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Taken with the green dot on a D40 with the 50mm f/1.4 @1.8.
It's DEFINITELY possible to MF a D40. It takes a little practice and it's real tough with moving objects, but it's worth it and not really that hard. I'm definitely no pro, hardly even an amateur. I can take shots like that all day with very few throw aways due to focus.
Oh and fast primes are amazingly fun. That was taken indoors in the evening with normal house lighting. Can't do that with a kit lens.
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That's a nice shot. Glad to hear that you're fine with the green dot. Some people really can't get it to work, but it's really fine for me, and looks like it's fine for you too.
If you have spare money to use on camera, you should try selling your camera and getting a used D200 (since many people are going D300 now). Although picture quality difference may not be that noticeable, but it's much much better to play around with MF lenses. Apart from ability to meter AI/Ais, it feels very good to shoot with it. The build, the more solid shutter sound, etc... it just feels more like you're taking picture.
That 50mm 1.4 MF will get you hooked. I hope you won't have stupid ideas like trying the 85mm 1.4 version
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Originally Posted by dj_mocok
Nice, make sure you let us know once you've got them. Why not get one prime lens as well?
I'll look into some primes once I have a chance to see what I need from experience. I've owned quite a few Nikon cameras and lenses but want to make sure I don't buy a bunch of glass I don't need. Did that with the F4 and F100 both, but at least had a wedding photography business to allow me to write-off the cost of the equipment. Not it's just a hobby, and convincing the wife to go along with another round of big camera purchases isn't as easy the fourth time around.
I also ordered a Lexar 4GB card to use with the camera. Couldn't justify the cost for the 8GB version since I can't foresee shooting that many shots with what I shoot now.
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That's a nice shot. Glad to hear that you're fine with the green dot. Some people really can't get it to work, but it's really fine for me, and looks like it's fine for you too.
If you have spare money to use on camera, you should try selling your camera and getting a used D200 (since many people are going D300 now). Although picture quality difference may not be that noticeable, but it's much much better to play around with MF lenses. Apart from ability to meter AI/Ais, it feels very good to shoot with it. The build, the more solid shutter sound, etc... it just feels more like you're taking picture.
That 50mm 1.4 MF will get you hooked. I hope you won't have stupid ideas like trying the 85mm 1.4 version
Mmm the 85mm f/1.4. It's not that I don't have the idea to try it, it's that I can't afford to.
I put my fathers new 70-200VR f/2.8 lens on my D40 over thanksgiving... man that lens is nice. The D40 almost looked like a large lens cap on the back of that thing. It's amazing what that little camera is capable of with good glass.
I agree about the D200, not in the budget right now... bought a new MacBook instead. The D40 is lacking some features and speed, but for an entry level camera it's sweet.
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Just got the Sigma 18-50 2.8 Macro HSM and am shocked at how sharp this lens is, especially for the price. Much cheaper than the Nikon 17-55 2.8. I took quick snapshots of my Qualia last night for the for sale forum, RAW into Lightroom with no adjustments, SB600 flash, and down-res for web.
I was thinking of getting the Nikon but it was too big, and looked like a monster with my D80.
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