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MarkTaylor wrote:
cabstar wrote:
I am looking for a short telephoto to copliment my 35mm 50mm primes. I am looking at the various 100mm lenses but they all seem to be macro, are they suitable for telephoto usage still???
Any decent 100(ish)mm macro that can focus to infinity (and as far as I'm aware almost all of them - and certainly all current models - can) will make an excellent telephoto prime.
I have a 105mm Sigma macro & it makes an excellent telephoto lens.

Comment by wadna posted on 100mm lens as a telephoto at 25/09/2011 - 13:10

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We live in hope.
I'm amused that people think APS-C can out perform FF for IQ. I haven't seen one that will do that but in due course "new" APS-C will out perform legacy FF. It's like claiming 35mm will out perform 120 format - bigger sensor/neg will perform better all other things being equal.
My list is similar to yours. Obviously IQ is tops. FPS? 5 would do. Mp? The D700 does a great job with 12Mp. so less than 20 would be fine. Large pixels improve DR. I would add a wish for a large bright viewfinder.

Comment by wadna posted on Full Frame - A wish list at 25/09/2011 - 01:06

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Welcome bernado. I hope your new camera serves you well & that you continue to enjoy your photography.

Comment by wadna posted on Old Nikonian turns Pentaxian! at 07/09/2011 - 13:21

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philstaff wrote:
I have this lens also and liked it from day one although it does add more weight to the overall package compared to a camera fitted with the kit lens
Bigger & heavier than the kit Sigma 18-55 I had but it is also a lot more capable.

Comment by wadna posted on First play with the Siggy 17-70 at 29/08/2011 - 23:20

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I upgraded from the kit Sigma 18-55 to the 17-70 & have been very happy with the lens - certainly it's a lot better than the 18-55.

Recently I've bought some primes which I'm loving but now I wonder what I will use for traveling next time; the 17-70 or the primes. The 17-70 makes more sense as it's so versatile & produces such good results. However I'll probably take a fast prime, probably the FA31 for low light & night shots - however the DA21 is excellent for street, it's compact & light too.

All good shots Bob but for Street I like images 2, 3 & 5 best although #1 is very appealing.

Comment by wadna posted on First play with the Siggy 17-70 at 29/08/2011 - 20:52

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It appears I'm the only one who uses Tv.
Since clicking Tv in the poll I've started using Tav.

Comment by wadna posted on What is your default Shooting Mode at 28/08/2011 - 12:40

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I've got into trouble for saying this before but the detail produced by my *istD (6Mp) was surprising. My K-7 (14.6Mp) needs more sharpening than the *istD to extract the detail.

Comment by wadna posted on The pixel war at 27/08/2011 - 23:59

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Anvh wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="Joe S"]Nikon is putting money into making their own sensors? /quote]
They say that about the D7000 but it's a sony in there though, maybe adapted.
Which is the same sensor used in the K-5 I believe.

Comment by wadna posted on The pixel war at 27/08/2011 - 23:54

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Several 8GB SDHC cards for my K-7 but normally only the SanDisk Extreme Pro is used.

Comment by wadna posted on What capacity cards are you mainly using? at 14/08/2011 - 04:46

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"Which laws of physics dictate this?"
Presumably it's the one that says deterioration due to diffraction has probably already started by f11!

Comment by wadna posted on Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4 at 04/08/2011 - 02:14

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