 Susanna Goolsby |
Wide Angle Lense for a Nikon D70 Hello. I currently shoot with a Nikon D70 camera, mainly using a Sigma 28-90mm Macro lense. I am wondering what type of lense would offer me more of a wider frame for shooting indoor photograpy, such as wedding formals. Can someone help enlighten me? Thanks!
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robert G. Fately |
Hello, Susanna, Well, while 28MM is a comonly used lens for indoor shooting on a 35MM film camera, because of the so-called "cropping effect" (having to do with the D70's sensor size being smaller than a film frame) you need a lens that is wider (or, equivalently, shorter focal length). The factor involved is 1.5, so to get the same effect as a 28MM on film, you'll need about an 18MM lens. Nikon makes some zooms that go down to 18MM (and a fantastic, though costly 17-35MM f2.8 zoom as well). Also, you could look into Sigma, Tokina and Tamron lenses in this range. To some of us, though, 28MM (on film)is still not wide enough - this becomes a matter of personal taste. So even shorter focal length lenses are out there - like Nikon's or Sigmas 12-24Mm soom. Remember, because of the cropping factor, that 12-24MM behaves like an 18-36MM zoom on a 35MM film camera would. I hope that gets you a start, at least.
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Susanna Goolsby |
Thanks so much, Bob, for taking the time to reply to my question. It helped a LOT!!! The other question that you may be able to help me with is whether or not I want a 'fisheye' lense. What do they do? Thanks again for all your help.
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Terry R. Hatfield |
A Nikon Afs 17-55mm 2.8 Will Do The Job Your Talking About Susanna,The Fisheye Lens Is For Candid Shots Of People And Landscape Ect..It Makes Their Noses Long And Faces Buldge Out In A Curved Form Not What You Would Want For Wedding Images:-)
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robert G. Fately |
Susanna, a fish-eye lens is one that is not corrected for 'rectilinear" views - that is, straight lines will bow out from the centerline of the image. Sometimes this matters a lot (architecture, people), sometimes not (some nature shots, where you wouldn't know offhand if that scraggly tree was straight or curved anyway). The original fish-eye lenses have a vield of view of 180 degrees, and placed a circular image on the film. These first lenses were very expensive and heavy (upwards of $10,000, and we're talking in 1970) and were really designed for industrial purposes - like to examine oil pipes for cracks from the inside. Eventually, commercial and artsy shooters found these lenses and they can certainly make for some fun stuff. When 35MM cameras were at their heyday, lens designers came up with "full frame fisheye" lenses, which have a 180 angle of view across the diagonal. SO, the entire frame of film was exposed, still with the bowed out line effect. Nikon has come out with the 10MM fisheye for their DSLR cameras - and I believe there is software that can "unfisheye" the shot. So, theoretically, you could take a phot with this lens inside a church, then, using this specifically specially designed software, end up with a picture that looks normal (walls & pillars remain straight, etc), as if it was taken by a really really wide angle lens. I have not used this piece of gear, though, so I cannot speak to it's real-world utility.
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Terry R. Hatfield |
LOL Bob!!That Would Be Anti Fisheye Software!Lets See Buy A $1500.00 Fisheye Lens An Pay X Amount Of Dollars For The Mystery Anti Fisheye Software!LOL!!To Funny;-) If The 17/55mm Isnt Wide Enough The 12/24mm Will Get Er Done Susanna:-)
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