Thanks guys, yeah the Tokina is almost a prime.
Not much difference between 11 & 16mm, I haven't had the time to really test the 10-24mm yet, hopefully soon!

Cool nice job guys! Are you enjoying the 10-24mm more than the 11-16mm Tokina so far Regulator? When I had a copy, the 11-16mm always felt more like a wide angle prime so I understand why you made the jump perhaps :)

The 17-55mm was my first love nikkor lens... First new nikkor lens I tried at Samys and swore I'd own one someday... 2 17-35mm f/2.8's and a 14-24mm f/2.8 later I still don't have one. :P

Congrats Regulator!

Your kit is looking very well-rounded.

I'm looking forward to enjoying the results of your purchase in the PAD thread.

If you have a moment, can you message me what you sold your 18-200mm for?

To OP: Congrats - You can never have to many good lenses.

Now go take some amazing pictures - just remember to bring a SD/CF card when you do :-)

They have a shop that sells everything from T-shirts to icecream. But no SD cards and no Kodak film.

I even asked people with DSLRs and big photobags if they had a spare to sell - no luck.

SkintBrit said:
And you couldn't find a shop at the Zoo that would sell you an SD card?

They'd rather sell you a couple rolls of Kodak film instead. :D

Henrik1963 said:
I got two used lenses this week. I wanted to try the 24-70 today. So I went to the ZOO to try it out. Only to find out that I forgot to bring a SD card - Bummer. So I got to carry several kilos of superb Nikon glass.

And you couldn't find a shop at the Zoo that would sell you an SD card?

I got two used lenses this week. I wanted to try the 24-70 today. So I went to the ZOO to try it out. Only to find out that I forgot to bring a SD card - Bummer. So I got to carry several kilos of superb Nikon glass.

Cool guys. I think my kit would look more like yours regulator had the 1.8G lenses been out when I got my D5000. I thought about buying a 50 F1.8G off craiglist yesterday, but I decided I should save up for what I really want...a new body or 300 F4.

Nice collection guys, I'm always interested in the number and type of lenses people own and use. @NSXType-R, yep, I sure love the sight of those Gold boxes! Canon ones just don't do it for me :-)

Nice collection El_Pickerel!

Thanks guys, yeah I can't afford making the jump to FX. With the arrival of my Son, the finances need to go to the "right" places. :)

DX has been good to me, hopefully my D90 can keep up with me until the latest DX body is released.

Haven't really had a chance to try out the 16-35 in daylight stopped down for landscape shooting to really see how sharp it can get, but it's let me open up the night during a bit of walking around. Though I shoot a few frames on continuous 6fps, I've taken "sharp" (as sharp as ISO 1600+ can get) shots at up to 1 second at 16mm and 1/2 second at 35mm. And the 24mm f/1.4, shooting usually at f/8 for landscapes, oh my goodness is that a sharp lens! Plus the creative abilities of shooting at f/2 or f/1.4 at a wide angle to get a shallow DOF, with the nice smooth bokeh, really opens up creative opportunities in confined spaces where I couldn't use a longer lens to achieve shallow DOF. Already put a bunch of those shots in the photo-a-day threads.

Also, the 16-35mm was just in time for my trip to Iceland! I fly out the 14th and return the 24th, with the 16-35, 24, 70-200, and either the 100 or 35 and 50 (fitting everything in my one small bag to stay in carry-on with me). Also, 2x 64GB, 2x 32GB, and 2x 16GB SD cards. I'll be doing nothing but Iceland for quite a while after I get back. :)

Holy crap, gold boxes just exploded!

Looks like you're sticking with DX for quite some time then!

Congrats to both of you and thanks for letting us have a little vicarious joy. I'm sure you'll put them to good use.

Congrats! I just sold my Tokina 12-24mm and snagged a used 16-35mm f/4 VR when a used one came up on lensrentals. This comes shortly after getting a used 24mm f/1.4 off B&H.

(One of my friends got a refurbished 24mm f/1.4 when he saw I'd bought one, and happened to bring the same kit to a dance as I did!)

Now I'm at:

Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8D
Nikkor AF-S 24mm f/1.4G
Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G
Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D
Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8D Macro
Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4G VR
Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8D
Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR1
Kenko 1.4x TC

Hopefully my next thing will be a 2x teleconverter, but I keep myself more or less at the whim of the used lens market. Not sure what my next body will be... D800's most likely released body, but who knows what'll come out.

I sold my Tokina 11-16mm and Nikkor 18-200mm, then added two new lenses to my Nikkor collection.

One of Nikkor's sharpest lenses for the DX format.
The 17-55mm f/2.8 is a beautiful piece of glass.

And the latest DX super wideangle from Nikkor - the 10-24mm.

I can't wait to put these through their paces. :)
Now my kit consists of the following:
Nikkor 35mm F/1.8
Nikkor 50mm F/1.8
Nikkor 85mm F/1.8
Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 VR Macro
Nikkor 10-24mm F/3.5
Nikkor 17-55mm F/2.8
Nikkor 70-300mm VR

Next upgrade will be Nikon's next DX body, hopefully they release it later this year, or early 2013 (fingers crossed).

It's not simply about it being out of stock online, obviously it can be found through some brick and mortar stores. But the lack of fresh stock at these online retailers leads myself and others to wonder whether Nikon might me refreshing an 8 year old lens sometime soon.

Not trolling :)

Have been following NikonRumours for a while, and finally created an account!

I guess my friend will have to wait for a while, to see if it comes back in stock (or there's a refresh due).

Yes, trying local stores is a good option!

Amazon, B&H and Adorama are not the only places to buy lenses. The local shop by me has 5 new ones and 4 used (that they keep enticing me to buy one). These lenses are everywhere if you look.

I've almost got enough saved up to finally buy this lens and this stock issue is worrying me a bit as well.

mparekh said:
A friend of mine pointed this out to me. He was looking for Nikon 17-55mm and it looks like, it is OOS almost everywhere online. Are they really out of stock, or is this time for a refresh?

This is a high demand lens (although much less now with the popularity of FX)and just like all Pro level Nikon glass is always in short supply.

Nothing new.

casperwb said:
now this is troling

almost sold out ? what is almost?

if you want the lens and it is available, what is the problem?

just go to B & H or Adorama and buy one.

how can it be out of stock if is is available?

can we at least check the truth before we post, as a lot of people read these pages and misleading them, intentionally or not is wrong.

Casper, I don't think mparekh was trolling. The lens is sold out at Amazon, B&H and Adorama. The only place I was able to find it from my quick search is Best Buy but it's selling for $1699 (yowch!) What you're probably seeing at Adorama and B&H is the grey market version which is selling at $1399... which is not bad considering the alternative price.

What's not clear though is wether the unavailability is a result of the lens being updated shortly or is a result of shortages caused by the Thai floods.

now this is troling

almost sold out ? what is almost?

if you want the lens and it is available, what is the problem?

just go to B & H or Adorama and buy one.

how can it be out of stock if is is available?

can we at least check the truth before we post, as a lot of people read these pages and misleading them, intentionally or not is wrong.

A friend of mine pointed this out to me. He was looking for Nikon 17-55mm and it looks like, it is OOS almost everywhere online. Are they really out of stock, or is this time for a refresh?