Best cheap FX lenses

I use a variety of FX lenses on my Nikon D750. My favorite lenses are the “bargain” lenses, i.e. the lenses that cost less than a couple hundred dollars but that are fun to shoot with. Here are some of the best cheap FX lenses to pair with a D750, the D610 and the D810. All these lenses are available for $400 or less in one form of another (some new, some used) and most are in the $100-$200 range.

Nikon AF NIKKOR 1923 35mm f/2D

$240 used on eBay, $387 new on Amazon

Nikon 35mm f2D Unboxing

Nikon 35mm f2D Unboxing

Nikon 35mm f2D user reviews:

Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D Review

Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D Reviewhttp://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/35af.htmThis latest 35/2 AF-D lens (1995-today) is the same as the original 35/2 AF lens (1989-1995), differing only in the addition of a focus-distance encoder, which is only a slight help for flash…

Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D Lens Review – A Travel/Street Photographers Favorite – PhotolisticLife

Nikon 35mm f/2 AF-D Lens Review – A Travel/Street Photographers Favorite – PhotolisticLifehttp://photolisticlife.com/2015/10/13/nikon-35mm-f2-af-d-lens-review-a-travelstreet-photographers-favorite/When you research 35mm lenses for a full frame Nikon you are really only left with big, bigger, and huge if you want weather sealed, state of the art lenses.  Then I found the veteran 35mm f/2D. …

Tamron AF28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical (IF) Super Zoom (or XR version)

$89.95 used on eBay, $198.95 on Amazon

Cheap but effective zoom for Nikon FX cameras

Cheap but effective zoom for Nikon FX cameras

My sample images from the Tamron 28-200mm:

Straight out of camera, NIKON D750 f/4.8 1/1000 62mm ISO1000

Straight out of camera, NIKON D750
f/4.8 1/1000 62mm ISO1000

Heavily processed in Google Photos

Heavily processed in Google Photos

Straight out of camera, NIKON D750 f/4.8 1/1600 62mm ISO1000

Straight out of camera, NIKON D750
f/4.8 1/1600 62mm ISO1000

User reviews Tamron AF28-200mm:

An oldie but a goodie - why the Tamron 28-200mm lens is my favorite

An oldie but a goodie – why the Tamron 28-200mm lens is my favoritehttp://digital-photography-school.com/oldie-goodie-tamron-28-200mm-lens-favorite/Probably the easiest question that I’m asked is, what is my favorite lens? Despite owning a sizeable collection of lenses for my Pentax K-7, the very first lens I ever bought, a Tamron 28-200mm was, and still is, my favorite lens. I’m basically a street photographer, but I dabble in landscapes and animals from time …

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