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JP513 · 06-10-2009, 08:05 PM

All right, here's the deal.

Your B&W shots are pretty good, but if you want to execute ultra sharp shots with good, beautiful bokeh, you need to go larger than all of these these variable aperture (3.5-5.6) zoom lenses which go only as large as 3.5, and when you zoom them, they get smaller like f/5.6.

The main problem is your D60, which as you know, does not autofocus on AF-D lenses and requires AF-S lenses. If you have a D300, why are you not shooting with it? I would recommend you to use that and get a 50mm f/1.8 for $125 and/or an 80-200 f/2.8 @ $950. If that's too much, the 50mm is dirty cheap, and shot on a D300, you can gain from the 50/1.8's low light capability. Plus you have 12.3mp, plenty of room to crop since your 50mm lenses don't zoom obviously.

I had the 18-200 and it was good as a consumer lens, but the distortion is very bad and for advanced work in low light conditions, it just doesn't cut it.

An excellent alternative is the 35-70 f/2.8, which is discontinued but can be had for about $300-400 used. Great quality and the reach to 70mm should be all you need for what you're doing. But honestly, the 50mm f/1.8 on the D300 is the way to go.

06-10-2009, 08:05 PM
JP513 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Republic of Barebackistan Posts: 1,914	All right, here's the deal. Your B&W shots are pretty good, but if you want to execute ultra sharp shots with good, beautiful bokeh, you need to go larger than all of these these variable aperture (3.5-5.6) zoom lenses which go only as large as 3.5, and when you zoom them, they get smaller like f/5.6. The main problem is your D60, which as you know, does not autofocus on AF-D lenses and requires AF-S lenses. If you have a D300, why are you not shooting with it? I would recommend you to use that and get a 50mm f/1.8 for $125 and/or an 80-200 f/2.8 @ $950. If that's too much, the 50mm is dirty cheap, and shot on a D300, you can gain from the 50/1.8's low light capability. Plus you have 12.3mp, plenty of room to crop since your 50mm lenses don't zoom obviously. I had the 18-200 and it was good as a consumer lens, but the distortion is very bad and for advanced work in low light conditions, it just doesn't cut it. An excellent alternative is the 35-70 f/2.8, which is discontinued but can be had for about $300-400 used. Great quality and the reach to 70mm should be all you need for what you're doing. But honestly, the 50mm f/1.8 on the D300 is the way to go.