Old one or the new PF ED VR lens?

I've only used the AF-S version of the old lens and depending on the body you're going to use, focusing will not be so fast and it will hunt especially in low light.



But picture quality is top notch.

I also rarely take pics. Hope you share more of your lovely beach landscape photos.

You spread poison posting different poisons.

Actually with newer bodies, back focusing should not be a problem anymore right? ART series would have USB input or DIfY calibration with the optional USB dock.

How tall are you? For RM 700 will only get you CF type tripod, I believe. Reasonably good one would be 1k. Ballhead would be additional. Maybe have to sacrifice and compromise with aluminium instead.

Depends on what type of portraiture you want to take with the 35mm. Seldom hear people do closeups with the 35mm. The 35mm would be more suited for environmental type portraiture.

Hmmm... I tried to keep my D700 as a spare to my D800 but somehow 95% of the time I end up using D800. So I sold my beloved D700 as it was underutilised.

I would want to upgrade to the VR if I get to sell off my 24-70mm f/2.8 non VR.

Nice and congrats. Why not the VR version?

Why do you need to buy a plug converter when you can just replace the cable with a suitable plug head?

If strictly for landscapes, the Nikon colours are better. If looking at the focal length, 10mm on the Nikon is wider than the Tokina. How important this is, depends on how you take your pics.

If you're gonna use it also for general use or when lighting is not so optimal and hand held, the wide f/2.8 aperture on the Tokina is useful.

So seeing that you're gonna use only 1 lens which means you would also occasionally use it for other stuff, the Tokina is a better bet.

Does not mean that getting a Nikon would require a new set of filters.

If you're using a Tokina and need ND or CP filters, you still need to buy the same 77mm set as you would if you had gotten the Tokina.

Poison !

Any idea when the D5 and D500 going to be available? Price?

I'm confused now...

Both 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 and 12-24mm f/4 from Nikon are DX lenses.

14-24mm f/2.8 Nikon is FX.

Nice. Any indication on the D500 pricing?

Congrats. Don't know if you found out already but shooting the external of a car on ultra wide angle really distorts the shape of the car. I prefer to shoot slightly telle. Internal for ultra wide angle is fine though.

Congrats. Aiyah, why didn't get the VR version?

It's one of my favourite all rounder lens. Thinking of trading in and replacing it with the newer VR since it's gonna cost a bit to repair the the stiff zoom ring problem on my 24-70mm f/2.8.

Anyway, please note that shooting on a high megapixel camera body like the D800 takes a lot of planning and care. What used to be fine on the D90 in terms of shutter speed etc may not be fine on the D800 because the higher density sensor demands more stringent shooting methods. Some people are ok with the transition but people like me with shaky hands not ok. So you would probably need higher shutter speed than you're already used to on a body like the D90.

What type of filter? Just UV filter? 82mm is gonna be expensive.

That's a tough one that only you would be able to answer...

Sports - D3s
Everything else - D800

Anyway, it's not to say that it's a no no going to the D800. There is a learning curve. Just that you need to be aware and work around it.

CPL at extreme wide angles will be tricky as the polarising effect would not be equal throughout the whole frame.

Just ND or the graduated ND type? If the latter, you would have to look at large square type graduated ND filters that would need a special square filter holder.

Anyway, what would be your budget? Like I mentioned, 82mm will be expensive. If they sky is the limit, look at B+W. Hoya / Kenko is mid range and doable.

Yeah, Nikon's CPL is very good.

Agito, I thought I remember the other time you mentioned that you sent in your 24-70 to clean fungus at SC? How much did they charge? Is there a mark anymore any they clean?

Thanks.

How much did Yannick charge for cleaning?

What about the focus alignment at SC? FOC?