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lens choice?

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:14 pm
by gp2003
Hi all,

Just bought a Nikon D200 body - any suggestions about the best choice of lens(es) to shoot adult content?

Re: lens choice?

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:28 pm
by Jacques
Longer lenses are better due to their compression factor, they a more pleasing result of facial features.

An 85mm - 105mm is a good choice, personally I nearly always shoot with a prime lens (50mm) - you'll have to factor these for digital as I shoot film.

Someone is bound to say different though............


Re: lens choice?

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 4:58 pm
by gp2003
Thanks for all the info guys.

I'm only a humble amateur tog phototaker, so not sure I can afford the F2.8 80 - 200 - any other suggestions?

Somehow I don't think I'll get bored with the D200 though, it's a great camera!

Re: lens choice?

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 6:11 pm
by Jacques


Now the good thing about the D200 is you can bracket up to nine frames which means easy HDR images.




Re: lens choice?

Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 6:24 pm
by Jacques
True - quality starts with glass (unless you have a Holga in which case plastic is better)


Re: lens choice?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:05 am
by Cenobitez
GLASS GLASS GLASS!

I find 17-40mm for car shows and general use, especially if shooting in confined spaces like bedrooms and hotels.

I have a 1.6x crop as well so its more like 28-60 that i use for majpority of the stuff.


Re: lens choice?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 3:27 pm
by gp2003
No offence taken phototaker!

I already have a Nikon 18 - 70 which works pretty well to date with the D200 - just wondered what lens(es) the professionals would recommend. Any views on the 18 - 200 VR?