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 RuinedHuntsman
  
Location: Southern Indiana
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Don't get fooled again
 |  | BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
< on 7/15/2013 2:00 PM >
|  | | | I have the D7000 and I'm looking at a zoom lens for taking footage that's fairly cheap. Something in the mid range like 18-70 (Have no clue if that's real) but something like that.
I'm not a photo scrub but in video I am. I need something that uses an aperture ring and manual focus.
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Shawn W.
   
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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Optimistic Pessimist
| |  |  | Re: BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
<Reply # 1 on 8/3/2013 10:22 PM >
| | | | Posted by RuinedHuntsman
I have the D7000 and I'm looking at a zoom lens for taking footage that's fairly cheap. Something in the mid range like 18-70 (Have no clue if that's real) but something like that.
I'm not a photo scrub but in video I am. I need something that uses an aperture ring and manual focus. |
An 18-70mm lens exists, but it's a G-type lens without an aperture ring, though it does have manual override of autofocus, but honestly, any AF lens can be set to manual with the flick of a switch. Check out this lens if you want something good that'll suit your mid-range needs.
[last edit 8/3/2013 10:23 PM by Shawn W. - edited 1 times]
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Axle
 
Location: Milton, ON
Gender: Male
Sieg oder Tod
| | Re: BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
<Reply # 2 on 8/4/2013 2:06 AM >
| | | | For you D7000 you could use any D-Type Nikon lens, they maintain their aperture ring.
Look at KEH: http://www.keh.com...=7&cc=81135&r=WG&f
Remember, it's D-Types you're after.
Also, if you want to go older, the AI-S and AI lenses are manual focus and would work as well on teh D7000 I think...
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zerobotman
| | Re: BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
<Reply # 3 on 8/18/2013 5:07 PM >
| | | | A mean man in a tea store once kicked me out because my Pentax DSLR wasn't as good as his Nikon. For that reason I say buy a Sony.
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Silent Walker
| | Re: BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
<Reply # 4 on 9/9/2013 2:43 PM >
| | | | I think the Kit lens is great for UE. You can get pretty wide at 18mm for landscapes and architecture, and you can focus pretty close on 55mm for a nice detailed macro if you need it. Somebody I appreciate very much once said, the 18-55 is really all you need if you're not lazy. (Ken Rockwell)
If you don't mind spending some money, get anything that has a fixed aperture - like a 17-50mm 2.8. This will help you in video, because it will not change the aperture when you zoom (other lenses might).
Also, I'd say get a second-hand 50mm 1.8D. It's ultra-cheap and it's one of Nikon's finest primes. It also looks beautiful on video.
And a tripod. Especially if you're filming with anything more than 20mm.
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NotQuiteHuman
Gender: Male
| | Re: BEst old Nikon zoom for exploring?
<Reply # 5 on 9/21/2013 8:04 AM >
| | | | I dont't know if you're still looking and these are not zooms, but my 24mm f2 & 50mm f1.4 nikkor ai lenses (http://www.kenrock.../nikon/50f14ai.htm) always impress me with their sharpness and low light capabilities. Not too expensive either and manual focus is great on them. They are also supposed to be great for video.
50mm (cropped a bit)
Westside downtown by AccessDen1ed, on Flickr
24mm:
Bored in the U.S.A. by AccessDen1ed, on Flickr
zoom in to get an idea of how sharp these are
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