Re: Lens recommendation for Nikon D 70

If budget--not picture quality--is your top priority, go with a Nikon 70-210
G series lens (there is also a image stabilization version of the G lens,
but that's closer to $1500 US). This will cost less than $150 US. If picture
quality is the top priority, especially when shooting sports, go with the
80-200 f2.8 ED IF, which is what most newspaper photographers use. The
drawback: it will cost about $900-$1,000.

An intermediate option is the 70-300 f 4-5.6 ED, which has a ED (extra-low
dispersion) front element. you don't pick up the quality or light
transmission of the 80-200/ 2.8, but it's far better than the low end G.
Nikon lenses have a higher resale value and are far easier to unload when it
comes time to upgrade, so avoid the off-brands.

>>Dave Reynolds
former member National Press Photographers Assn.

"Bill Christie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cn8q7a$jo1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just bought a D70 with the 18-70 zoom, and am now looking for a
> complimentary tele-zoom - a digital equivalent of 70-210 in 35mm terms.
> What would you recommend in terms of value for money - Nikkor, Sigma or
> other independents?
> Many thanks
>
>




David Reynolds

David Reynolds <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If budget--not picture quality--is your top priority, go with a Nikon 70-210
>G series lens (there is also a image stabilization version of the G lens,
>but that's closer to $1500 US). This will cost less than $150 US.


Are you sure you mean 70-210? Do you mean the AF f4-5.6 version?
That is a "D" lens (and no longer made).

--
Ken Tough

As a new digital user, I understand that the D70 comes with an 18-70
lens made for digital photography. Do you see a new higher lenses say
a 70-200 being made for digital, or does in not make a difference? and
will they work fine , and are there any differences between a digital
lens and the standard nikon lenses that have been around forever.

Thanks, Steve

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (Steve C) wrote:

> As a new digital user, I understand that the D70 comes with an 18-70
> lens made for digital photography. Do you see a new higher lenses say
> a 70-200 being made for digital, or does in not make a difference? and
> will they work fine , and are there any differences between a digital
> lens and the standard nikon lenses that have been around forever.
>
> Thanks, Steve


Because the sensor in a Nikon digital SLR camera is smaller than a
standard 35mm frame, the imaging circle of the lens can be smaller. That
means a lens designed specifically for a Nikon digital SLR can be made
smaller and lighter than a equivalent lens for a 35mm film camera.

Since the digital lens will not cover the full frame of a 35mm film
camera, if you use one on a film camera, although it will fit, it will
cause vignetting around the edges of the image.

On the other hand, there is no problem using Nikon lens designed for their
35mm film SLRs on their digital SLRs. Just keep in mind that because the
35mm frame is 1.5 times the size of the digital frame, the equivalent
focal length is 1.5 times longer for digital than for film. In other
words a 200mm focal length lens used on a Nikon digital camera will
produce an image that will be equivalent to a 300mm lens on a film camera.

Merritt