cheap lens for nikon n90s
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Hi rv,
Do you have a prime lens? IIRC a 50mm would be about right for a 35mm film camera. Have you looked on ebay for Nikon mount lens? That might be a good place to start. Nikon glass is very good, and expensive. Sigma, Tamaron, and a few others make lens for your camera for less than you would pay for Nikon. It sounds like you are new to photography. One thing to check is the f-stop number, or the speed of the lens. The lower the number, the faster the lens. What this means is, you need less light with a faster lens. The trade off with faster lens are higher cost, more weight. Good luck with your search.
Do you have a prime lens? IIRC a 50mm would be about right for a 35mm film camera. Have you looked on ebay for Nikon mount lens? That might be a good place to start. Nikon glass is very good, and expensive. Sigma, Tamaron, and a few others make lens for your camera for less than you would pay for Nikon. It sounds like you are new to photography. One thing to check is the f-stop number, or the speed of the lens. The lower the number, the faster the lens. What this means is, you need less light with a faster lens. The trade off with faster lens are higher cost, more weight. Good luck with your search.
I'll give you another good option. Hands down one of the best sellers of good, used equipment is KEH.com. These guys have been around forever, and they are well known for grading the stuff they sell VERY conservatively. So if they call it "very good" it's usually more like excellent. They have something like a 14 day (?) return policy, and I and many others trust them. I'll put a link at the end of this, but note they seem to have redesigned their website, and it's running slow and/or with errors at this posting. I assume it will be running more smoothly before too long.
Nikon digital link: http://www.keh.com/Category-Classes/Camera%20Store/Nikon%20Digital/Digital/DN/1/40/497.aspx
Oh, and this is a good way to stretch your dollar.
Nikon digital link: http://www.keh.com/Category-Classes/Camera%20Store/Nikon%20Digital/Digital/DN/1/40/497.aspx
Oh, and this is a good way to stretch your dollar.
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50 1.8 is cheap, super sharp and a good focal length. Can't recommend it enough, I use it often as my go to lens and it's not let me down yet.
30mm lenses give you a more 'normal' perspective as it's closer to how we see with the human eye, with that lens combination and camera. But I have no research on cheap 30mm lenses, although I think Nikon released one recently?
30mm lenses give you a more 'normal' perspective as it's closer to how we see with the human eye, with that lens combination and camera. But I have no research on cheap 30mm lenses, although I think Nikon released one recently?
The Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF is ~$125 and is a fantastic piece of glass, for the cheap price no one should be without one.
The Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX is ~$199 and also great.
Both of these lenses will help you take pictures inside in low light way more so than the lens that came with your camera. Also the wide aperture settings (lower number) will give you good depth of field options.
check adorama.com or amazon.com for prices.
Also kenrockwell.com is a good source for reviews, although I don't always totally agree with him.
The Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX is ~$199 and also great.
Both of these lenses will help you take pictures inside in low light way more so than the lens that came with your camera. Also the wide aperture settings (lower number) will give you good depth of field options.
check adorama.com or amazon.com for prices.
Also kenrockwell.com is a good source for reviews, although I don't always totally agree with him.
