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Spending over $1000 for any camera.
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Spending over $1000 for any camera.
Now, that's funny. Not because it's not true, but because it is just funny!digitalintrigue said:I haven't handled a D3, but I really like the D300. No, it's not full frame, but it's not a behemoth like the D3. And the high ISO performance is at least 2 stops better than the M8.
digitalintrigue said:but the fastest Nikkor 28 is f2.8, so this reduces the two stop advantage down to one, at least for that focal length (ignoring the fact that a 28 is a 42mm on the D300 and a 35mm on the M8.) The fastest Nikkor primes are the 35/2, the 50/1.4, and the 85/1.4.
LeicaM3 said::bang:
Well there is the 28/1.4AF, 28/2.0 AIS, 35/1.4 AIS, Noct to just name a few. Then there are the VC lenses, e.g. Topcor, and the Zeiss lenses.
digitalintrigue said:Yes, there are older manual focus Nikkors, and the other manual VC and Zeiss. I was speaking of the currently available Nikkor AFs. Is the 28/1.4 current?
Now, that's funny. Not because it's not true, but because it is just funny!
summilux said:I am more waiting for a Nikon brand digital rangefinder, comparing a DSLR with a rangefinder strikes me as being rather strange.
trev2401 said:the 28 1.4s have been discontinued within the US market. However, they're still being manufactured solely for the japanese market. But as for your post on fast primes, the AISs are still being manufactured, together with a whole bunch of ZF lenses, all of which i believe are current, and widely used.
pizzahut88 said:I pack the M8 in my bag each day I leave for work. It's small enough to be carried everywhere.
D3 has some wonderful specs. But don't think I can take that to work each day.
Perhaps when FM3a size full frame digital FM comes I will buy one.
Nope, the 28/1.4 is history in Japan too. Here's Nikon Japan's list of discontinued photographic products (link). The Ai AF Nikkor 28mm F1.4D is towards the bottom on the left side. Nikon is still manufacturing nine MF lenses - AiS 20/2.8, AiS 24/2.8, AiS 28/2.8, AiS 35/1.4, AiS 50/1.2, AiS 50/1.4, AiS 55/2.8 Micro, AiP 85/2.8 Tilt, and AiS 105/2.8 Micro.trev2401 said:the 28 1.4s have been discontinued within the US market. However, they're still being manufactured solely for the japanese market. But as for your post on fast primes, the AISs are still being manufactured, together with a whole bunch of ZF lenses, all of which i believe are current, and widely used.
Gabriel M.A. said:Now, that's funny. Not because it's not true, but because it is just funny!
kevin m said:The D300 IS at least two stops better than the M8. The D3, maybe four.
Why is that funny?