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Well hello everyone! It's been a while since I was on the forum, I've been busy and I'm an Admin for my Z Club here in Florida so I never have time to get on here anymore. Miss all you little bastards though :) I'm still doing photography, might be pulling the trigger on a D750 body soon :cool:
I'd post up some of my recent work but Tapatalk keeps freezing on the upload...


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Very nice! I shoot Nikon too(D750). :) You will love the D750. Just be aware of the flare issue. But those are only in the early batches.

Yeah I've read about that, but like you said it's the first batches they made. I should be ok, if not I'll just have to send it in.

On a seperate note I could use some suggestions on a good all around versatile lens to pair with the body. Right now I have the stock 18-55 lens and the 35mm 1.8 prime which is what I shoot most with. I'll be doing automotive shoots and weddings on the side. Any thoughts? I wanna go with better (read proffesional) gear.

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My 3 lens kit for events and portraits is:
17~35 f2.8 [awesome lens ! super sharp wide open]
24~70 f2.8 [on the camera most of the time -great all purpose lens but the 17~35 is the better choice for critical wide shots]
70~200 f2.8 [great wide open when you need to soften the background]
My 1 lens 'street sweeper' is the 24~120 f4.0 [great PJ lens]

Huck -- I am eyeing this --- 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S. I too have the 35mm 1.8. It is a great prime and super cheap.

I shoot prime. I love my 24mm 1.4g and 85mm 1.4g. They both super sharp and fast. Pair with the D750's most advanced auto focus system to date, they are amazing at night. I literally can hand hold the camera and shoot under the moon light with low iso. Both lenses are excellent for wedding and portrait. The 85mm f1.4 is bokehlicious! The 24mm f1.4 is sharp corner to corner. Great for landscape too. The only complaint I have on my 24mm is the distortion. But most wide angle lenses have that problem. It can be easily fixed in the post editing.

With the lenses you have I would definitely recommend the 85mm f1.4. Either D or G. They both awesome. Another lens I would consider is the 70-200mm f2.8 VR II. I read good review on it. But 85mm beats the 70-200mm on image quality at 85mm f2.8.

Here are some good reviews on the 24mm and 85mm.

https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-24mm-f1-4g

https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-85mm-f1-4g

I haven't had much chance to shoot with the 85mm yet as I just got it. But here are some work from my buddy's 85mm 1.4D paired with his D600.

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psynhndzof.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psuye8dh9k.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psg2vvizrj.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...pscjoevzo1.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...pssf92cqlt.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psmevrtcyi.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...pspmv3rujp.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psijsqkzbd.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psj2fiuifa.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...psrugnnklw.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/...ps73dxcfhb.jpg

Ok, yeah... need that in my life lol. Thanks for the responses guys, I know I can always count on yall for some good info. I definitely don't want to be that guy that totes around like 23 lenses, I'll check these out and see what's what. I'm getting a pixel stick for christmas, give me a week or so and I'll try to post up some of the stuff I do with that. I love night shots and light painting and this should take it to a whole new level, I'm really excited about it.

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finally at my computer for once, here's a few shots I've done lately...


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...ps9o4nekd4.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psfbu5kfoz.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psn5elwzlx.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...pssjpzlznr.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psdclcr8rm.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psjvmy5orv.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psi9cvgiym.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...psrnydtw19.jpg

Nice shots!:tiphat:

Hey Huck [Forza] ! Great shots !! Love the perspective and the bokeh !!!

Subjects like this are perfect for primes ... you have the time to set up and walk around and compose without pressure or time constraints.

yikes !!! 23 lenses is a little over the top ..::eek::..
But ... I'll take along all my 'good stuff' on a serious all day or all week shoot.
I'll pack in my big case with all of my necessary accessories and then have a working 'soft shoulder pouch' that can hold 3 lenses but I only use 2.
The 3rd lens is on the camera, and depending on the subject I'm shooting I'll select the other 2 as needed.
I'll leave the big case in the car...still within easy reach.
Once shooting I'll take the shoulder pouch off and leave it close by when I need to become more mobile.

Always prepared and almost never a missed a shot.
Sometimes you just need to be flexible and able to adapt.

I used to shoot all prime lenses back in the days of film and they were noticeably superior to the zooms.
Today's zooms perform far and above the zooms of yesteryear.
I have/had the 14mm prime and the 14mm~24mm Nikkors ...
You couldn't tell the difference even at 400%.
Other zooms have also held up extremely well in comparison to the primes.
The major differences in my opinion is the barrel or pincushion distortions associated with the zooms.
Primes don't have to compromise here.
With todays lens correction software though the gap has closed considerably.

For weddings and events the convenience of zooms is a huge time and effort saver.
You'll also get more referrals, compliments, and you won't sweat thru your shirt struggling through those lens changes.
Brides and Grooms don't have much patience for delays in the action especially when it's cocktail and party time.
After all, they are snapshot oriented and won't appreciate the difference between zooms and primes as far as the technicals go.
But they will remember the fumbling photographer and those missed shots for sure.

I've retired from shooting events and now just do my fine art thing ..::rofl2::..
I still do have a number of primes that I use including the 16 FF Fisheye,
50 f1.4, 60 f2.8 Macro, 105 f2.8 Macro, 105 f2.0 DeFocus, 180 f2.8, and 300 f4.[which is more convenient but less versatile than my 200~400 f4 zoom]
Don't carry them all at once ...

All depends on the final objective.

Thanks man!
Thanks bud, I appreciate the kind words! I love bokeh, I would use it on literally everything if I could, but there is a time and a place for everything. As of right now I will only really be doing automotive/model/wedding photography. I do some night shots and landscape/sky scenes too, but the majority of my work is cars. I was exaggerating with 23 lenses, I just mean I don't want to have to buy an SUV to lug all my camera equipment around. I'd like to have a few versatile lenses so that I can do the most types of shots with the least amount of gear. I'll probably do the package deal with the D750 and the 24-120 f4.0 (I think that was it) lens for like $2300 on amazon. I'll have my 35 prime and the zoom, then I'll save up for one of the other lenses you guys listed earlier.

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I've been a collector of Nikon and Hasselblad for as long as I've been shooting so I've managed to accumulate quite a few cameras and lenses over the years.
Don't carry them all with me on the shoots though!
I can get a ton of gear in the back of the Z if needed ... 2 lights with stands and modifiers, tripod, big camera case, and my working bag.

Have shot over 800 weddings/events as well in addition to PR and commercial work.
As far as the weddings go most brides and grooms [and parents] are used to straight on straight flash pictures and don't really understand or appreciate too much creativity.
They think something is wrong if the pictures don't look like deer caught in the headlights.
All those nice artsy pictures usually end up on the cutting room floor when it comes to buying pictures.
Those big fast lenses get to be heavy carrying them around [and get in and out of the case], they get beat up bad, and you don't get to use them very often wide open...so no real point to it there.
I tried the 85 f1.4 on a job once ... too long in tight quarters at the brides house, slow to focus [and the bride complained that her one eye was out of focus on a 45* shot] , so I started using the 50mm f1.4 for selective focus and available light shots - it was just the right lens for the job... it focused fast and accurate and I wasn't forever trying to back up knocking into coffee tables.
If you really like the creative stuff you might like to hire yourself on as a 2nd photographer doing the candids and off angle shots as the main photographer does the set ups.
I ended up doing that for a few years and that I did enjoy...
Hope this helps :tiphat: