The NIKON Thread (Talk About Nikon Stuff here)

[dj_mocok]

Old? I'd take D70s over D50 anytime of the day.

av98m2: No money to buy dry cabinet. Here in Sydney, the cheapest/smallest one I can get is around AUS$250. I already promised no more camera-related equipments for awhile. Although yesterday I bought a 72mm Nikon lens cap for $30, and I can't even fit the cap with the bloody lens hood attached to it. Now I feel so stupid wasting so much money on a lens cap.

[WhatMACHI]

hmmm i think ill read up a bit more on the D70s :P All i know so far about it is its BIG, its old and its big And it uses Compact Flash atm my house has 7+ SD Cards around, i'd hate to let that go to waste (but then i geuss the compact flash isnt the priciest of things)

[dj_mocok]

You can give me the old and big Canon 1DS Mark II and I'll be happy to dump my D80 straight away.

And at least the D70s kit comes with that 18-70mm lens.

[skyline889]

Any reason? I don't feel that I lost a whole lot by downgrading from my D70 (not D70s though) to the D50. Though I do sometimes miss the extra extension of the 18-70 I sold with it, the 18-55 is still the sharper lens imo.

[WhatMACHI]

Ill probably try wake my girlfriend up early today, and get her to go hunting again hahaha. But it seems as though if the D50 is removed from my options, i'd have to move up to cameras which would seem a bit too much for me at the moment??

There are still some D50's over at Digital City in Chatswood when i had a look there, but they are going for $999 body only

[dj_mocok]

Why don't you ask your girlfriend to give you the phone numbers of a few shops in HK there and try to call them yourself? I think it's easier that way since she probably knows nothing about camera.

$999 for D50 body is too expensive. European camera has D70s body for $980-ish or something.

Can you get D80 body for $1,000 in HK? If you can, why don't you get that one instead, and then get the cheap 50mm 1.8 ($138 you said?). That will make you happy for awhile, trust me.

By the way, D80 body here is $1,300

[dj_mocok]

Originally Posted by skyline889

Any reason? I don't feel that I lost a whole lot by downgrading from my D70 (not D70s though) to the D50. Though I do sometimes miss the extra extension of the 18-70 I sold with it, the 18-55 is still the sharper lens imo.

I got a few reasons, but I gotta go back to work, but then, these are some that I can think of, but maybe some people don't care about it, so it's subjective:

- Bigger, feels more solid on your hand. If you use your camera a lot, you want something that is comfortable. I personally have to "put up" with D80's size, but it grew on me now, and I feel comfortable using it. But if I could choose, I'd rather have the D70s size.
- As far as I remember, there is no backlight on D50 top LCD? It's annoying when you're shooting outside in the dark (I do it often).
- Front wheel, this maybe a small thing, but again, if you use your camera a lot, pressing a button and rotate a dial is different to just rotating a dial. But then again, P mode shooter probably don't care about this. (I change aperture often).
- I think shutter speed is higher on D70s, but I don't shoot that fast anyway, so it doesn't matter for me.

I'm sure there are other differences, and some people have been saying D50 noise performance is better. If the difference is that noticeable, this is probably the only major drive for someone to get a D50 over D70s.

Again, this is personal, but in my situation, after shooting with D80 and then when I go to my brother's place and hold the D200, it's like you've been sleeping on a queen size bed and then you moved to king size. (actually maybe double bed to king size, queen size is D70s, hehe...)

PS: And yes, D40 is a freakin single bed.

[WhatMACHI]

I tried looking up some shops on the net, but i couldnt really find much in terms of honkie stores. The thing is she'll be shopping around anyway before she comes back, and shes just popping into Camera/Electronic stores as she sees them (so its not too much of a hassle).

Dam, this thing just gets more and more expensive hahaha

[av98m2]

Originally Posted by dj_mocok

Old? I'd take D70s over D50 anytime of the day.

av98m2: No money to buy dry cabinet. Here in Sydney, the cheapest/smallest one I can get is around AUS$250. I already promised no more camera-related equipments for awhile. Although yesterday I bought a 72mm Nikon lens cap for $30, and I can't even fit the cap with the bloody lens hood attached to it. Now I feel so stupid wasting so much money on a lens cap.

Hmm....but you've already spend thousands on your camera and lenses right? A dry cabinet is a worthwhile investment(the electronic dehumidifiers are usually good for about 5 years). Much cheaper in the longer run than having to send your fungus infected lenses for cleaning(and they'll never be quite the same again after that). I'd start saving for one right now.

[stevesurf]

Originally Posted by dj_mocok

Congrats on the lens, so it finally arrived huh? From the picture the glass element looks very clean. Are those a little bit of dust specks on the lens?

Yes, just a little dust. This lens is so amazingly clean for 20 years old.

Originally Posted by perplex

Anyone used the Nikkor 12-24 and/or compared it to Tokina 12-24?

Yes, the Nikkor DX 12-24 is a great lens with the exception of an unusual type of complex wide angle distortion that is too difficult to correct in CS2. The Tokina's wide angle distortion is less complex and easier to correct. The lens is perfect at 24mm.

That said, I would still get the Nikkor 12-24 lens!