03-27-2012, 03:59 PM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1332857905' post='17099']
Many lenses will do a good job, 36mp is not crazy high. Of course, when a lens performs much worse on corners, it will be noticable when the subject is in a corner. But that usually is not the case anyway.
The Nikon 28-70mm f2.8 will be able to give good results, as will the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 HSM.
The by you mentioned 50mm f1.8 AF-S is fine. Voigtlander 20mm I mentioned will do too, and the 35mm f1.4 from Samyang. Most macro lenses will perform very well, especially the Sigma 70mm f2.8 and 150mm (and probably the new 105mm OS).
And anyway, realize that if one can get good results with a lens on the 12mp D700, one can get at least equally good results with the D800, if one will print at similar sizes. Only when you are after much bigger print sizes, extra sharpness will be important.
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Thanks, Brightcolours.
I agree with you, people seem to worry way too much about the extra MP. That's the problem when we have the opportunity to see results on screen at 100% magnification (at the pixel-level). People tend to forget to take the output format into consideration.
I think it's a bit of a shame there is no good 24-70 f/2.8 alternative from 3rd party manufacturers. The Tamron is not too bad, but it starts at 28mm. The Sigma has a very unpleasant bokeh and questionable IQ at f/2.8. The Nikkor is very expensive.
The Voigtlander 20mm seems pretty good, but I don't want to use MF. My eyes are not that fantastic although for landscapes, AF doesn't really matter anyway. I just like the ability to have an AF in case I wouldn't have time to focus every shot.
It seems the Sigma 70-200 is a descent alternative and a very good value (half the price of the Nikkor 70-200).
Thanks.
Many lenses will do a good job, 36mp is not crazy high. Of course, when a lens performs much worse on corners, it will be noticable when the subject is in a corner. But that usually is not the case anyway.
The Nikon 28-70mm f2.8 will be able to give good results, as will the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 HSM.
The by you mentioned 50mm f1.8 AF-S is fine. Voigtlander 20mm I mentioned will do too, and the 35mm f1.4 from Samyang. Most macro lenses will perform very well, especially the Sigma 70mm f2.8 and 150mm (and probably the new 105mm OS).
And anyway, realize that if one can get good results with a lens on the 12mp D700, one can get at least equally good results with the D800, if one will print at similar sizes. Only when you are after much bigger print sizes, extra sharpness will be important.
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Thanks, Brightcolours.
I agree with you, people seem to worry way too much about the extra MP. That's the problem when we have the opportunity to see results on screen at 100% magnification (at the pixel-level). People tend to forget to take the output format into consideration.
I think it's a bit of a shame there is no good 24-70 f/2.8 alternative from 3rd party manufacturers. The Tamron is not too bad, but it starts at 28mm. The Sigma has a very unpleasant bokeh and questionable IQ at f/2.8. The Nikkor is very expensive.
The Voigtlander 20mm seems pretty good, but I don't want to use MF. My eyes are not that fantastic although for landscapes, AF doesn't really matter anyway. I just like the ability to have an AF in case I wouldn't have time to focus every shot.
It seems the Sigma 70-200 is a descent alternative and a very good value (half the price of the Nikkor 70-200).
Thanks.