Thread: D700

Originally Posted by dm_td5

The best general purpose lens you could get would be the 24-70 f/2.8 Nikkor ED.

Other than that I am very jealous! Think I'll hold off until the new D300 or D700 replacement comes out.

I think I'm going to have to get a supermod to delete this post, Derek.

I've had it up in a tab for days, every time I look at it I think, ooh, that looks nice.

Then I look at the price, and remember how much I dislike zoom lenses, then I read the reviews and think again.

Then I close it all down and run away screaming.

Until the next time this tab comes up and I go through the whole cycle again.

I'm still envious!!

But I do have the 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8's, just need a better body

Originally Posted by dm_td5

I'm still envious!!

But I do have the 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 f/2.8's, just need a better body

You can take the body Monday, Tuesday ,Wednesday. I'll take the lenses Thursday, Friday, Saturday. or vice versa, and swap off Sundays.

Couldn't spring for a 24-70, but came across this little fella at a rather reasonable price.

It might just convince me that zooms are not evil.

The 35-70 1:2.8 is a very good lens.
I have the cheap version that come with the Nikon 601AF in 1990 and produce details like this crop of a full image.

Simon, I could have given you one of those. I've got 2 of them in the cupboard at home. Doesn't perform that well on D200, very soft, but may be OK on D700. Was a good lens in its day.

Have you ordered the new 70-200 yet?

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Simon, I could have given you one of those. I've got 2 of them in the cupboard at home. Doesn't perform that well on D200, very soft, but may be OK on D700. Was a good lens in its day.

Have you ordered the new 70-200 yet?

Is that lens soft in the D200
I use the 35-70 1:3.3 - 4.5 on my D200 on the flora shots and is very good. I do not think that the above example of the grevillea details are soft

If one day you get rid of yours let me know.
Cheers

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Simon, I could have given you one of those. I've got 2 of them in the cupboard at home. Doesn't perform that well on D200, very soft, but may be OK on D700. Was a good lens in its day.

Have you ordered the new 70-200 yet?

Please, I'm still mesmerised by the 50mm.

And not loving ebay for lenses. I've bought five lenses and and four have had fungus.

And that's from lenses advertised as being in excellent, no-fungus, etc.

One of them along with the fungus came up with exposure meter errors, and a horrible grinding sound on focus - the 2.8 35-70, of course.

Many lenses sent back.