damien.murphy
Damien
Nikon already have relatively affordable 20/24/28mm f2.8D lenses for prime lovers, but of course none of them would work on the D5100.
Correction - none of them will autofocus on the D5100.
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Nikon already have relatively affordable 20/24/28mm f2.8D lenses for prime lovers, but of course none of them would work on the D5100.
When the D7000 was announced it was $1,100. The price would have dropped about $100 by now. The value of the dollar continues to decline; look at the increasing price of Au. So, there may not be a price drop, and if you look at Zeiss and some other products, (cost of used Leica gear) the prices have gone up due to a poor exchange rate. Just my thinking.
Stop starting these threads, Ted! 😀:bang:😀
Must...resist...GAS....🙂
Okay, I admit it, I've been eyeing the D7000 lately as an upgrade to my multi-generations old Nikon D100.
The 5100 looks nice. Even though it's easy to manual focus my old Nikkor AF lenses on the D5100, I have enough of the old glass to make me prefer a body with a drive motor inside (D7000).
--Warren
Great, I just found out that this camera can mount non-AI lenses! This is one of the attractions of low-end Nikons like my D40. No metering or auto-focus (obviously) but this "feature" allows me to use old Nikkors like the 20mm F4. Now I just need a 16mm DX lens.
I think this model, and it's sibling the 7000, are really going to put the nail in the coffin for film ...
I don't follow the camera market as a whole, just the products I use. NPS gives pro gear a 5 year credit cycle. Normally the D7000 would have dropped by a $100 by now - I think.
Nikon now has a FAB producing it's FX Sensors. The cost to them (from my reading) was $400 ea. from their previous supplier. This cost may have gone down given a good Wafer Yield. The DX sensor in the D7000 is a Sony product and is not being produced by Nikon. So, maybe the FX cameras will see a price reduction. Also, Nikon has (again from reading) two plants under stress from the Quake. This has limited some parts production. My favorite NY vendor has had trouble keeping many of the Nikon products in stock, the D7000 among them. The D5100 is a new camera. My thinking is that it's price history will be similar to the D7000 which uses the same sensor and image processor.
With a shortage of inventory and a good number of buyers waiting for cameras, I don't see a price drop until there is a good inventory and a strong dollar. But I'm not an economist, just a customer.
I just checked B+H. They show a D7000 body at $1,199 and out of stock. I think the D700 was also out of stock. Maybe things will be different in a few months. Different - good, or different bad?
Maybe you forgot to add "for me" at the end of that sentence,Ted?
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Buying a complete selection of lenses for a DX camera is like searching for pirates treasure. It takes a lot of searching.
Sometimes you see a glimmer of hope though. The main assumption though is that if you have a DX body, I assume, like myself, you're also trying to keep costs down on the lens selection.
D7000 body (for the motor drive AF will give a few more options)
1 Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 (requires body AF motor - sorry d5100 can't AF but do you really need AF for a lens this wide?)
2. Nikkor 35mm AF-s f1.8G (This is my most used lens)
3. Fast fifty for fun portraits (take your pick....I use an old MF 50mm 1.8e series)
4. 55-200 VR (cheap and pretty good to have around unless you like indoor sports and then you have no choice but to use a BIG GUN.
Dynamic range ! ...
I'm sure you're correct, but I look for Nikon USA products. Most of the stuff that I've seen, (I'll look around again) that is easy to find is gray market. The referb thing is interesting. I don't generally see those until a camera is close to the end of it's production cycle. I wonder if it reflects the low inventory? I understand that one of the Nikon Lens plants, that's close to the quake zone (It suffered serious after shock damage) is closed or has little output. There was talk of moving the production to Thailand or maybe China. I don't know enough about Nikon to know which plants make which camera parts. I know all the companies rely on small outside shops for some parts (CNC production and electronics). Keep your repair guy happy. Nikon in Torrance, CA usually stocks lots of parts for dropped lenses. I don't know about camera bodies.