/p/ I seek your council. As most college students I'm about as broke as it gets (a really bad trait for photograpers unfortunately). I shoot mostly landscape and wildlife. I cant decide which to get first - a wide angle lens for the landscape shots, or a 2x teleconverter for my 70-300 to shoot animals etc. HALP!EXIF data available. Clickhereto show/hide.Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS2 WindowsImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2007:04:22 21:42:37Color Space InformationsRGBImage Width360Image Height360
>>42740I've got a nikkor 70-300 and a 28-80
You really need a longer throw than 300mm? Are you shooting lions in the wild?Learn how to stay downwind and build blinds or treestands.
sorry, 28-80 3.3-5.6 and 70-300 4-5.6
>>42744have you tried to photograph birds? ever? I swear to God as soon as your eye goes to the viewfinder they shrink...
Since you're a broke college student, a 18-55 f3.5-5.6 may be the way to go to get a moderate wide angle, since it is dirt cheap.
I'd go wide, myself.