which lens to get

[ridindirty919]

i got a d60 for my birthday last year and i have been shooting with the kit lens and a 55-200mm lens.
i would like to get another one for mainly skating and some other shit.

with a budget of around 300, 400 max.

[pHaTdProductions]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/635177-REG/Bower_SLY358N_SLY_358N_8mm_f_3_5.html

u got all the reg lenses u need now just stick a fisheye in your collection. or get something with a f/stop 2.8 or lower

[ridindirty919]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/635177-REG/Bower_SLY358N_SLY_358N_8mm_f_3_5.html

u got all the reg lenses u need now just stick a fisheye in your collection. or get something with a f/stop 2.8 or lower

thanks for the input. i was considering getting a fisheye, but i would like to get a prime lens first.

ive come down to these 2...

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-AF-S-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-50mm-Nikkor-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00005LEN4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286166791&sr=1-1

can some describe the differences for beside focal lengths, and will the 50mm be compatible with my d60?

[ADLAVINSKY]

because you have a D60 you have a 1.5x crop factor. This basically means that any lens that you have will be 150% of the original focal length. Your 50mm becomes a 75mm and your 35mm becomes roughly 52mm.

So basically, your 35mm becomes a standard portrait telephoto (as opposed to a 35mm medium wide angle) and your 50mm becomes a medium telephoto at 75mm (closest you can get to a true 85mm on a crop body without getting one of the 60mm macro 2.8s.)

Both of these lenses would be a good choice, but I'd suggest going on the wider end of things. You can find decently priced and lightly used 24mm f2s on keh and a good 50mm 1.4 as well for pretty cheap. You would have pretty good coverage in the medium range.

[al dolega]

On your D60, the 50mm will not have autofocus, but the 35mm will. The old 24/2 or 50/1.4 will not autofocus either. I would go for the 35.


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:roll:

[ADLAVINSKY]

really? thats crazy that it wouldn't autofocus...

[ridindirty919]

thanks for the responses, much appreciated. will add rep for sure. wasnt aware of the crop factor, maybe i should read more about my camera.

i might have just found both those lens used locally, which will come out cheaper than buying the 35mm new.

[al dolega]

really? thats crazy that it wouldn't autofocus...

Yea, the cheaper Nikon bodies don't have an AF motor, so to have AF you have to use "AF-S" lenses, which have their own focus motors built-in.

[s.]

Yea, the cheaper Nikon bodies don't have an AF motor, so to have AF you have to use "AF-S" lenses, which have their own focus motors built-in.

glad I bought a d70s in good condition instead of a new d40, this was the biggest deciding factor :cool:

[ridindirty919]

glad I bought a d70s in good condition instead of a new d40, this was the biggest deciding factor :cool:

yea i wish i would have read up on camera before i pulled the trigger on the d60

[Robert1]

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.

[ridindirty919]

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.

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