Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are all AF, but 1st generation AF, so they are not speed demons in focusing, but they do the job well. The new 24mmf1.4 is very, very tempting - have you seen this: http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/ Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com>wrote: > ooohhhh. i thought you said the only nikon MF lenses you were keeping were > the 105 and the 55 macro. you mean all those primes you named (50/1.4, > 35/2, 85/1.8, 24/2.8 etc) are MF lenses or you have them all in AF? I'm > confused. But that's nothing new. My main point was if you have the wide > angle primes you should hold on to them. From 35 on up you'll do just as > well or better with the newer AF and AFS lenses but I don't think that's > the > case among the wides. > > All those f2.8 zooms are the size of Folger cans ain't they? No matter. > After 40 years of course I wouldn't blame you for keeping one camera and > one > lens and letting it all go. Interesting thought: what would it be? > > Oh, and if you're spending a little money on the Nikon folks they got a new > 24mm f1.4 (I think it's 1.4) that looks oh so fine. > > > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Vince, > > I am down to 3 Nikon zooms for most of my photography - 17-55 f2.8DX, > > 70-200f2.8 and the 200-400 f4, with the 1.4x and 1.7x teleconverters. I > > also > > have the 50mmf1.4, 85mmf1.8 and 180mmf2.8 which I use as a travel kit, > and > > my son (who also shoots Nikon) basically uses the 24mmf2.8, 35mmf2, 18-70 > > kit lens and my old 80-400 zoom. Between us I would say we have the Nikon > > primes pretty much covered as well! I have the two MF lenses I mentioned > > before and the Leica R 100mm APO converted to Nikon mount. There is > really > > too much equipment even after getting rid of a cupboard full of stuff. If > I > > get the full frame D700 or equivalent, I suppose I will have to get the > new > > 16-35 to go with it and replace my 17-55 which is a DX lens, and maybe > > upgrade some of the primes. I also converted my old D70 to IR, but have > not > > given it a workout as yet. 40 years of lethargy in selling camera > equipment > > really comes home to roost - better to keep selling as you buy! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at > > gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Jayanand, > > > That's an amazing list. > > > If you get the D700 (and I can only cheer you on since I love that > camera > > > and hope to buy one or whatever its next generation may be and have > > > researched it a great deal and can say, from my researches at least, > you > > > cannot get a better full frame camera for that money) then I'd consider > > > holding on to a few other pieces of your Nikon glass. MF on these > cameras > > > is > > > extremely easy and even working without meter is extremely easy since > > your > > > experienced guess will be close and you get immediate info on how to > fine > > > tune it. Of your Nikon glass, if you have these, I advise keeping: any > > of > > > the 20mm lenses, the 24/2.8, the 28/2.0, the 28/2.8 if it's the AIs > > > focusing > > > to .2 m (which is the one I have; I've heard that the other is not so > > > good). > > > The newer 35 AFS and 85 AFS beat out their brilliant MF counterparts > but > > > none of those other primes do. > > > > > > That's my opinion anyway. > > > > > > Vince > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >