Hey everyone! I am sooo glad to find this site! I am a major Disney lover along with my entire family. We're passholders and get up there whenever we can. Finally got a trip planned for March 25-27th and I am so excited! First trip since I got my DSLR. ;D Hope to be able to post lots and learn a bunch about settings for certain rides and events. Thanks! Me and my little guy in MK
Welcome to the boards! Not sure if you were aware, but Nikon just released a 35/1.8 that will autofocus on your camera...great start for dark rides!
Welcome to the boards, from a fellow south-of-the-mouser. I'm sure you'll enjoy the boards and the company here - and since you live so close, you can jump right into the revelry and pop up for the Pixelmania! event in December. See you around the boards, and maybe at the parks, since I'm up there as often as possible too!
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I am three hours south as well I need to look into the 35/1.8 Roger, thanks! Pixelmania! event? Must be a thread on here I will find it, but it already intrigues me Thanks again for the welcome
welcome from me also. thanks for joining and glad you found our happy little community, as far as pixelmania! goes, CLICK HERE.
Ah, Pixelmania sounds like fun! Hope I can make it Roger, are there any others lenses that you know of that are good for Nikon that have a zoom and work well with dimly lit pics like on dark rides?
Honestly, you'll want a fast lens for dark ride pics, which means that you'll need a maximum aperture of f1.4/1.8. And while you'll have more choices if you don't mind manually focusing, no camera manufacturer has a zoom faster than f/2, and most are only as fast as f/2.8. Nikon's 14-24 f/2.8 zoom lens is around $1600. The 24-70 f/2.8 is about the same $$. Nikon also just released the 50/1.4G which will autofocus with your camera, but it's twice the price of the 35/1.8, and it would be about a 75mm lens on your camera, so the 35 is the best lens to start with for dark rides.
I'd agree with Roger on that one - a prime is the only way to go as far as getting a fast enough lens for the rides...and a 35mm F1.8 would be great. I'm shooting with a 50mm F1.7 myself, and I wish I had a wider view - I'm hunting for something like the 35mm myself!
Understood. Looking up the 35/1.8 seems like a lot more reasonable choice as well. To drop $1600 on something for dark rides just isnt feasible.
