[typeOnegative]

Originally Posted by M35

Thanks once again.

Nikkon 300 mm F4 AF-S + Nikon TC 14EII or Tamron 150-600 for wildlife/birding?

The former is a quality prime glass and the 14E doesn’t seem to degrade the IQ. The combo costs close to 1 lakh.No VR and a maximum reach of 420 mm on FX. A f5.6 lens @ 420mm.

There are many positive reviews on Tamron 150-600. Convenience of a zoom + reach up to 600mm. It is about 10-15k cheaper I guess, not a deal breaker though. Are there any quality issue with this lens on the Nikon bodies reported?

I personally use the 300mm f/4. I used to have a Sigma 150-500 but did not like the quality of pictures I was getting. I do have a 1.4 TC, a Kenko one though. I have shot with the 300mm f/4 and Nikon 1.4 TC, but prefer my shots without the extra glass. I am not too sure about the Tamron 150-600mm. The extra reach is a good thing to have. I have been hearing rave reviews about this lens, but will be wary of giving a recommendation till I have shot with it. Third party lenses also suffer from QC issues so you will need to be lucky or persistent or both.

Originally Posted by ajay_satpute

The event is just a 4 hour event and the crowd size is pretty small compared to standard Indian wedding crowd size.

Carry your kit lens and ditch the 50. Take a shot of the hall at 18-20mm before and after the ceremony. And at all other times keep the 70-200 on. Be wary of obstructions from enthusiastic guests and relatives as you will have to stand a bit off to frame your shots. I would have preferred to have the 24-70 instead.

[dre@ms]

Guys after almost shortlisting this,
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR,

came across this lens which seems to be another allrounder.

Tokina AT-X 124 PRO DX II AF 12 - 24 mm f/4 for Nikon Digital SLR

Which one should I choose. As a recap, this will be on my D5100 accompanying 50mm since I do not have the kit lens.

[typeOnegative]

Originally Posted by dre@ms

Guys after almost shortlisting this,
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR,

came across this lens which seems to be another allrounder.

Tokina AT-X 124 PRO DX II AF 12 - 24 mm f/4 for Nikon Digital SLR

Which one should I choose. As a recap, this will be on my D5100 accompanying 50mm since I do not have the kit lens.

This is a confusing ask. You are comparing a general purpose zoom with a wide angle one. What is your purpose in buying a new lens? If you ask me, the Tokina might be a better choice as it will complement your 50. But it is no all rounder.

[M35]

Originally Posted by typeOnegative

I used to have a Sigma 150-500 but did not like the quality of pictures I was getting....Third party lenses also suffer from QC issues so you will need to be lucky or persistent or both.

I own a Sigma 150-500 at present.

Since I will be using the lens on my FX body, I am a bit concerned about the maximum reach of 420mm [ 300 F4 + 14E] even with TC. I also heard the latest Nikon TC 14E III is not compatible with 300 F4.

Is lack of VR a deal breaker as I will be shooting handheld mostly ?

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by typeOnegative

This is a confusing ask. You are comparing a general purpose zoom with a wide angle one. What is your purpose in buying a new lens? If you ask me, the Tokina might be a better choice as it will complement your 50. But it is no all rounder.

As mentioned earlier, I just have the 50mm which is good for portrait. I am looking at a better replacement for the 18-55 kit lens which I skipped to purchase. The lens i am looking should be a all rounder like 18-140mm
My need of lens is for landscape

[typeOnegative]

Originally Posted by M35

I own a Sigma 150-500 at present.

Since I will be using the lens on my FX body, I am a bit concerned about the maximum reach of 420mm [ 300 F4 + 14E] even with TC. I also heard the latest Nikon TC 14E III is not compatible with 300 F4.

Is lack of VR a deal breaker as I will be shooting handheld mostly ?

Not too sure about the TC 14E III. But I always shoot handheld. And get reasonably good shots even without VR. The flying heron has been taking recently. Handheld, No flash, No TC, No crop. 1/400s, f/4.0, 400ISO.

Originally Posted by dre@ms

As mentioned earlier, I just have the 50mm which is good for portrait. I am looking at a better replacement for the 18-55 kit lens which I skipped to purchase. The lens i am looking should be a all rounder like 18-140mm
My need of lens is for landscape

The Tokina would be ideal for the purpose of landscapes. But there still is a focal length mismatch. Being an allrounder with greater reach is a totally different question / proposition. Very difficult to judge between 24mm and 140mm at the long end. If you want more flexibility in terms of reach, then the 18-140, 18-105 or even the 18-270 (Tamron) are good enough.

[Aroy]

If you are only going to shoot at long distances, the 300mm+TC14 will give better IQ. If your subjects are going to be at variable distances, then a zoom is a better choice.

Please note that a sharp lense - 300+TC14 on a 24MP sensor, is much better than a soft 600mm. The crop in the former case will be much sharper.

[dre@ms]

Originally Posted by typeOnegative

Very difficult to judge between 24mm and 140mm at the long end. If you want more flexibility in terms of reach, then the 18-140, 18-105 or even the 18-270 (Tamron) are good enough.

Point noted and taken. Ignored 18-105 since 18-140 is the successor. Will look at 18-270 too.

[venuvedam]

How do I achieve infinite focus with the 18-55 canon lens? I want to shoot something like the miniature photography with car models and real cars interspersed. That requires a camera that can focus at infinity.

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by venuvedam

How do I achieve infinite focus with the 18-55 canon lens?

Assuming that you have a crop sensor, this combination should work.

Set aperture to f/5.6 and focus distance to 24mm. With that, everything for 5 meters to infinity will be in focus.

More combinations here : http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...l-distance.htm

This is called "Hyperfocal" distance and is a very useful calculation for landscapes. There are various Apps / Sites to do the calculation.

This distance in a picture:

[venuvedam]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Assuming that you have a crop sensor, this combination should work.

Set aperture to f/5.6 and focus distance to 24mm. With that, everything for 5 meters to infinity will be in focus.

More combinations here : http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...l-distance.htm

This is called "Hyperfocal" distance and is a very useful calculation for landscapes. There are various Apps / Sites to do the calculation.

This distance in a picture:

Attachment 1305519

Thank you. Will try this and update here.

[ampere]

Basic question on Adobe Camera Raw:

How does it stand against the native RAW process tools from Camera guys (Canon, Nikon etc) e.g. DPP. I was of opinion that its always best to use native S/W to process RAW files before importing them into processing. If that line of thought is correct where do tools like Adobe Camera RAW come in?

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by ampere

Basic question on Adobe Camera Raw:

How does it stand against the native RAW process tools from Camera guys (Canon, Nikon etc) e.g. DPP. I was of opinion that its always best to use native S/W to process RAW files before importing them into processing. If that line of thought is correct where do tools like Adobe Camera RAW come in?

Pretty close nowadays. I have been reading that the gap has been narrowing with every version.

I have been holding off on switching to Lightroom, or Photoshop. Will have to do it soon. Nikon NX-D is inferior to NX2. If I upgrade to D810 or any newer camera, I will no longer be able to use the NX2 special features.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Pretty close nowadays. I have been reading that the gap has been narrowing with every version.

I have been holding off on switching to Lightroom, or Photoshop. Will have to do it soon. Nikon NX-D is inferior to NX2. If I upgrade to D810 or any newer camera, I will no longer be able to use the NX2 special features.

Thats not the question I was asking. Mother S/W like Aperture, LR, PS are the core softwares. Here I was referring to RAW pre-processing. Adobe also has its own RAW processing. How does that stand against Native Canon/Nikon solutions?
The data flow is :

Camera -> RAW -> RAW to TIFF -> Aperture/LR/PS etc.

Now I thought RAW to TIFF is always better in Canon (DPP) or Nikon. Instead of Adobe.

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by ampere

Thats not the question I was asking. Mother S/W like Aperture, LR, PS are the core softwares. Here I was referring to RAW pre-processing. Adobe also has its own RAW processing. How does that stand against Native Canon/Nikon solutions?
The data flow is :

Camera -> RAW -> RAW to TIFF -> Aperture/LR/PS etc.

Now I thought RAW to TIFF is always better in Canon (DPP) or Nikon. Instead of Adobe.

When I replied, I was referring to RAW processing. The pre TIFF stage.

My comment about NX-D vs NX2 was an add-on ramble.

Another ramble: if this is true: http://nikonrumors.com/2014/11/03/ni...ns-maybe.aspx/

- I would sell my D7100 and buy this in a heartbeat.

A D810 + D9300 (or whatever) - will be a very nice combo when shooting wildlife + nature.