if you have space to move back... you may not NEED anything in the range 13-17mm. Other shortcomings may be the perceived quality of these consumer zooms and their limited maximum apertures. The only answer here is to go upmarket. Go for fast primes...but you pay in $$ and deadweight for wide apertures and large glass. So you need to be very certain the choice is right for your need ....before you end up with an expensive ornament. Which leads me to Astro photography....something I know NOTHING ABOUT! Ive taken some shots of the moon on 300mm but never ventured farther into the sky. There was one guy on the forum sometime back that specialised in this but he hasn't posted for a while. No disrespect to my other forum colleagues*, as I know some dabble, but I would have thought asking a which lens question on an Astro web forum would be more fruitful. *Footnote: Apologies guys if your knowledge on this subject is greater than I am aware. EDIT.... I see Robert has answered this question on your other thread. Well done Mr Plowden.  My only recent moonshot.... . Attachment: Photo 28-09-2015 03 56 06.jpg (Downloaded 21 times)
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 11:28 |
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Draggar
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The lens suggestions are out of my price range but I can look up used lenses, I do have those resources available to me, even getting them locally (pawn shops, local "yard sale" Facebook groups etc.). Great photo of the lunar eclipse!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 11:52 |
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jk
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Was that taken on the night of 22nd June? There must be some weird planetary alignment that caused the vote on 23rd June to be what it was! 
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 11:57 |
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Robert
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jk wrote:Was that taken on the night of 22nd June? Thank the stars?
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 15:45 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:jk wrote: Or blame the stars.  I see the Mayor of Beaucaire (SFrance) has named a new street..Rue de Brexit. It's in honour of brave nationalist action. (his words)
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2016 16:21 |
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jk
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Eric wrote:Robert wrote: Yes I saw that. It will be ironic if in June there was Frexit! Up yours Delours! If you remember that far back.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28th, 2016 04:52 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Eric wrote: I am sure some some Brits would applaud that with a similar naming of Frexit Street. 
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