Selecting your Lens for Nikon! (part-1)

Intro:

 As nikon is making their FX lenses (For full frame Cameras like D800, D610 etc.) since 1950, there are lots of choices for FX lenses. All FX lenses are mostly superb in quality and costs a lot. Nikon introduced DX version lenses for their crop sensor cameras (AKA DX cameras, e.g. D7000, D7100, D300s, D90 etc.) in 2003, which is more affordable for a specific purpose. You must be wondering what may be the basic difference between FX & DX is.

Well, the basic difference is simple. FX are designed to work with Full Frame Camera and also we can use it in crop bodies. In crop bodies, sensor size is smaller significantly and uses only the center portions of the lenses. So, you are paying extra amount of money a FX lenses (Especially zoom lenses) if you don’t know the correct DX alternative. Therefore, using some DX lenses which are specially made for DX version cameras are sometimes money saving.

Yes of course there are some outstanding FX lenses which cannot be matched in quality and purpose for DX lenses. Still there are great DX version lenses. I will discuss FX lenses in depth in other article. Also affordable FX lenses are mentioned here which can be used in Crop sensor/DX cameras.