vieri
Well-known member
Hello Guy, I am also a prime kinda guy, my Nikon kit as far as primes is:Not to say a 14-24 or 24-70 would not be nice to have but I am trying to avoid big again plus I believe and still do Primes will will be better than zooms. But I am open to be wrong on that and the new Nikon zooms may prove that theory wrong.
- 10.5 f2.8 fisheye;
- 35 f2;
- 50 f1.4;
- 85 f1.4;
- 105 f2 DC;
- 105 f2.8 macro VR;
- 180 f2.8;
while zooms are:
- 14-24 f2.8;
- 70-200 f2.8 VR;
However, since the 17-35 & 28-70, Nikon WA & standard zooms have been better than 2.8 primes in equivalent range (18, 20, 24, 28; the 35 f2 is a very tough one to beat IMHO); as the 14-24 got better than the 17-35 (and is better than the 14 f2.8 at 14mm) and the 24-70 better than the 28-70 - do your math... Of course, this doesn't count where and if speed is an issue, of where DOF control is important: 24-70 wouldn't be able to beat 35 f2 or 50 f1.8 - 1.4, or the fantastic 85 f1.4 in this case. As well, if one is willing to give up AF those Zeiss are looking very sweet, very likely (I didn't try them) sweeter than the new zooms.
Other than that, I'd go with 14-24 + 24-70. Two lens, do it all - they are big, especially the 14-24 is a huge bugger, but if you have to lug around 4-5 lenses instead, the advantage is pretty much gone; not to mention, much less lens change, much less dust problems.
Just my .02 of course.