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Posted 19/09/2010 - 01:26
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Welcome back
Switching to Nikon is one of those things i think many of us consider every now and then! The D7000 simply inspired a new round of it! I sat down and worked out the cost of switching only last night, and concluded I'd rather try out the K5 and save the extra two grand (and that's without getting VR everything!). This is all presuming that the K5 AF improvements are significant ...
Switching to Nikon is one of those things i think many of us consider every now and then! The D7000 simply inspired a new round of it! I sat down and worked out the cost of switching only last night, and concluded I'd rather try out the K5 and save the extra two grand (and that's without getting VR everything!). This is all presuming that the K5 AF improvements are significant ...
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 19/09/2010 - 01:45
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thoughton wrote:
The D7000 simply inspired a new round of it! I sat down and worked out the cost of switching only last night, and concluded I'd rather try out the K5 and save the extra two grand (and that's without getting VR everything!). This is all presuming that the K5 AF improvements are significant ...
How did you guess it was the D7000? In my case it wasn't so much dissatisfaction with the AF (OK, it's not great) but a desire for some fast glass - the AF of the D7000 was just another 'pull' factor. I was always reluctant though because I'm very attached to my gear, and then I worked out that switching to Nikon would actually cost me more than the lenses on my wishlist and that was that .
The D7000 simply inspired a new round of it! I sat down and worked out the cost of switching only last night, and concluded I'd rather try out the K5 and save the extra two grand (and that's without getting VR everything!). This is all presuming that the K5 AF improvements are significant ...
Posted 19/09/2010 - 02:52
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Oh the timing helped It looks like a great camera for a great price. The problem I found is that getting VR in my most used lenses that would be a killer, waaaay out of my budget.
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 19/09/2010 - 09:35
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Glad your staying! Welcome back .
Posted 20/09/2010 - 18:21
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Good VR lenses aren't always cheap - my used 70-200 VR1 was the same price as my DA*60-250 new - getting a medium range zoom with VR is full of compromises - the AF-S 24-70 isn't VR but the 24-120 is, however not everyone likes the 24-120....To put it another way, expensive Nikon doesn't always mean good and conversely many of the cheaper Nikkors are highly rated....
Good to see you staying
Good to see you staying
Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
Posted 05/10/2010 - 22:09
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
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