lol. Ya, you can get the D40 for SUPER cheap. Its not big on the megapixel department, but if you are only posting online or only up to 8x10 prints you are good.Originally Posted by Nate P.
As you may be able to tell Ken LOVES his D40. He never misses an opportunity to tell the community how much he loves it.
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Dinos, what the HELL is that?!
Also, the one thing that worries me about the D40 is that it only takes Nikon's AF-S lens, not some of the older ones. It that something I should worry about?
Last edited by Nate P.; 02-25-2008 at 08:00 AM.
It depends. If you want to purchase older used lenses, then yes this is an issue. If you plan to only be purchasing new lenses, then no it is not an issue as Nikon will not be releasing any non AF-s lenses other than highly specialized and expensive models like the plane shift lense they just released.
The only real lenses I would want to purchase that are not AFS are the 50mm F1.4 (for crazy low light) and possibly the 80-200 F2.8. But other than that there is not much reason to purchase these old lenses. That said, if you happen to have a source for old glass for cheap (that is in good condition) it would behove you to step up to a camer like the D80 because spending a bit more on a body that can use non AF-s glass would be well worth it in that case.
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Alright, thanks for all the help so far guys. One more thing: I don't really understand the lens "ratings". Take a 18-135mm lens, what does the "18" mean, and what does the "135" mean? How would you go about choosing the correct lens for the job?
Focal range. That is in mm. The larger the number the more "zoom" reach you have.
A small number is better for landscapes as you are more "zoomed out".
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Thank you. What would be the best for macro's?
there are special macro lenses. they are quite expensive though.
Generally a good macro length is 60 and 105MM (no zoom). The main difference between a macro and non macro lens is that the macro lens focuses very close whereas most lenses that are in the 100mm range dont focus closer than a few feet.
For instance, here is one of Nikons Macro lenses. A nice 105mm F2.8 VR (vibration reduction) model. http://www.adorama.com/NK10528AFVRU.html . It is priced at a hefty 760 dollars. SAMPLE PHOTO HERE
Due to the cost of these lenses, you see some of our forum members uses their kit lenses turned around to get macro shots. This is OK, but its a pain in the ass because the lenses are not sealed from dust and you can very easily damage them. Furthermore, your results wont be very good due to the incredibly low depth of field (amount of picture in focus, from front to back). BUT it does work if you really want it to.
That said, with a lense like the 70-300 VR that I am going to get, which has a minimum focus distance of 4.5 feet, you can kinda do macro by zoom all the way out to 300mm from 4.5 feet away from an object and it will be quite large.
See here for a macro shot with the 70-300 VR LINKAGE
Last edited by MaxxxRacer; 02-25-2008 at 04:03 PM.
You generally you want the widest aperture? And the lower the number the wider, correct (F/1.4 is wider than F/5.6)?
Lower number, faster light travel through the lens. Lower is always better
It's basically like opening your eyes wider.
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There are a few issues a large aperature.Lower number, faster light travel through the lens. Lower is always better
It's basically like opening your eyes wider.
1. Most lenses are a bit softer when wide open (lowest F number)
2. Possible vinneting in the cornerd when wide open (depens on lens and camera being used)
3. less depth of field (sometimes an issue and sometimes you want more)
4. lack of low depth of field with some lenses (primarly F2 and below) will sometimes cause focusing errors where the camera will either not be able to focus or will focus at the wrong point. This is generally a problem with cheaper lenses like Sigmas, but some of Nikon and Canons high end telphotos (70-200 F2.8) have known to been off a little on the focus.
Other than that, its generally better to have a wider aperature.
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