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I've got the 16-45 and it's one of the best lenses in the stable, as far as I can tell. It goes well with an old 45-125 (which serves the same function as an 80-200 on a full-frame camera) and gives me excellent range for the *st D.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on FA 20-35mm or DA 16-45 on digital at 25/06/2006 - 03:48

I use the 31mm Limited as a standard on my D. Beautiful lens, but it is a bit pricey!

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on FA 35 F2.0 AL? at 29/05/2006 - 16:11

50-200 is an awfullly long range for a zoom. I can't beleive that it is as crisp as the 16-45 or the 70-210, or even the 45-125 across the full range.

Has anyone tried to produce an A3 with this lens? How much processing is needed?

I think I'll stick with my 16-45, 70-210, and 45-125 for now!

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on 50 - 200 DA at 25/06/2006 - 03:44

I just hope the 10 megapixel D2 or whatever it's called includes the cam to use old M and K lenses in apeture priority mode. Using the same vertical grip would be a nich touch, too.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Here they come........ at 28/05/2006 - 05:13

Neither Apple nor Microsoft came up with the GUI (Graphical User Interface).

The oringinal developer was........XEROX!!

I bet they're kicking themselves in the butt still for letting it get out of their hands!

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Long term future of PEF RAW at 28/05/2006 - 05:09

I agree wih George, convert to DNG with the free DNG convreter from Adobe. As to storage, two hard drives and DVD (for now Blu-Ray or HD-DVD later) is a safe method.

The main advantage of migrating formats when new drives come out is you confirm the integrity of your files, so you can pull from a different source if you find a corrupted file.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Long term future of PEF RAW at 21/05/2006 - 03:00

FWIW, I use the *st D with some pretty ancient M and K lenses. Sure, you have to use them in Manual, but they're Manual lenses (duh).

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on I want a ist-dl for my manual lenses....... at 16/05/2006 - 01:48

Are you using a circular or a standard polarizer?

There's also the thumb rule (it's sort a rule of thumb :wink that if you point your thumb at the sun, and make your hand into a 90 degree angle, amfd rotate about the thumb axis, your pointer finger will point to the area where the polarizing effect is most noticable.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on No change using polariser - does Ist DS compensate for it at 11/05/2006 - 15:37

Given that people with the D have an investment in CF cards, I'd be suprised if the new model D didn't have a slot for CF, even if it can use SD cards. There are two ways this can be accomplished, one is with dual slots, and another is with a "sleeve" that can be removed to reveal a CF slot.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on SD or CF card for new D model? at 05/05/2006 - 23:23

Why not use the standalone DNG converter? Get the latest DNG converter, it'll recognize most RAW files. When you import from the camera, do it through the DNG converter, rather than Photoshop.

An advantage is that it will flag any corrupt files, so you can try to recover them before you reformat the card.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Adobe DNG Converter and Camera RAW plug-in at 18/06/2006 - 11:21

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