ND70 Lenses
 

Marvin, Mike, and all else-

What lenses are you using on your ND70?

I would prefer one capable of 70 - 90 mm for portraits.

Also, in regard to using a cable release, I have found that my cable release gives me the best results. I can hide it behind my back and direct the model(s) with my other hand and when I have the expression or pose we are trying for I shoot.

I haven't bought a digital camera yet but from what I've learned, the ND70 is my current choice.

Thanks for your input.

John

John,

I love my D70. I bought the kit which comes with a very nice AF ED 18 - 70mm lens (don't forget to convert by multiplying by a factor of 1.5 from the 35mm film cameras). I think the lens adds about $300 to the body if you purchase it in the kit. If you purchase the lens seperately it will cost you $400.

I also have a 70 - 210mm lens which I used on my old Nikon n90s.

I rarely use a remote, but I understand that this camera uses a wireless remote which is fairly inexpensive. Not a bad thing to have in your bag.

Mike,

I'm looking at a kit that includes a Tamron XR Di AF28-300mm Lens. Do you have any information on it?

John

John,

I don't have any info on that lens. That's a pretty honkin telephoto at 465mm on the long end.

This must be a kit that was put together by a retailer, huh?

I have the kit lens and the 70-300 Ed zoom. This is what I use mostly for portrait reference. The kit lens I use for snapshots and shooting artwork. Had I to do it over again I would get the 80-200 zoom which costs about 3 times what my 70-300 cost. It's bigger, much heavier but a sharper lens.

It's my understanding that the Tamron isn't all that great, particularly on the telephoto side of things.

You should go to dpreview.com and go to the Nikon D70 forum. You'll see all matters pertaining to this camera discussed here, ad nauseum.

Thanks everyone for your help. I feel more confident in my searching.

John

Depends what you are using it for
 

John, don't overlook a plain 'non-zoom' lens. I purchased an inexpensive 50mm AF Nikkor lens that takes really sharp images... it's a good lens to keep in your 'arsenal' for some reference shots as well as photographing your artwork. I wouldn't exclusively use one over the other, but one's budget can often make the decision easier.

Thanks, David. My budget is always a concern. And in an earlier response, Mike M. had refernced a x1.5 factor when comparing regular lenses to lenses for digital cameras. I don't know of that theory or if I have explained it correctly but if that is true then a 50mm digital lense would be an appropriate size for photographing portrait references.

Thanks again,

John

I think you stated it correctly. The exact technical reason for this is something I have asked about and then chosen to forget. Just one of the many things that have passed in and out of my brain without making sufficient impression. The 1.5 factor is specific to Nikon, other makers will have a different multiplier. I think the Canon SLR digital is 1.6. This would make the 50mm lens you are discussing a 75mm lens as we would think of it in the old film nomenclature. This would be ideal for portrait work, in a fixed sort of way.

Thanks, Mike

I suffer from the same ailment. Words go in and words go out. Some things just get trapped.

John