what lenses do you all have

[big si]

hi again folks im in the market for a new lens (im looking at a 50mm f1.8 prime lens for indoor low light) but it got me thinking what lenses does everyone else use and in what light and indoor/outdoor

[BenG]

I have a 18-55mm lens that came with Nikon D50, and a 70-300mm Nikkor

[jimmy]

The 50 1.8 is about the fastest aperture you can buy at a reasonable cost, reach isnt great obviously being only 50mm but it just means you have to move around a bit more.

I should try using my 50 1.8 a bit more as its a nice lens but I usually use a 70-200 f2.8.

[big si]

thanks for that guys

jimmy i have been looking at the 35mm lenses and acording to the nikon manual if i buy a 35mm (standard camera)50mm lens it changes to a 75mm lens on the dslr and for indoor use should be fine. what do you think is it worth the money?

[jimmy]

From memory the focusing isnt that fast on the 50 1.8 but then focusing indoors tends to be a bit slower anyway so you'd be best pre-focusing.

the 50mm on your 1.5crop sensor is indeed 75mm, I found it a bit inflexible for taking everyday shots (you know, snap shot and the like) because of the narrow field of view. but for taking photos of cars it would be alright..

its a funny sort of length as its not wide enough for some stuff and not long enough for others.

[big si]

pre focusing is something i started doing (from you recomendation) when i had my fuji and it works very well here is one of my pics from the club the first night i took the new D70 down.


jimmy there are 2 things i realy would like to know

1 what lens and settings do you use indoors in low light (currently i only have my kit 18-70 3.5-4.5 lens (the attached pic was a total lucky shot)

2 you already have a fantastic and very helpfull guide to shooting rc cars outdoors but could you do one for indoors as the dark nights are now upon us and we will all be returning to our indoor clubs with crap poor lighting

[craigosh]

Originally Posted by big si

thanks for that guys

jimmy i have been looking at the 35mm lenses and acording to the nikon manual if i buy a 35mm (standard camera)50mm lens it changes to a 75mm lens on the dslr and for indoor use should be fine. what do you think is it worth the money?

Yeah you'll get the same crop as a 75mm but not the same magnification or effect (background compression, perspective etc.) as a 75mm so you'll still need to be as close as some one using a film cam with the 50mm, to get the object the same size, but your digi will crop more of the scene... If that makes sense :-D

It's something which annoys me about digi, I use a lot of super wides and my 20mm gets croped to like a 35mm, which is annoying. If i want 20mm coverage i have to use a 12mm which then means i have to contend with increased distortion which is usually a bit over the top...!

[big si]

craigosh
i think im following what your saying

as for the flash i currently only have the built in flash (the wife wont let me have the sb 800 just yet) the reason i dont use the flash is exactly as said in a previous post the drivers dont like it hence the reason why im trying to get the pics without the use of it