Next Lens

[Pooky]

I have a Sony A200 with the 18-70mm kit lens and a Minolta 70-300mm lens...

What next?

 

[chau]

50mm f1.8 ?

 

[Pooky]

50mm f1.8 ?

Ya I thought that might be quite a good idea.

I bought one but it's an old Minolta one without autofocus so the mount is different to my camera.

 

[chau]

either that or a wide angle lens. i would like to get a 10-20mm or something similar to that

 

[ldmelsa]

I have a Sony A200 with the 18-70mm kit lens and a Minolta 70-300mm lens...

What next?

the one in your mind's eye

unless you want an ultra-wide, like the Sigma 10-20
or maybe a fast lens, for lowlight, like chau suggested

only you can answer this question

 

[chau]

haha, its actually a bad idea to ask for advice as we're gonna dish out a whole lot of nice lenses and you're going to want all of them
but as Idmelsa says, its up to you. depends on what you're going to use it for

 

[marine1]

105mm Macro

 

[Pooky]

Hehehe Macro/Wide Angle/ or f1.8

Already three nice choices that I want all three.

I suppose it all boils down to price, and I don't have much money.

 

[Pooky]

Anyone used the Minolta AF 50 f1.7?

 

[bwana]

Get the fastest lens you can afford and use it to learn how to control DOF.

 

[sitnet]

The lenses metioned here are all great, but personally according to me a camera is nothing without a macro lens, so I would go for the macro.

 

[Pooky]

I'm buying a reversal ring to take macro shots as a budget alternative until I am ready to upgrade to a really nice Macro lens.

 

[Chris_H]

I'm buying a reversal ring to take macro shots as a budget alternative until I am ready to upgrade to a really nice Macro lens.

Where can you get one? I tried the reversing thing over the weekend and I'm quite impressed

 

[marine1]

The lenses metioned here are all great, but personally according to me a camera is nothing without a macro lens, so I would go for the macro.

I agree, Macro photography is a whole new thing on its own.

 

[Wynsam]

Anyone used the Minolta AF 50 f1.7?

Yes - and its great.

It offers so much for so little in Rands that everyone should own one. You wont believe how it will extend your photography.

 

[greg_SA]

You need to ask yourself what your current lenses are lacking... not wide enough, not long enough, too slow? What type of pics do you want to take?

 

[Wynsam]

Look for the the 70- 210 F4, the famous beercan lens. It can be picked up reasonably if you keep your eyes open. Its a great lens -- a bit slow on the AF side of things but produces beautiful creamy colours.

 

[ldmelsa]

Pooky's got that range:

Pooky:I have the 18-70mm kit lens and a Minolta 70-300mm lens...

 

[Wynsam]

Pooky's got that range:

Pooky:I have the 18-70mm kit lens and a Minolta 70-300mm lens...

Yeah I know, but I would rather have the 70 - 210 than the 75 -300mm any day. You could probably swop the one for the other in price terms if you found the old 70-210 at a good price.

I have a lens for the longer reach.For him it depends on how often he uses the that 75 -300 in the greater than 210 -300mm range.

 

[arf9999]

85mm f1.4 Zeiss