it has been a really long time since I have posted, but I need your help.
I have recently broken my afnikkor28-80 f:3.3-5.6. I am looking for a replacement lens but not necessarily the same lens. I am looking to spend no more than £100(200$). I would prefer a better lens with the simular focal length but possibly a smaller appature. I mostly do portrait work I have found that the focus is a bit hit and miss with this lens and would love to have better crisper photos especially in the eyes.
Could anyone please point me in the right direction?
otherwise i can recommend the tammi 28-75 f2.8, it's a bit pricier but very good for portraits and it's a zoom lens with a similar range as the one you had before.
much appreciated I have seen a few on those on eBay going for really cheap and I know those are great in low light. It is just the fixed focal length , because it is my only lens at this time.
Does anyone have any recommendations for flash that ttl with the nikon d70?
It is just the fixed focal length , because it is my only lens at this time.
but it's a good thing for learning, because with a fixed lens you don't loose yourself in zooming in and out. with a fixed lens you always have to walk away or go closer and find new perspectives.
a really cheap way to get creative lighing with flashes is to get a cheap flash (like the metz 36af) and a cactus pt-04 transmitter/receiver set, which allows you to fire your flash wireless. it's awesome for outdoor portrait work as well as in a studio with selfmade shoot-through-umbrellas or reflectors. it'll cost you a maximum of 50-60$ including the flash light, the wireless set and an old tripod to put the flash on.
It is just the fixed focal length , because it is my only lens at this time.
but it's a good thing for learning, because with a fixed lens you don't loose yourself in zooming in and out. with a fixed lens you always have to walk away or go closer and find new perspectives.
a really cheap way to get creative lighing with flashes is to get a cheap flash (like the metz 36af) and a cactus pt-04 transmitter/receiver set, which allows you to fire your flash wireless. it's awesome for outdoor portrait work as well as in a studio with selfmade shoot-through-umbrellas or reflectors. it'll cost you a maximum of 50-60$ including the flash light, the wireless set and an old tripod to put the flash on.
i have just bid for one on ebay, if I win at what it is going for I can buy 2 lenses!! yay!!
as for that flash it sounds really complicated. Not sure if I would be able to set it up myself. I have been taking photos for years and using my digital slr for 2, I have only recently started using the onbored flash rubber banding a white napkin around it (I'm so cheap LOL. So to sum it up I am a total flash noob. :)
I have only recently started using the onbored flash rubber banding a white napkin around it (I'm so cheap LOL. So to sum it up I am a total flash noob. :)
In that case you might enjoy reading Strobist Blog. David has a lot of posts in his archives about cheap lighting solutions.
