Two things today. a) for those that may have an interest...yesterday DWI digital warehouse were having a special on nikon speedlights. I think they let the specials run a couple of days before reverting to regular price. b) will be heading off to HOST in a week (worlds premier coffee equipment expo, held every 2 years). It's indoors in a huge well lit exhibition centre, & this time I'm thinking of "splurging" on a cheap 50 mm prime lens to take, for 2 reasons: i) weight saving factor. If I take the 24-70mm zoom I get a sore neck & shoulders for my trouble (lens weighs 800 grams on top of camera body) to carry around for 4 days, for very few actual shots taken (its an exhibition, not a sight seeing tour / vacation where you have the camera shooting at every opportunity). For taking product/person/stand shots in the exhibition, a "nifty 50" at somewhere less than 150 grams should suffice. ii) The zoom is an f2.8 so no trouble shooting inside a well lit exhibition hall. But a nifty 50 at f1.8 will be "better". Actually...there is also the 40 mm f2.8 prime to look at. Might be better for tight posis in exhibition stands....and maybe not... Opinions, thoughts?
