more lenses!

Im not sure I'd call it cheating, but it definitely takes some of the fun out of it for me.

To me nothing beats a good challenge that I have a realistic chance of overcoming. Very rewarding to get that perfect shot only on your own skill. How many aids you feel constitutes the right amount differs from person to person, this is just my 2c.
 
Two good ones, I think anyway. congrats. Out of the 28/2.8 af types Nikon made the afd is supposed to be better, different optical layout than the others. No real complaints with mine. The 17/3.5 Tokina af should be good too if it is close to the 17/3.5 mf Tokina lens that I had. Would be interesting to hear your impression of them both.

Bob
 
I have the 28/2.8D AF-Nikkor, it is an extremely good lens, especially for a lens that costs as little as it does. I used it as a standard lens on my D70 before giving the camera to my son. He usually uses a macro lens, so i kept the 28.
 
from what i have read, the 28 has a mixed reputation and the tokina 17 has a pretty good rep.
the 28 is a nice light and small lens and the tokina seems very solid.
so i now have a 28, 40 micro, fast 50 and the 17... i only want an 85/1.8 and i'll be happy.

as far as my rf kit...likely keeping what i have for now...been thinking about putting the 28 & 50 together with an rd1 and selling as a perfect kit...but not sure just yet.
 
back alley said:
from what i have read, the 28 has a mixed reputation and the tokina 17 has a pretty good rep.
the 28 is a nice light and small lens and the tokina seems very solid.
so i now have a 28, 40 micro, fast 50 and the 17... i only want an 85/1.8 and i'll be happy.

as far as my rf kit...likely keeping what i have for now...been thinking about putting the 28 & 50 together with an rd1 and selling as a perfect kit...but not sure just yet.
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The 28 has a mixed reputation because a lot of people are confused by the fact that there are two versions of it. The original 28mm f2.8 AF-Nikkor used the optics from the 28mm Series E lens, which was a cheaped down 5 element lens. The 28mm f2.8 D AF-Nikkor has a totally new optical design that greatly improves on the poor performance of the non-D lens.
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
The 28 has a mixed reputation because a lot of people are confused by the fact that there are two versions of it. The original 28mm f2.8 AF-Nikkor used the optics from the 28mm Series E lens, which was a cheaped down 5 element lens. The 28mm f2.8 D AF-Nikkor has a totally new optical design that greatly improves on the poor performance of the non-D lens.
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good to know...thanks.
 
FrankS said:
I think using auto focus lenses is cheating. 😉
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i think long lenses is cheating...

i have to admit that i am finding the d90 not such a stretch from using an rf. it isn't much bigger, maybe bulkier...the nikkor lenses are mostly plastic and feel like they weigh less than my m mount lenses.

and the reality for a diabetic like myself is that i never know what pair of eyes i will wake up with. some days i have the easy focus eyes and some days the i can't read what iso i'm shooting at eyes.
 
Nikon Bob said:
Two good ones, I think anyway. congrats. Out of the 28/2.8 af types Nikon made the afd is supposed to be better, different optical layout than the others. No real complaints with mine. The 17/3.5 Tokina af should be good too if it is close to the 17/3.5 mf Tokina lens that I had. Would be interesting to hear your impression of them both.

Bob
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bob, i think the 17 is the same optics but in an af package...it is impressive in the looks department.

hope to shoot a bit this weekend.
 
aperture64 said:
I liked the Nikon 20mm. Sharp as a tack at all apertures.

I also own the 60mm, which is one of their best.
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other than the 85, all other lenses are on a watch list...if they pop up and the price is 'right' then they might get added.

i have been lucky so far as all this nikon gear was bought on rff from very generous folk that have made it much easier than it might otherwise have been.
 
For what it is worth I just recently purchased a very nice (according the serial number 484th one made) 105/2.5 K lens...instead of the 85/1.8 K that I originally intended to get. I love the 105/2.5 don't get me wrong but I find it to maybe be just a tiny bit long on my crop camera Nikon. (however it works kick @ss on my F2!) I'm kicking myself in the butt for not going ahead with my original instinct to get the 85...
 
aperture64 said:
I liked the Nikon 20mm. Sharp as a tack at all apertures.

I also own the 60mm, which is one of their best.
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I have the 24/2.8D, 28/2.8D, 35/2D, 50/1.4, and 85/1.8 AF-Nikkors, which I used with film on my old F4, and later on digital with a Kodak 14n and the D70 that my son now shoots. The 14n was a fullframe 14mp digital that used Nikon lenses and all of these lenses were very sharp on it. I don't think any of Nikon's AF-Nikkor primes were dogs, except the original non-D 28mm f2.8. They're all very good, and a couple are especially good, notably the 85/1.8 which is extremely sharp. I'm shooting with a Canon 5DmkII and I miss the Nikon lenses, they are better than the Canon 24-105L lens that came with the 5DII.
 
The 85/1.8 in both mf and af work very well on a digi FF sensor not sure about crop as I just got a crop body. A friend likes his copy of the 85/2 om his D300 and it is such a small lens compared to the 85/1.8 mf which it replaced. In the 105 fl the 105/4 micro Nikkor is very good too, again on FF. The only thing I have noticed with older mf glass is that some, not all, can suffer from "purple fringing" on digital. I am guessing that glass with more modern coatings handles this better. The fringing aside, older mf glass is still sharp.

Bob
 
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