I’m not exactly sure what advice to give as you say beginning but are also going for a very serious camera with the D700. I think it’s good for beginners looking to be serious in photography to become proficient shooting manually to force them to understand how everything works. In that case I’d recommend shooting on the 50mm f/1.2, 35mm f/2 (which I’ve reviewed). To go in another route, the modern 24–70 f/2.8 is excellent, but fairly expensive—maybe 3/4 the cost of the D700—but unlike the D700, lenses tend not to go bad: one of my favorites is from the late 70s.
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I’m not exactly sure what advice to give as you say beginning but are also going for a very serious camera with the D700. I think it’s good for beginners looking to be serious in photography to become proficient shooting manually to force them to understand how everything works. In that case I’d recommend shooting on the 50mm f/1.2, 35mm f/2 (which I’ve reviewed). To go in another route, the modern 24–70 f/2.8 is excellent, but fairly expensive—maybe 3/4 the cost of the D700—but unlike the D700, lenses tend not to go bad: one of my favorites is from the late 70s.
Posted by tai on 2012-05-19 07:34:37.