Well still at the planning stage, but looking for a lens reshuffle. Got the following
Nikon 18-70 Kit lens.
Nikon 28-105
Sigma 70-300 APO
Sigma 135-400 (f5.6)
The 18-70 doesn't go wide enough, and I'm not convinced of it's quality, seems to suffer various distortions, mostly at the wide end. Don't really like it...but will keep it as walk about.
The 28-105 is a cracking lens, sharp, amazing close focus, but as it's intend as a full frame lens, 28 on a D70 is pants.
hardly every use the 70-300.
135-400 is my Motor sport, Airshow and Wildlife lens. Not bad.
So a wider lens choice big bucks for a Nikon 12-24mmf4DX AF-ED AFS
or Sigma's 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC DG HSM at less half the price !! or a
12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG ASPHERICAL HSM
Why two lens so similar in range ??
Then there is a Tamron AF 11-18mm XR Di II
For the longer end did think about replacing the lot with a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM Macro..... cant find much to compete with it... then add the x2 converter..... which will bring me up to 400mm F5.6 as now, but with "EX" spec glass. Hopefully sharper and much faster at F2.8.
Any thoughts.
Nikon 18-70 Kit lens.
Nikon 28-105
Sigma 70-300 APO
Sigma 135-400 (f5.6)
The 18-70 doesn't go wide enough, and I'm not convinced of it's quality, seems to suffer various distortions, mostly at the wide end. Don't really like it...but will keep it as walk about.
The 28-105 is a cracking lens, sharp, amazing close focus, but as it's intend as a full frame lens, 28 on a D70 is pants.
hardly every use the 70-300.
135-400 is my Motor sport, Airshow and Wildlife lens. Not bad.
So a wider lens choice big bucks for a Nikon 12-24mmf4DX AF-ED AFS
or Sigma's 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC DG HSM at less half the price !! or a
12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG ASPHERICAL HSM
Why two lens so similar in range ??
Then there is a Tamron AF 11-18mm XR Di II
For the longer end did think about replacing the lot with a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM Macro..... cant find much to compete with it... then add the x2 converter..... which will bring me up to 400mm F5.6 as now, but with "EX" spec glass. Hopefully sharper and much faster at F2.8.
Any thoughts.