Not very familiar with Fuji but the background bokeh does not look too pleasing. Much like you get from Nikon's 50mm f/1.8.

What's lens is that 150mm f/2.8 lens? Sigma? I expected a buttery smooth bokeh.

Whoa... I think that cost should be to change AF motor and lens barrel kut... I'm also facing same dilemma with my 24-70 that requires changing lens barrel and AF motor. Nikon quoted 2.5k but that was some time back. I guess it would cost about the same with the current currency exchange.

If they go back to Nikon, wouldn't it cost the same or even more?

Why would you not know what's the shutter count for the D70s? Simply take a pic with that camera and upload it to http://www.myshuttercount.com/.

Indeed that not all fast primes are known for buttery smooth bokeh and I think that the background needs to be chosen carefully. Background cannot be too busy.

Hmmm... Why do they need to replace the lens barrel for the 17-55? Does it exhibit stiff zoom ring?

I asked for a quotation 2 or 3 years back and never got to repairing my 24-70 because it was still functioning albeit the infamous stiff zoom ring problem. So going by your quotation, I might have to pay around the same price also if I choose to repair it.

Maybe cheaper but I'm told usually Nikon SC does not charge workmanship that much. Speaking about JOne, I actually dropped by a few months ago to get a lens cap and talked about the 24-70 of mine and actually told them my intention to sell it. They did not sound too keen to take the offer or to have a look at it or offer to repair it for me. I can only conclude that perhaps JOne does not have the proper tools to perform this complicated surgery.

For me, Nikon SC determined that my lens barrel was rubbing and did not zoom out straight but slanted. This stiff zoom ring thingy is apparently a "common" problem for the 24-70 lens.

Congrats. What's the current pricing for the body?

14-24 is the better lens but heavier, no VR and uses custom made filters.

Why D7XXX series? Why not D500? It does 4k video and also features tilting screen that's useful for video.

For FX and shooting videos, what about the D750?

I think it depends on what type of videography you're into. 4k or just 1080p... Tele or wide angle. For DX body, you need to consider things like additional crop mode in video. For example the D500 adds 1.45x crop (on top of the 1.5x DX crop from FX) to come to 1:1 pixel mapping to match the native 3840 x 2160 UHD resolution when capturing 4k video. So that means the 24-70 will be 52-152mm lens and probably won't be the best all-round lens for video. Cheapest lens for the D500 will be the 16-80mm lens kit which will give you 35 - 174 mm in Ultra HD equivalent. So when shooting ultra wide angle UHD resolution, you need something like the Sigma 10-20 or Nikon 10-24. If you need wider when shooting video, then your option would be to go to FX body like the D750.

If shooting 1080p, then either the D7200 or the D500 will be good. If you place importance on articulated LCD screen, having electronic aperture control and digital image stabilization in video mode, then only the D500 can give you (digital image stabilization not available in 4k though). D750 gives you everything like the D500 except for the digital image stabilization in video mode. If shooting 1080p at 60 fps, then be mindful that D7200 forces a 1.3x crop on top of the normal DX 1.5x crop. The D500 only forces an additional crop (1.45x on top of the normal DX 1.5x crop) when you capture 4k.

I think you meant to say 1.3x crop on top of the normal DX 1.5x crop from FX full frame... So that's 1.95x effective crop from full frame. But yeah, this only happens when capturing 60 fps 1080p.

Indeed. Which no Nikon does out of the box. I'm a little behind but if I'm not mistaken, only the Samsung NX1 does this? Or has Panasonic / Sony can already do this?

Which 24-70? The 82 diameter or the older 77?

B+W?

The 19mm f/4 T&S is my dream lens. It's more expensive than the D810.

It should work with Kenko / Tamron 1.4x TC.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4004318

In the link above, the guy uses a D3 body and Tamron TC but what is important is that there's signal communication between the Sigma lens and Nikon body when using the Tamron TC.

Anyway, why don't you use the built in 1.3x crop in the D7100? Yeah it's 15.5Mp but gives higher fps if you're using for sports.

Yes, there are Nikon equivalent lenses for the zoom ranges you mentioned.

1) Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR
2) Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR
3) Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR (not a 2.8 lens but with VR)

Lenses are pretty much about there. Not like a few years back when Nikon was lacking especially in the 300 to 800mm, ranges. So when choosing Nikon or Canon, you should concentrate more on ergonomics of the cmera body and how it feels in your hands and also how intuitive are the menus. Secondly, the sensor's dynamic range and noise performance followed closely by AF performance.

Anyway in Nikon world, the ultimate Holy Trinity lens collection would be as follows;

1) Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
2) Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR
3) Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED



Price wise, they are very similar for the same focal length. For the 70-200mm f/2.8, the Nikon is slightly more expensive while the f/4 version, the Nikon is cheaper. The 24-70mm f/2.8, the Nikon is slightly cheaper while there is no Nikon equivalent for 16-35mm f/2.8.

Of course Nikon's TC cannot ! It's proprietary. Look for the Kenko or Tamron 1.4x.