 COLM CASSERLY |
CALLING DOUG NELSON HI DOUG, I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE ANSWERS YOU PROVIDE ON THIS FORUM. I TOOK YOUR ADVISE RE MANUAL EVERYTHING AS A START OFF POINT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH BELOW... I cannot find any info on tonika on the web, I would like some opinions on their 80-200mm atx MANUAL lens as I see one for sale but want to know how it compares with nikon. I am buying a nikon fe-2. ps ABSOLUTE beginner. THANKS
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Samuel Smith |
colm, not doug here,but,you might be looking for tokina.if so www.tthkphoto.com. i have a tokina 19-35 wide angle lense,and I have great results with it. on the other hand i'm not a firm believer in all manual,if you get a camera with auto and manual it can help and guide you through a lot of the settings.todays cameras have great metering systems. if your an absolute beginner you may become frustrated with your results.have fun , sam
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Kerry L. Walker |
Tokina is a good lens. I think you will be happy with it. Likewise, I think you will really like the Nikon. It offers enough automation to make life easy and full manual when you need it. As a guy who started out when cameras didn't even have a built-in meter, I don't think you will have any problems learning a lot about photography with this camera. The camera I use the most is very similar to the FE-2.
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doug Nelson |
If its Tokina you mean, they have a good reputation, especially the ATX models. If I owned a zoom (I don't yet), it'd be an 80-200. I distrust wide end zooms because of barrel distortion at the wide end, but I like to shoot through arches and windows where distortion may be apparent. Check out http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_surv.html#top1 for best Nikkor best in lenses. Doug
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