Timeline for New zoom lens for semi-old DSLR, or new camera altogether?
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| Oct 28, 2010 at 11:39 | vote | accept | Jørn Schou-Rode | ||
| Oct 27, 2010 at 20:28 | comment | added | mmr | It should be noted that your first rule is really just a rule of thumb. It has been claimed by some (momentcorp.com/review/nikkor17-35mmf28d.html) that the 17-35mm f2.8 nikkor outperforms the primes in that range, or at least the primes available when the lens came out. I'd say the real distinction is between fixed aperture zoom lenses and variable aperture zoom lenses; fixed aperture should be comparable, or at least in the same league, as primes in the range, while variable aperture zooms are not even close. | |
| Oct 27, 2010 at 12:03 | comment | added | Jørn Schou-Rode | You make a very good point about becoming a more experienced and demanding photographer over time. Right now, the unexperienced photographer, that is me, want a convenient "super-zoom" lens. Would you recommend getting a "cheap" one, rather than an expensive Nikkor model, which I will not use anyways as I gain more experience? | |
| Oct 27, 2010 at 11:16 | history | answered | labnut | CC BY-SA 2.5 |