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  1. 1st December 2009, 09:31 AM #1
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    Nikon advice wanted

    I have decided that the time has come to replace my two Praktica 35mm cameras. The 1962 IVB had a buggered light meter and parts have not been available for yonks, like decades, and the last Praktica model, the TTL1000, needs shutter repairs which would cost ten times its worth. Both have been great reliable cameras, good results, but age has caught up with the IVB and wear and tear with the 1000.

    My cook has a point and shoot Kodak digital whose performance has impressed me no end. So I have belatedly decided to join the digital ranks.

    I am considering a Nikon of some kind. There are so many models. I don't want anything like a professional camera, just a good everyday camera for an enthusiastic amateur. Would like wide angle to medium telephoto capacity with a minimum of lens changing. I have a 400mm. telephoto that can be adapted to Nikon fitting.

    Any thoughts would be gratefully accepted. Budget is tops $1500.
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    Used D200 with little use will be my choice and the D80 second.
    Wide lens will be the Tokina 12-24 f/4
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    Brian the D60, D3000, D5000 all fit in that price range and probably the D90 might (but without a lens). The problem you face with an older (non-autofocus) 400mm lens is that the lower end bodies may not work with the lens and all the bodies may not work if the lens protrudes back into the mirror chamber.

    There is now some very nice zoom lenses in the 18-70/80/105mm range that are a cut above the kit lenses. Also remember that a DX camera has a "lens factor" of 1.5x so an 50mm lens is equivalent to using a 75mm lens on a 35mm format.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dm_td5 View Post
    Brian the D60, D3000, D5000 all fit in that price range and probably the D90 might (but without a lens). The problem you face with an older (non-autofocus) 400mm lens is that the lower end bodies may not work with the lens and all the bodies may not work if the lens protrudes back into the mirror chamber.

    There is now some very nice zoom lenses in the 18-70/80/105mm range that are a cut above the kit lenses. Also remember that a DX camera has a "lens factor" of 1.5x so an 50mm lens is equivalent to using a 75mm lens on a 35mm format.
    Auto-focus? I wish. This gadget is not even auto aperture. Novaflex f5.6 to f22 400mm, Praktica/Pentax screw fitting. bloody good lens. I have had it 32 years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm View Post
    Auto-focus? I wish. This gadget is not even auto aperture. Novaflex f5.6 to f22 400mm, Praktica/Pentax screw fitting. bloody good lens. I have had it 32 years.
    That will really only have the potential to work on the high end bodies. Anything below a D90 and it would have a hope I would suspect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dm_td5 View Post
    That will really only have the potential to work on the high end bodies. Anything below a D90 and it would have a hope I would suspect.
    Why? you are focussing through the reflex viewfinder using the focussing adjustment on the lens. Should not the camera then record what you and it see through the lens?
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    The low end bodies have to take aperture data from the lens. Can't avoid electronics anymore
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    I have been quoted between $1000 & $1100 by several outlets for a D3000 with two lenses, 18-55 & 55-200 or around $750 with just the 18-55. Price variation seems to be related to what is in the "package", like carry bag, tripod, extra battery, extra card etc.

    I asked for a price with those lenses omitted and a 28-105 lens supplied and have not yet got a sensible reply. It appears they are all trying to sell the same "package deal" as supplied to them, with their individual ideas regarding extra sweeteners.

    Might go with one of the twin lens deals if no sensible answer is received re the 28-105 option.
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    try here, I have brought a couple of things and happy with service
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    I've got a feeling that the D3000 is probably supplied to the retailer as a packaged kit with the two lenses.
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