What is the best quality lens for Nikon d70?

I have the original lens that comes with the Nikon d70, but I'm getting a new one and I would like to know which is the best? Do lenses really affect the pixels? I really want more professional looking photos. Any tips on which lens I should go for would be greatly appreciated.

Answer by LEM
For more professionally looking photos you need a more professional photographer, not a more professional lens. Each lens serves its own purpose. There is no single “best lens” that will work great in all situations. The current most versatile Nikon lens is 18-200mm VR, which covers huge range of focal lengths, has good vibration reduction and is an all in all good lens. Cost about $ 650 give or take 50.

But, for BEST results you need a dedicated lens for each task. Portraits – 50mm or 85mm prime is great. Nature – go for ultra wide ones (14-20mm), sports, you need a very fast telephoto, like 70-200 f/2.8 or even longer… There are more lenses, each for its own task.

All that said, once again, let me re-state – no matter how good a lens you will buy – the best improvement to quality of your photos you can make is not by equipment, but by knowledge. Read books or take a class! That will help you much more than a $ 10,000 worth of professional grade lenses.

Just consider this – if you buy a really good guitar, do you think your music will automatically become the next great hit? Or if you get a set of professional pain brushes – will the paintings you make with them be displayed in the best museums? Probably not. While taking a photograph is much easier than playing music or painting, the story is going to be the same (which many people don’t realize, thinking that pressing the button is all there is to photography). Getting professional equipment won’t make you a professional photographer!

LEM.

P.S. Lenses don’t affect number of pixels – that’s in your camera. But the do affect quality. Better lenses will produce better quality image overall, but that’s technical quality. But if you don’t know how to set-up a shot, make good use of available light or create your own lightning, and how to set the camera, I’m afraid it won’t help too much!

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I used my Nikon Coolpix 8800 after Easter Sunday service to takes photos of my friend’s new Nikon D70. Next I used PhotoShop Elements 2.0 to crop and enhance the images. Last I put the images into a PowerPoint slide and saved as a jpeg.

I’m currently using a Canon AE-1, Canon SX110, and now thinking of buying the D70. Is it better than buying a camera such as the Nikon D40 or Canon Rebel XS? Lastly with a DSLR such as this one, will I be able to create good quality photos even though the camera is 6.1 mp?

Answer by ArC
Nikon D70 is a good camera but it is an old model and hard to find new one.personally I would recommend Nikon D40 or Canon XS and Yes,you can take good picture quality with them if you learn how to use it.
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Answer by fhotoace
I have two colleagues who still use their D70′s although they also have a D40, D300 and D3 … it just has some excellent features that are classic and how old it is, does not matter.

I sent you a link that shows what a 6 mp DSLR can do.

Answer by Caoedhen
Any D70 or D70s (newer model) you buy will be a used camera. Not exactly a bad thing, but if you don’t know how to check over a DSLR for good working order, you may wish to either have a knowlegable friend or real camera shop look at the camera before you buy it.

It is a very good camera, and you aren’t going to have any issues with 6mp.

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Nikon D70S 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-70mm Nikkor Lens

• 6.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
• Includes AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G ED-IF lens
• 2.0-inch LCD display; power-up time of approximately 0.2 seconds
• RAW and JPEG capture; burst mode allows for capture of three frames per second for up to 144 pictures
• Stores images on CF cards or Microdrive; powered by EN-EL3a or EN-EL3 rechargeable lithium-ion battery (includes EN-EL3a battery and charger)

6.1 Effective Megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD: Optimized to deliver a wide dynamic range that produces great pictures with high resolution and sharp details, the DX Format CCD sensor’s 6.1 effective megapixels yield 3,008 x 2,000-pixel images that are suitable for making large prints, or for creative cropping to bring out detail. Near-Instant Power-Up in 0.2 Seconds: Turn the D70s on and with a power-up time of a mere 0.2 seconds, itâs ready to shoot. Pictures are processed and recorded extremely

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