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The
Photo
Experience
Lens
Advantage
10/20/09
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Equip
Intro |
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The
objective of this page is to outline the weaknesses in the Nikon lens
line. The option is to switch to Canon or supplement your Nikon
with Sigma lenses, which have some advantages over Canon lenses.
Bold = Nikon lenses to own now.
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FX PRO only |
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CATEGORY |
Nikon |
Canon |
Sigma |
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Very wide zoom |
10-24
F4 AFS
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no advantage |
8-16
F4.5
HSM |
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Wide zoom - 1 |
14-24
F2.8 AFS |
no advantage |
12-24 F4.5 HSM FF |
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Wide zoom - 2 |
17-35 F2.8 AFS
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no advantage |
no advantage |
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Wide prime - 1 |
24 F1.4 AFS
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24
F1.4 USM |
na |
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Wide prime - 2 |
35 F1.4 AFS
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no advantage |
30 F1.4
HSM |
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Wide to normal zoom |
24-70 F2.8 AFS
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no advantage |
no advantage |
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Wide to tele zoom |
24-85
F4 AFS |
24-105 F2.8 USM IS |
no advantage |
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Standard prime |
50 F1.4 AFS |
50
F1.2 USM |
50 F1.4 HSM |
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Portrait prime - 1 |
85 F1.4 |
85
F1.2 USM |
85
F1.4 HSM |
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Portrait prime - 2 |
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Portrait zoom |
70-200 F2.8 AFS VR |
no
advantage |
no advantage |
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Portrait to tele zoom |
80-400 F5.6 VR |
100-400
F4.5 USM IS |
150-500 F5.6 HSM
OS |
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| Short
tele prime |
200
F2 AFS VR |
no advantage |
na |
| Med.
tele prime |
300
F2.8 AFS VR |
no advantage |
no advantage |
| Long
tele prime |
400
F2.8 AFS VR |
400
F4 USM IS DO |
na |
| Long
tele prime |
500 F4 AFS VR |
no advantage |
no advantage |
| Very
long tele prime |
600
F4 AFS VR |
no advantage |
no advantage |
| Long
tele zoom |
200-400
F4 AFS VR |
na |
120-300 F2.8 HSM |
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long tele zoom |
na |
800
F5.6 USM IS |
300-800 F5.6 HSM |
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Short macro |
60 F2.8 AFS |
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Medium macro |
105 F2.8 AFS VR |
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Long macro |
200 F4 |
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180
F3.5 HSM |
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