Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 6:41 PM -0600 1/20/08, Clive Moss wrote: >I am planning to take a D300 with 18-200 zoom, and a D200 with 12-24 >zoom, plus a 35mm f/2 in case it gets really dark. The M8 feels not >quite the right thing for this trip, so it stays at home. the 18-200, while so seductive in terms of zoom range, i think gives you a sad available DOF. you might not have (nor have the inkling to get) the 80-200 2.8 which i think is the real workhorse of photojournalism these days (i probably take 30% of my photos with it) but there are moderate telephotos with nice apertures you should get. about five years ago i found a manual focus 100mm f 2.8 vivitar series I macro (1:1) at a yard sale for $40. i probably didn't get that great a deal on it, but it's a lens i use ALL THE TIME. the macro is wonderful, and as a portrait lens ... oh la la ... as they say in france (can any french luggers confirm this?) great great great shallow DOF at f 2.8 and ... for you lens people, it's extremely sharp. with your d300 you can use lots of the old manual focus nikon primes to your great advantage. the 12-24 i agree with completely, and the 35 f2. myself, i may be inclined to leave the d200 behind and bring a point and shoot as a backup. after all, it's vacation. you don't want to be hauling gear all day. unless you can convince your wife to carry ones of them....... hope this helps kc -- www.kylecassidy.com