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I had a lot of fun taking photos at the pilgrimage this year, mainly because I got to try out several different lenses from the Keith-collection.  This one looked as though it would crush my little camera body, and was just too silly not to take a picture of.

I'm very anxious to purchase a new lens, but like most newbie photographers, have no idea which one to get.  There truly is such a thing as "too much information," courtesy of the internet, and one faulty purchase is not something I have the luxury of making at those price points.  So I will remain in stock-lens purgatory, until that all-wise, all-knowing zen-like expert appears to me with a light shining all around them and a choir singing in the background saying, "Here Amy, this is exactly the lens you need."  And then gives it to me for free. (And then she wakes up.)

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Published Jul 02 2008, 08:06 AM by Amy Unger
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colterphoto1 said:

70-200 2.8? with anti-shake is my guess

remember I'm a Nikon guy so don't expect me to get it perfectly

My advice, get a good quality zoom lens from the manufacturer of your camera which centers on your most commonly used focal length. If you do scenics you'll want 20-70 or so, sports and distance 70-200, portraits (Steven) and around the house (general use) maybe something in the 35-135 category. Go for 2.8 glass if you can afford it, it allows you faster shutter speeds or reduced depth of field (for artistic shots).

July 2, 2008 1:53 PM
 

colterphoto1 said:

what lens do you have now and what do you like/not like about it? Check your photo files to see what focal length is used more often.

July 2, 2008 1:54 PM
 

colterphoto1 said:

The Colter Camera Collection for 35mm Nikon  comprises of 16mm fisheye, 28mm wide angle (it's 35mm on digital remember), 17-70 that came with digital camera and is good all-purpose, 85mm 1.4 HUGE hunk 'o glass for professional portraits, and the 70-200 (like Keith's but without anti-shake, hey I'm a tank, remember?)

July 2, 2008 1:56 PM

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About Amy Unger

I work in the marketing department at Klipsch Audio Technologies, Indianapolis, where I monitor the very active forum and manage the eBay store (among many other things!). I grew up in Carmel, IN, am an Indiana University Graduate (Bloomington), and a movie fanatic. I have one son, Steven Jeffrey, 4. No dogs, no cats, no fish.
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