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<font face="Verdana">Jason,<br>
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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)<br>
<br>
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. ;-)<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I'm happy to take this discussion further off-list, just drop me
an email.<br>
<br>
And now for the obligatory 'brag tape':
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/streamingmeemee/albums">https://www.flickr.com/photos/streamingmeemee/albums</a> .<br>
<br>
73 & good shooting!<br>
<br>
T.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/26/2023 19:49, Jason Sanroma
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">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.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">First,
for equipment, I use a Nikon D-3500 DLSR camera, I have (2)
lenses so far,</div>
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><a
href="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"
moz-do-not-send="true">1) Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm
F/3.5-5.6G</a></div>
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href="https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-p-dx-nikkor-70-300mm-f%252f4.5-6.3g-ed-vr.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">2) Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 70-300mm
f/4.5-6.3G ED VR</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default"
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">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.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I
have two options I am looking for,</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><a
href="http://nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-70-200mm-f%252f2.8e-fl-ed-vr.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">1) Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200mm-500mm
F/5.6 ED VR</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><a
href="https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-70-200mm-2-8E/dp/B01M4L36RJ?th=1"
moz-do-not-send="true">2) Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E
FL ED VR Lens</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default"
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I
mainly want a new lens for sports photography, landscape
photography, and close-ups of birds and sailboats.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
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information is appreciated!</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"
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