Prime Lenses

[danzspan]

Bye, bye kit lens. I've decided to expand my kit and start getting together a set of primes, so I thought I would start a topic where I can post shots of and from my new glass.

Feel free to post you own stuff, and any advice on what I should buy next would be appreciated.

Note: For now I am shooting on my D60 with DX sensor so my focal lengths are scaled up (x1.5-ish) and I'm purely manual focus. But I'm cool with that, for now I'll buy the wider lenses and when I do go FX I can extend into the longer stuff :) -well that's the plan.

The first set below are with my Nikkor AF 28mm 1:2.8 D (pictured). She's fresh from trademe, 4 years old and in nice condition. Here are a few shots from mucking around with it this weekend. Remember it's effectively a 42mm.


http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0351.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0324-1.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0342.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0340.jpg

Coming in the mail next is a Nikkor AF 35mm 1:2.0 D, I'll post some shots when I've had a play later this week.

Looking forward to you comments/advice :)

[StanW]

You've begun well. I've got a battery of Pentax primes, which still get a lot of use.

[danzspan]

I presume you are a Canon man Stan? I got a pair of Pentax primes passed on to me a few days ago but having looked into it they can't be adapted onto the Nikon mounts :(.

It is good to know also that, in buying Nikon primes, if I do decide to shift to Canon one day then adapting them is simpler than going the other way.

[danzspan]

My Nikkor AF 35mm 1:2 D has arrived :)

Here are few shots from testing it today. -Remember it's effectively about 53-55mm on DX.

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/35mmf2.jpg


http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0397.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0427.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0400.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0405.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0412.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0424.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0419.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0425.jpg

[smurff]

thats some nice results right there

-smurff

[danzspan]

Thanks smurff :)

[Haim]

yeah man, you are nikon... prepare to start spending a whole lot of money hahaha
primes are EXPENSIVE....

here's a photo i shot with my 200f2
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4739414809_de85db766d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/4739414809/)
Auckland (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/4739414809/) by haimsadia (http://www.flickr.com/people/haimsadia/), on Flickr

[thirdkid]

Nice haim. Havent seen anything new from you for quite awhile man..Dont tell me youve been letting the cam go dusty hehehe :P

[Haim]

Exams and Uni Man... Engineering ain't too easy... I moved to do Thr BE(hons) I just finished my last exam today.... So I'll probably be out shooting soon. And yes Te 200f2 did gather ALOT of dust!!

[thirdkid]

Oh no!!time to brush them off man, we need more prime lens shots..yeah i moved out from engineering cos of one of my classes

[danzspan]

Very nice shot Haim. I don't think I'll go into the longer primes... Maybe get a 70-200mm. But stick to primes for the wider stuff, might make things a little less expensive...


Update-

Here are some more shots I took over the weekend using the 35mm:

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0678.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0589.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0533.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0625.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0579.jpg


http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0655.jpg

http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy234/danzspan/DSC_0517.jpg

[danzspan]

Now I've got the Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D. She's brand new. Here are some shots of the dog. :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5291955259_b5627b1e97_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5292561116_69dfc3c3bc_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5291957243_8bdb01914a_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5291959077_9a533e4f87_b.jpg

[StanW]

I presume you are a Canon man Stan? I got a pair of Pentax primes passed on to me a few days ago but having looked into it they can't be adapted onto the Nikon mounts :(.

It is good to know also that, in buying Nikon primes, if I do decide to shift to Canon one day then adapting them is simpler than going the other way.

Not on your life; I've been a Pentax user for over fifty years, and I'm not changing now. And I won't be parting with the lenses.