Quote: Originally Posted by kevin gilmore ... So you finally got your Nikon full frame

Do AF-S lens speed up with pro bodies? I'm wondering if if they do not so much then as bodies get stronger and stronger, then a AF-D lens could get close to the equivalent lens with AF-S in speed?

The 80-200 is actually a pro-model too.

Quote: Originally Posted by nineohtoo To be honest, I think the D50 is damn good when it comes to ISO noise and grain. I don't even need to bother with any sort of NR so far with ISO 1600. One of the first shots I took with it after I traded for it. Had that been with a prior...

If Nikon kept D90 at 10MP they could have D3 ISO performance with a crop sensor? However it will definately be atleast 12MP. It should have D300 ISO performance I would say. The news about lens is just as exciting. Everyone's crying for some fresh new wide primes like a 24mm & 35mm f1.4 AF-S...

Quote: Originally Posted by poo D400 won't happen this year, but the Nikon version of the 5D will. Checked my info and it will in fact be in two months (the announcement) - sorry for the misleading 1 month I mentioned before. D3 is not all about full frame - the new model will...

Quote: Originally Posted by lan Well there is some overlap between the 2 zooms in question. You could compare them in the same ranges. People compare 70-200 f/2.8 vs 200 f/2 and 200 f/2 + 1.4x TC vs. 300 2.8 and 200 f2 + 2x TC vs. 200-400 f/4. It's always relevant for comparision if...

But they're not even the equivalent of each other, so you can't compare. That's like saying 70-200 f/2.8 is worse than the 200 f/2.

Hmmm when will Nikon release a 24 f1.4 and/or 35 f1.4 prime? Like Canon have had for a while now

I'd love a D300 type of sensor in the D90. If it was a 10MP variety it would have even less noise than D300! But the D90 will have 12MP most probably.

Quote: Originally Posted by kevin gilmore The guy with the nikon d3 is using a 200mm f2.0 lens. However he is also using a tc20 teleconverter resulting in something that ends up a 400mm f4.0. If he stops it down 2 stops and can get close enough to minimum focus distance he can get...

What's wrong with ebay? I got my used D70 off there

Ditto. 50mm (75mm on crop) just isn't ideal on a crop body. Don't regret buying my 50/1.4 though, it can be useful when you absolutely need the f/1.4.

Damn.. being head-fi it didn't even hit me :P Maybe a mod can change the title to "Any Hindi-language speakers?" for me.

Hi, I was just wondering if there are any (Indian) Hindi speakers on this forum? Speak up if you are!

Quote: Originally Posted by Arainach Wrong. A 50mm lens is still a 50mm lens. Its depth-of-field and focal points are still calculated as a 50mm lens. It will have the same field of view as a 75mm would have on film, but it's still a 50mm lens. Yeah sorry.. let me just...

IRC and DCC. Can resume easily.

With a crop sensor body a 50mm prime isn't 50mm. It's ok if the room is big and of course the f1.4 is great indoors. But just be aware that it'll be 75mm.

Quote: Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY Make sure to tell us how you like it. I don't really have anything to compare it to and I'm a beginner/unexperienced in photography. I'm just learning and really need to work on composition. Build quality wise it seems very solid compared...

Just be aware that mbriant has the AF-S version which is quite a bit more pricey. However optically I don't think there is that much difference? I've just acquired a push-pull version and in the process of testing it out

Quote: Originally Posted by mbriant For bad weather, there are usually 2 or 3 different type/sizes of camera/lens rain covers on ebay like this one. They make things a little more awkward, but they help keep the rain/snow out of your equipment. Some use clear plastic at the camera end...

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 My Nikon 85mm F/1.8D AF came in today and I'm very impressed by the image quality. Rather small and light which is a nice bonus. Sadly the weather is expected to be rather bad for the next few days, so I won't be able to go out and take pictures...

Thanks for those mbriant

Whoever has the 80-200 f2.8, mind posting some nice samples? I think that mbriant mod has one?

Yeah, I think I found a good price on ebay and jumped for it. I'm a bit paranoid about somethings though. Dust because it's push-pull, the weigh! and how good the copy will be. Ah well... we'll see soon enough