First Time FX Camera buy, Wondering Best lens to get

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  • manhattanboymanhattanboy Posts: 1,003Member
    the 24-120 f4 because i hear its super sharp and has a good amount of zoom. My dream lens is the 14-24 f2.8 but the price is steep for my first fx lens and only being able to shoot such wide angles i think would be a bit of a waste because i will only be able to shoot so many subject with it, if that makes sense.

    What lens would you guys suggest for a first time FX buyer that shoots mostly landscape/cityscape/macro??
    The F4 zoom in 24-120 is a good range on a FF camera. For panoramic nature shots I find its not wide enough, but is still wider than normal view. The main benefit is its versatility, with VR giving you the ability to shoot at night indoors without a flash. That last reason alone is why I end up taking a zoom over primes for many trips, and is something you need to think about if you are not shooting with a tripod. The wide 2.8 zooms are nice, but most of the time I find I want more DOF at the wide end and if the lighting sucks, then the shutter has to come down or the ISO has to rise...the former being annoying in a non-VR lens making you take several shots to ensure a "keeper" and the later being annoying if you want to blow up the pics several feet, which is something I like for nice scenic photos.

    That said, I rarely use the F4 zoom (other than the aforementioned trips) and mostly shoot with primes. But everyone has their own style. Have fun with the D750!
  • PhotobugPhotobug Posts: 5,751Member
    edited October 2014
    @Photobug
    Yes i do need to open a flickr soon. Ive just been posting all my stuff up on 500px but looking into flickr and will start using both probably. Stupid question, what is PAD? lol :D
    PAD is the first forum in the list and stands for "Photo-A-Day" and that where you can post those pictures you uploaded to Flickr. Here is the link:
    http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussion/3410/photo-a-day-october-2014#Item_112

    Thanks MsMoto for adding the link to my earlier message on the instructions for copying the photo from Flickr to PAD.
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