Lens Question: DX or FX?

9 years 2 months ago #428121 by garyrhook

Gooi Mielies wrote: That is me confused I have a D7000 with 18 to105 VR DX lens and 70 to 300 VR ED IF lens are they the right lennse
I am still not as happy as I was with my D70 please help but keep it simple


Aside from starting your own thread (which you should), in what way are you not happy?


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9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #428261 by Joves
Well here you go. A little something that I found on CL that shows the difference. 




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9 years 2 months ago #428344 by Gooi Mielies
The quality and getting my setup right in low light pics


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9 years 2 months ago #428379 by garyrhook

Gooi Mielies wrote: The quality and getting my setup right in low light pics


If you had the kit lens on the D70, I believe that was a 50mm f/1.8D? Different class of lens. What you have now is much slower, so perhaps that is the primary difference? You did not provide information about what you are comparing to. You don't even mention what you have, only what you're looking at buying.

That said, the D7000 sensor ought to do better in low light, but the lens matters here, too. If you want to work with dim environments, you want fast glass (f/2.8 or wider).


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9 years 2 months ago #428386 by Screamin Scott
Kit lens for most D70 & D70s was the 18-55 F3.5-5.6 G

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9 years 2 months ago #428558 by Gooi Mielies
I have a D7000 with 18 to105 VR DX lens and 70 to 300 VR ED IF lens are they the right lennse


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9 years 2 months ago #428573 by garyrhook

Screamin Scott wrote: Kit lens for most D70 & D70s was the 18-55 F3.5-5.6 G


My bad. The old ads show a 50.

Hard to imagine how a D7000 with a kit lens could perform any worse than a D70. 'Tis a perplexing question.


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9 years 2 months ago #428623 by Joves

Gooi Mielies wrote: I have a D7000 with 18 to105 VR DX lens and 70 to 300 VR ED IF lens are they the right lennse


Yes they are the right lenses. Well in low light situations, are you bumping up your ISO setting so you can get faster shutter speeds? While VR is nice it does not help if the shutter is way too slow. Also your D7000 will show up any movement, or flaws in your shooting technique because of the increased pixel count. That is the problem many people are having with the newer cameras. To me support is your best friend when shooting in low light.


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