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I agree with MTRX, for quality stick with Nikon. The 17-55 will be on your camera all the time. A fixed 50mm 1.4 or 1.8 is great for portraits because shallow depth of field from about f2.0, you can really islolate your subject. All three of the 50mm are very sharp, the 1.4 AF-D and new G are better made than the 1.8.
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Actually I bought a 18-200mm VR to be more versatile and should do the job until I get more pro with the Camera. After a while I might just invest on the new 24-70mm Nikkor 2.8. So for now, I have the Tokina 11-16 and Nikkor 18-200 VR. The 50mm 1.4G might be my next purchase, it's not too expensive at all and shall be a good lens to have.
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Do you read the for sale section? Adam is selling some of the lenses you are discussing. While I have bought on ebay I do get nervous of some sellers and lean towards the forum here, fredmiranda and nikonians for buying used equipment.
If you can swing the Sigma 10-20 and the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8, that'd be my suggestion.
Agreed x 74 million. IF you can swing it, a Tamron 17-50 and a Nikon/Sigma/Tamron 70-200 F2.8 would really drop your jaw. Don't pay attention to all those saying stick with Nikon blah blah blah. All third party companies make phenomenal glass, and they make junk glass. It depends on the lens. Parent companies (Nikon, Canon, etc) make junk glass as well.
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I have heard really good things about the Tokina 11-16mm and one of the 50mm prime lenses is a must. I have the 50mm 1.8 and its been one of my favorites lately, not a bad lense for $100!
I have the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR - It is one of the best and finest lenses I own and no bag should be without it. $1,650 when I picked it up from Samy's Camera in Los Angeles about 16 months ago.
The Vibration Reduction is a great feature when shooting low-light situations and the optics are simply superb. An amazing product form Nikon. With your D300 crop factor at 1.5x you'll get a 105-300mm focal length, still retaining f/2.8 throughout. Oh, and the bokeh on this lens is word-class, perhaps the best bokeh I have ever seen from Nikon and I even prefer it over Leica/Zeiss bokeh.
My next upgrade will probably be a 24-70 and 70-200 both 2.8 lenses. For now I'll keep the 18-200 to get familiar with the camera and all. the Tokina 11-16mm is excellent.
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My next upgrade will probably be a 24-70 and 70-200 both 2.8 lenses. For now I'll keep the 18-200 to get familiar with the camera and all. the Tokina 11-16mm is excellent.
i have 24-70 and it's amazing. you wont regret it!
my first lense!!! (i had a crappy lense before...50-200 DX or something like that)
i have a d300 and a bunch of glass. my favorites in terms of quality are the 17-55 which stays on my body most of the time, and the 70-200vr which i wish i found more use for as it is a truly amazing lens. i also have the18-200vr which originally was my 'on the camera' lens, but now i only use it when i can only take one lens and need the variety of focal lengths it covers. as for the real wide angle lenses, i think it depends on what sort of shooting you are going to do...if you will do a lot of landscape/scenery, it might make sense. the tokina 11-16 and sigma 10-20 are good choices (tokina better, sigma cheaper). i have done fine with the 17-55 until now, but just bought the sigma as i'm going on a 5 day backcountry hike in yosemite and will get use out of it.
so for most people, if money is not a big issue, i'd say skip the 18-200 and get the 17-55 and 70-200vr. start there are see what sort of shooting you are doing and add focal lengths around these.
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