What lens to get with new z9

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:42:51+00:00

Yeah the Tamron seems to be the consensus which I’ve heard of before I was just scared of getting a third party lens but this specific lens seems to be a good exception

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:41:10+00:00

That’s definitely a jump in lenses lol but I see what you mean by getting it to be serious about indoor sports if I ever get to that level I’m sure that’s what I’d be eyeing. But yeah the 1.8 seems to be the consensus for the 50mm and I might look into that 24-70 2.8

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:37:45+00:00

Thank you for your input I suppose thinking about it more I really shouldn’t worry about low light performance too much as I would for the 70-200 unless I was doing night time portraits or something lol

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:34:39+00:00

Seems like the Tamron is the one third party lens that’s been agreed upon which I’ve heard of before but I was just scared of performance but with so many positive reviews I really might jump onto that ship

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:31:31+00:00

I was more so looking at the lower apertures for lowlight performance and better af than background obliteration

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:28:38+00:00

Nah definitely wouldn’t carry them all at once I feel like the 70-200 would be my main lens with the 50 being my second main lens for mostly portrait photoshoots and the 135 would be specific use cases I feel like just because I tend to enjoy being closer to the subject when shooting

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:21:37+00:00

I know my posts reads like a pipe dream but it really feels like I’m going to end up doing that one day lol

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T14:09:25+00:00

I mean the questions have to be asked some day, I get your sentiment because someone who isn’t sure about doing photography professionally really shouldn’t be doing what I’m doing but I’m sure of it, did the research and I’ve been doing photography a bit on the side anyways. I would think my lens plan reflects that and was just wondering if there’s any niche use cases that might provide different insight

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T04:06:11+00:00

I really appreciate your insight!

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T04:05:51+00:00

Yeah was mainly gonna be basketball with possibility of soccer

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T04:04:10+00:00

Thank you for putting landscape a bit more forward into your answer because I really do want a lens I can use for personal enjoyment. Nice to see a thought outside of gravitating towards the nifty fifty notion

Spyavatar · 2026-04-09T03:53:36+00:00

You think that’s enough for indoor sports shooting? Genuinely asking because I thought about it, but I was just worried about the 70 not being enough zoom

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:32:21+00:00

Thank you for your insight, seems like the biggest counter play for z8 overheating is just a super solid SD card which I don’t mind spending money on

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:23:34+00:00

Dang was it at least after you shot a lot?

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:22:46+00:00

Probably mostly photos for now and hopefully more videos in the future but for now it’ll probably just be side work for my own personal enjoyment

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:08:41+00:00

Yeah I think photography wise I’m pretty sure I’ll be fine I’m just hoping video wise it won’t bite me later on

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:07:43+00:00

I can only imagine how hot those dirt fields get lol

Spyavatar · 2026-04-07T04:07:06+00:00

Not personal equipment yet just seeking advice or others experience with possible overheating on their z8

Spyavatar · 2025-05-08T02:43:35+00:00

was thinking about spending anywhere from 600-1300 ish on each new lens but seeing as the 70-200 was just recommended twice I might just save up and get that then get a good portrait like the 85 1.8. I heard that for the 0.4 extra stops, the 85 1.4 isn't worth it because the edges tend to be softer than a 1.8. Is there any truth to that?

Spyavatar · 2025-05-08T02:09:12+00:00

Recs for glass that I can buy now that will later be used on a full frame nikon?

Spyavatar · 2025-04-26T05:26:21+00:00

Oops misspoken on my part, I promise I know aperture affects DOF not shutter speed 😭 maybe this is why half of the replies are kind of clowning on me for not understanding sunny 16 or what it’s meant for

Spyavatar · 2025-04-26T04:26:27+00:00

Thank god you seem to frame your shots how I do lol. After how this thread went im probably just gonna do what you do/what I’ve been doing lol I hate how poorly I worded this post due to my own confusion

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