lens question

86JR · 24 May 2010 at 02:39

im after two lenses for the d70, a wide angle and a macro.

the wide angle for general use, thinking tokina 11-16 but lately they been having issues with softness.

wide angle... no idea, i dont want to mess around with extension tubes, would rather just buy a proper lens for the job. Nikon did one way back, but cant find any for sale. can anyone suggest a good tamron,sigma etc that can do the job well on a d70 ?
for flower, insect etc shots.

thanks

86JR · 24 May 2010 at 17:59

shots like this would be ideal

86JR · 24 May 2010 at 18:57

i have 18-70, 50mm prime, 70-300.

Im umming and arring about wether to buy a new camera, im not sure the d70 is working 100%, tbh i think the sensor needs cleaning, afaik i need to send it to nikon for this, and pay £100 or so for the privelige ?

Im kind of swaying towards a 5dmk2, it does full 1080 video which is ideal for my dissy, and amazing features and is FF, and cheaper than the "superior" D700...

86JR · 25 May 2010 at 04:44

anything over iso 250 and its silly! ruins images. i remember borrowing a tripod and taking some long exposure shots at fistral beach of the waves under the low full moon. On the lcd they looked great, got home and full of noise, completely ruined! lowest was iso 300 and even that was noise city.