05-27-2011, 02:17 PM
[quote name='Derron' timestamp='1306359443' post='8815']
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for portrait, wedding and low-light photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for general-purpose, everyday photography and kit lens upgrades
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon wide-angle lenses for landscape and architectural photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for insect, flower and general close-up (Macro) photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon telephoto lenses for action, sports, wildlife and portrait photography
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APS-C
Short portrait zoom:
- Tamron 28-75mm f2.8. compact, affordable and good.
- Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 HSM and Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 as more expensive and most expensive alternatives.
Long portrait zoom:
- Nikon 80-200mm D. Very nice optics and build quality for a reasonable price.
- Tamron 70-200mm f2.8. Nice optics, ok-ish build.
- Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR, VR II as very good but expensive alternatives, offer image stabilization.
- Sigma 70-200mm OS HSM, optically least impressive, but price wise interesting if IS is a must.
Portrait lenses:
- Nikon 85mm f1.8D. Very affordable good portrait prime.
- Sigma 85mm f1.4 HSM. When f1.8 is not enough, or Nikon 85mm f1.4 G, but very expensive.
- Tamron 60mm f2 Di II macro, for when you want a lens at the shorter end of the portrait range.
Wide angle:
- The usual suspects.... Sigma 8-16mm for when you want WIDE, Nikon 10-24mm or Sigma 10-20mm f4-4.6 or Tokina 11-26mm f2.8 for when you do not need that wide or don't like protruding front elements.
Macro (insects):
- Sigma 150mm f2.8 HSM macro
- Tamron 180mm f3.5 macro
Both awesomely great macro lenses.
- Nikon 200mm f4. Also very good, but very expensive.
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for portrait, wedding and low-light photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for general-purpose, everyday photography and kit lens upgrades
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon wide-angle lenses for landscape and architectural photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon lenses for insect, flower and general close-up (Macro) photography
- Recommended Nikkor / Nikon telephoto lenses for action, sports, wildlife and portrait photography
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APS-C
Short portrait zoom:
- Tamron 28-75mm f2.8. compact, affordable and good.
- Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 HSM and Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 as more expensive and most expensive alternatives.
Long portrait zoom:
- Nikon 80-200mm D. Very nice optics and build quality for a reasonable price.
- Tamron 70-200mm f2.8. Nice optics, ok-ish build.
- Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR, VR II as very good but expensive alternatives, offer image stabilization.
- Sigma 70-200mm OS HSM, optically least impressive, but price wise interesting if IS is a must.
Portrait lenses:
- Nikon 85mm f1.8D. Very affordable good portrait prime.
- Sigma 85mm f1.4 HSM. When f1.8 is not enough, or Nikon 85mm f1.4 G, but very expensive.
- Tamron 60mm f2 Di II macro, for when you want a lens at the shorter end of the portrait range.
Wide angle:
- The usual suspects.... Sigma 8-16mm for when you want WIDE, Nikon 10-24mm or Sigma 10-20mm f4-4.6 or Tokina 11-26mm f2.8 for when you do not need that wide or don't like protruding front elements.
Macro (insects):
- Sigma 150mm f2.8 HSM macro
- Tamron 180mm f3.5 macro
Both awesomely great macro lenses.
- Nikon 200mm f4. Also very good, but very expensive.