Good glass for Nikons..

[MANMADE]

In the ~$300 range?

I want something fast and sharp, and usually that means $1000+.

I have the standard 50mm 1.8 but I want to add more. What do you guys think?

[drew_amato]

you could get a 28 mm 2.8 for like 325? I'll sell you mine

[NickL]

nikon af-s 35mm 1.8 sells for about $200 new

[MANMADE]

Word Drew, I'll keep that in mind. Any thing else?

[al dolega]

Which body do you have? Does it have an AF motor? Do you care about having/not having AF? Do you have any certain type of focal length/look you're looking to get, or are you just hot to buy a new toy?

[MANMADE]

I have a D200. I was looking at the 10-20, but then I was thinking I probably want something longer

I want something fast and sharp, but I know that means I'm going out of my price range

[Chris Calkins]

Im using the d80 for photos and also curious about some new lens's. I have 28-80 Nikon AF and Nikkor-S 1:1.4 50mm fixed lens. What would be a good lens for long shots?

[fast eddie]

What would be a good lens for long shots?

i'm saving up for a Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 VR II ($600+)

[ryanmatthewdaily]

From my 35 1.8 on a d70s:





Sharp and lightweight but if I had more to spend, I might've chosen something a little better.

[humphrey]

try maybe looking into manual focus lenses

[MANMADE]

Yeah, I was thinking manual as kind of a last resort. I really like the AF system in the D200

[al dolega]

i'm saving up for a Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 VR II ($600+)

Unless the II is vastly improved, I have heard literally nothing good about this lens, other than the convenience of its focal range. It's soft at both ends, lots of CA, focusing is slow, etc. I would reconsider if I were you.

[humphrey]

i have a d200 and use mostly manual focus lenses, though i also have a split focus screen installed which makes mf much easier
the lenses i own are
28mm 2.8 e series
35mm f2 k
50mm 1.8 e series
85mm 1.8 h
105mm 2.5 ai
80-200mm f4 ais

[nb]

28, 35 or 85mm lens.

[humphrey]

shot with the nikkor-H 85mm 1.8 @ 1.8

[Davengo]

thats a pretty sick photo drew. if you gave the right side of the frame just a taddd bit more space it'd been perfect.

[drew_amato]

Best Nikkor lense ever is the 80-200 2.8 . I will never ever not have this lense in my bag at all times.

with one speed light

[Brad from Baltimore]

For 300 bucks you can get a used 85 1.8 off cl or ebay I did, or 35f/2 i paid 235 on ebay.

Drew I must agree 80-200 2.8 is a great lens with an Sb-800

I used an 85 1.4 with no flash and i was really pleased with the results, might be my next investment

[Brad from Baltimore]

I will sell you my 28 2.8 Nikon lens Series E its in great shape i use it all the time but i just bought well in the midst of buying 24-70 2.8.

I will sell it for 150 that includes shipping. Where do you leave?

[MANMADE]

I'm on Long Island. I just need to get my money together first and I may just take you up on that.