Comments on: I think I know

By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:12:35 +0000

That looks like a Zeiss zoom/Sony body to me.

By: hybris

hybris — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:30:25 +0000

well i still have my kodak 14n
embarrassing that nikon only can beat a 6 years old camera resolutionvise with one camera d3x

By: hybris

hybris — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:23:34 +0000

wwwhhhooosssaaa
need to relax a bit
it looks really bad on the d900 rumor front
sniff

By: morphez

morphez — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:26:39 +0000

Can’t wait for 16-35/4 to be announced…no leak picture so far? how it looks like…hmmmmm…

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:26:00 +0000

It would be a major problem for me to switch. Nikon will come around sometime.

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:11:15 +0000

Why? If you have a d300 or above, then I highly recommend the 85/1.8.

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:10:16 +0000

+10

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:04:58 +0000

I-ttl works great…if you know how to use it. It’s part of the reason I upgraded from the D2x to the 300/700. On the D2x it didn’t work with auto-iso. Most of the time I’m on manual exposure and ttl flash, but outdoors i-ttl does wonders for fill.

By: Micah

Micah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:02:40 +0000

Me too. Which is why I don’t get it. If you want something smaller than a 900, you get an 800. If you want something smaller than an 800 you get a 600. If you want something smaller than a 600 you get a 400.

That’s three sizes of flash (four if you count the 800). Seriously what are you looking for that’s not offered? What feature are you looking for that doesn’t exist in the line up already?

By: ledon

ledon — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:52:55 +0000

There’s lots of excellent zooms that cover 24mm f/2.8. What’s the point of buying such a prime?

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:27:18 +0000

I’ve given up on Nikon flashes or at least I-TTL. Too inconsistent especially for weddings. You’ve got black tuxes & white dresses with a sophisticated focusing system. I try to use available light when I can, my Lumidynes or the SB800 on manual and set the distance myself.

By: Gerard

Gerard — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:37:11 +0000

They’d better PO with their bloody VR on bloody short and/or light lenses. Who wants THAT with more clean 12.800 ISO cameras to arrive any day now?
They’d better work out the bloody, bloody kinks and put VR in lenses that really deserve that kinda investment…

By: Luke Eshleman

Luke Eshleman — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:02:39 +0000

I have no plans to “switch” but I have actually considered purchasing a 5D MK II and a 35mm 1.4 only because Nikon has yet to put out anything faster than an f/2 at the 35mm focal length. I currently have a D700 with a D200 as backup and have been looking to buy a second D700 to replace my D200 cause I mainly shoot in low light. I’m giving Nikon a year to release a new 35mm, but if that doesn’t happen I might actually buy a Canon as my “second” body for the sole purpose having a faster 35mm lens. I don’t really give a crap about the Nikon vs. Canon debate and I have no qualms owning bodies from both companies.

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:37:41 +0000

@rg, you need to add another $1200 to that figure and probably a lot more. A close focusing macro, say with 1:2 reproduction at 180mm f/2.8 would be an Olympic Gold even for Nikon. Gold ain’t cheap…

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:33:56 +0000

@Nubz, go look at the Sigma 300-800 f/5.6 lens, under $7K it is a very multitalented lens. It costs more than the Nikon 200-400 f/4, but at the long end, it has twice the reach with one stop less than the Nikon 200-400. Any affordable (laugh here) 500mm Nikon would have to come in at f/5.6 and it would still cost more than 2 large, probably closer to $2800. Just buy the 300mm f/4 and add a TC 1.4 or TC 1.7, done….LOL

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:04:22 +0000

@ven, D200 is very capable in everything but low light. I guess it is a personal preference thing, but I love the ergonomics of Nikon cameras. I can pick up any one and know intuitively where the controls are. My Canon friends can’t say the same thing for the Canon line. I would be hard pressed to switch to Canon, even if they made a much better product, after using Nikons. As I do much low light, I can now wield my buttons, knobs, dials, etc. in the dark. My best advice, wait till Nikon’s next big bad pro DSLR comes out, then go pick up a reburbished D3S or D3X that was given to journalists to test and write reviews about ‘em. You will save a ton of money, and also save yourself the pain (should you buy bleeding edge) of watching your camera’s value plumit faster than your car.

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:57 +0000

@Tim, go buy a reburbished or demo model D700. You will have 30% and when D700S is released, you won’t be kicking yourself. I bought my D3 (refurbished at Nikon – 3 month warranty) back in May 09 timeframe for $3500 and never regretted it a bit.

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:32:09 +0000

@Chris_M, of course they are paying for the extra f stops, everybody is! You either pay for it up front in the DSLR body, or continuously down the road for each lens, or in my case, BOTH! Low light photography is booming, the DSLR has brought about something that just wasn’t possible in film. I can hardly wait for the D4S with a 3 stop ISO advantage over my D3. Buy a lens like a 28 f/1.4 and mate it to the D4S, you now have a 4 stop advantage; it is like having the D5. Also, don’t forget that low light isn’t your only advantage, you can increase your shutter speeds even further, for action stopping wide angle fun!

By: Dr SCSI

Dr SCSI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:08:19 +0000

[NR] admin, “I think I know”….I think the announcement will be about the EVIL camera and the new MX(?) sensor and two introductory MX lenses to match, 5x and 10x zooms. You are right, this won’t be a DSLR introduction, but I don’t think it will be a CoolPix either. This will be a mirrorless, pentaprisim-less, 10MP (maybe 12MP) 17mm diagonal sensor, 1600 max ISO, EVF, single memory card (non CF), which has been purpose built to carve out a niche market just below 4/3rds. Why don’t you establish a survey about the EVIL specifications, so we can see how close your readers are at guessing the specs, prior to the 3 Feb announcement? Thanks for the hard work….Doc.

By: Broken Gonad

Broken Gonad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:55:14 +0000

Christ on a bike! The whining on this forum……it’s too heavy, it’s too expensive, I want it now!

Get in the gym if it’s too heavy you lightweights. I personally hope it weighs a ton and is built like a tank.

If you don’t have the $$, get a second job.

And you’ll get it when it arrives.