Picking out my initial lineup is killing me. I'm doing this on somewhat of a self imposed budget (I know I could just buy "all that great stuff" and be done with it, but I'll forgo wallet torture in favor of self torture instead) since this is technically still a hobby for me. (and yes this seems a bit crazy considering I just bought the d800e, but, I'm a bit of a crazy person, so, bear with me here)
Shooting style:
Heavy on landscapes. Focus on sky vistas and night sky landscapes. Hike around to scenic overlook...shoot. Jump out of car to shoot supercell thunderstorm. (samples below) Rather active shooter.
I have a 50mm 1.8 right now. (figured I'd grab that and then decide what else I want)
Option 1: Samyang 14 2.8 + Nikon 24-70mm 2.8
Option 2: Samyang 14 2.8 + Samyang 35 1.4 + Nikon 24-120
Option 3: Nikon 14-24 + 85 1.8
Option 4: Samyang 14 2.8, 28 1.8, 85 1.8 ...
Thoughts:
1 - Convenience + quality. No VR for tripodless moments.
2 - Convenience, VR... questionable quality for more high quality landscape work.
3 - Wide end very well covered. Few, but quality, options past that.
4 - Quality, low light capabilities. Not terribly convenient.
I just wish I liked what I've seen from the 24-120 better. I want better edge sharpness, want more "pop" to the image.(though maybe that's in my head) I get the feeling it'd be too convenient and I'd end up relying on it too much -- not sure it'll sing on my d800e the way I want it to. But I would get the shots... I may eventually add it to the kit, but I guess I'd like to not have to rely on it too much, if that makes sense.
The 24-70 should be better with edge sharpness and contrast. If it doesn't separate itself from the 24-120 very well then it's not interesting. It'd be a workhorse I could build around.
I like the creativity initially offered with the primes, but fear my active shooting would suffer.(since I've always had a mid-range zoom and in some situations wouldn't be likely to want to change lenses)
The 24-70 seems like an odd (odd to call it such), but good, compromise.
So feel free to talk me out of it![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Samples of the sorts of things I like to shoot: (with my old canon rebel)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6043/6269125012_9e907aa199_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8098896442_678b739b77_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8146874543_e335cff784_b.jpg
Shooting style:
Heavy on landscapes. Focus on sky vistas and night sky landscapes. Hike around to scenic overlook...shoot. Jump out of car to shoot supercell thunderstorm. (samples below) Rather active shooter.
I have a 50mm 1.8 right now. (figured I'd grab that and then decide what else I want)
Option 1: Samyang 14 2.8 + Nikon 24-70mm 2.8
Option 2: Samyang 14 2.8 + Samyang 35 1.4 + Nikon 24-120
Option 3: Nikon 14-24 + 85 1.8
Option 4: Samyang 14 2.8, 28 1.8, 85 1.8 ...
Thoughts:
1 - Convenience + quality. No VR for tripodless moments.
2 - Convenience, VR... questionable quality for more high quality landscape work.
3 - Wide end very well covered. Few, but quality, options past that.
4 - Quality, low light capabilities. Not terribly convenient.
I just wish I liked what I've seen from the 24-120 better. I want better edge sharpness, want more "pop" to the image.(though maybe that's in my head) I get the feeling it'd be too convenient and I'd end up relying on it too much -- not sure it'll sing on my d800e the way I want it to. But I would get the shots... I may eventually add it to the kit, but I guess I'd like to not have to rely on it too much, if that makes sense.
The 24-70 should be better with edge sharpness and contrast. If it doesn't separate itself from the 24-120 very well then it's not interesting. It'd be a workhorse I could build around.
I like the creativity initially offered with the primes, but fear my active shooting would suffer.(since I've always had a mid-range zoom and in some situations wouldn't be likely to want to change lenses)
The 24-70 seems like an odd (odd to call it such), but good, compromise.
So feel free to talk me out of it
Samples of the sorts of things I like to shoot: (with my old canon rebel)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6043/6269125012_9e907aa199_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8098896442_678b739b77_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8146874543_e335cff784_b.jpg