[bars] Photography

[Tim KC1RET]

Jason,

Generally speaking, the lenses best suited for sports photography (fast 
teles) are not great for landscapes (wide slow) and vice-versa.  (BTW, 
'fast' means larger aperture like the f2.8 and 'slow' is a smaller 
aperture like the f/5.6 - sorry if you already knew this but I didn't 
want to assume)

Also, when you see a range of aperture values, such as "f/3.5-5" it 
means that the max. aperture varies based on zoom position; in this case 
f3.5 when at 18mm and f5 at 55mm.  This threw me off for the longest 
time when I was getting started. ;-)

I shoot Nikon and my 'go-to' glass is the f2.8 70-200.  I shoot mostly 
live events and the fast aperture is a must have for low-light situation 
or capturing fast action.  The longer reach of the 200-500 would def. be 
useful at times but the f5.6 would be a killer for me.

Both of the lenses you have are good starters (some folks would refer to 
them as 'kit lenses' meaning they are often the lens you get when you 
buy the body+lens as a kit).  I noticed a dramatic improvement in 
sharpness when I upgraded from my first kit lenses.  Yes, the old saying 
is (mostly) true -- you get what you pay for.

However, camera settings can have a much greater influence on 
'sharpness'.  Most importantly, shutter speed and to a lesser extent 
aperture and ISO speed.  A good rule of thumb is to shoot "2x faster 
than your zoom level" - For example, if you are shooting with a 55m lens 
you need at least 1/100s shutter speed. Or if you have the 200 on and 
you are zoomed all the way in you need 1/400s as the minimum.   Beyond 
this your shooting technique, how you hold the camera when shooting can 
enter into the equation.  Frankly, the heavier glass, like the f2.8 
70-200, makes it easier for me to steady the camera as it doesn't bounce 
around as much as a lighter body+lens combination might.

Finally, remember that putting FX glass on a DX body will give you a 1.5 
'crop factor'.  Meaning that a 70-200mm FX lens will act like a 
'105-300' zoom on a DX body.

I would second Matt's suggestion of renting the lenses before you buy.  
LensProToGo is a local company with fantastic service; i recently rented 
a fisheye from them and have nothing but great things to say about them.

I'm happy to take this discussion further off-list, just drop me an email.

And now for the obligatory 'brag tape': 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/streamingmeemee/albums .

73 & good shooting!

T.


On 5/26/2023 19:49, Jason Sanroma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Although this is a Ham group I am sure there is a good amount of 
> photographers out here that could provide some insight on a few 
> questions I have.
>
> First, for equipment, I use a Nikon D-3500 DLSR camera, I have (2) 
> lenses so far,
> 1) Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G 
> <https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-dx-zoom-nikkor-18-55mm-f%252f3.5-5.6g-ed-ii.html>
> 2) Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR 
> <https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-p-dx-nikkor-70-300mm-f%252f4.5-6.3g-ed-vr.html>
>
> Both of the lenses work well but I want something that makes the photo 
> more crisp and less blurred/fuzzy when zoomed in. This could also just 
> be a "beginner" issue I am having.
>
> I have two options I am looking for,
> 1) Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200mm-500mm F/5.6 ED VR 
> <http://nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-70-200mm-f%252f2.8e-fl-ed-vr.html>
> 2) Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens 
> <https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-70-200mm-2-8E/dp/B01M4L36RJ?th=1>
>
> I mainly want a new lens for sports photography, landscape 
> photography, and close-ups of birds and sailboats.
>
> Any information is appreciated!
>
> 73
> Jason K1NAD
>
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