Digital SLRs?

[ubiquitous]

hm yea you're the second person to tell me that although a handful of reviews said the 40/60 outperformed the 80 in certain respects. Can anyone give me insight on the 18-55, 18-70, and 18-135 lenses in terms of best for just overall every day shooting? I'm honestly not sure where the best place would be for asking these questions on the forum or if this thread is fine...

[connor]

the 40 doesn't even have an internal AF motor... the D80 is a better camera in every respect, I would never take a 40/60 instead.

[aizan]

good day for nikon users. they just announced a 35/1.8 af-s dx.

http://nikon.com/about/news/2009/0209_nikkor_01.htm

[mis]

Fuck. That solves all my problems. BOOYA

Nevermind I just realised its DX

[ericdw]

does anyone have the remote for the D40/40x/60? I've heard it's crappy b/c the sensors on the back of the camera, not the front. i don't want it just for WAYWTs, but i would like to use it from places other than directly behind the camera... any input? thanks

[mis]

Not sure if phottix makes remotes for the D40 range but thats what I use. You get the wired AND wireless remote. Although u have to screw in the wired controller even when you use it wirelessly

[ericdw]

oh and the wired controller is the receiver for the wireless so you can put it in front or behind the camera? that might be good

[mis]

yup. The wired shutter release mechanism acts as the receiver for the wireless controller, so you can place it anywhere you want

[please underestimate]

does anyone have a 35-70mm f/2.8D that they wanna sell? let me know guysss

[Osmosis Jones]

Anybody pick up the Tokina 11-16 AT-X f2.8? i tried one out and it's pretty sweet...

[hi2u]

thinking about selling my canon 15mm fishy, how much do these things run for?

[原料かば]

does anyone have a 35-70mm f/2.8D that they wanna sell? let me know guysss

when u get that sell me your camera ha

[arevalo]

I haven't been keeping up much in the digital world.

Best bang for the buck Nikon body at the moment?

[aizan]

d40 - practically free

d80 - cheapest way to get a nice viewfinder

d2h - cheapest way to get awesome af

[arevalo]

d40 - practically free

d80 - cheapest way to get a nice viewfinder

d2h - cheapest way to get awesome af

I'm coming from a 20D (which I sold bad move) and loved the construction of it.

How do these feel? Hopefully nothing like a rebel as the plastic feels weird to me.

[aizan]

since nikon and canon frog jump each other's camera lineups, you'd be looking at a step down to the d90 or a step up to the d300/d700. or just get the same thing: 50d/5dmkii. the d90 isn't as well made as the 50d, but it's definitely not plasticky like the d60 or xsi.

[Osmosis Jones]

Nikons don't feel too plastic-y to me at all... The lower-end canons do to me though...

I think this has to do with the "paintjob" where the canons have a smooth finish and the nikons usually have a grippy sort of finish.

[16steps]

I haven't been keeping up much in the digital world.

Best bang for the buck Nikon body at the moment?

depending how much you wanna spend, but id say a d80 body and just get a badass lens when you can

[Osmosis Jones]

I don't know how great my opinion is but maybe a d40 and save the money for later?

I know I started with the D40 and my dad's old 50mm prime. Learned some composition and now i'm using a d90(loads more features) with the same lense.

[cure]

i think the d40 is great if you don't plan on getting too interested in photography. I feel that most people will want the ability to autofocus on more lenses and will eventually upgrade. The D80 is probably the best compromise of cost and efficiency. The Upgrade between the D40 and higher is a bigger gap than a D80 to anything higher. makes sense to keep the d80 for good if you're a hobbyist but still want access to AF with more lens choices w/o shelling out the extra cash.

[panthermodern]

I dunno the reason I would stay away from the D40 is that it doesn't have internal AF motors so you will have to shell out for more expensive lenses...

[aizan]

all of their new lenses are af-s. you're only missing out on old screw-drive lenses. not much of an issue, imo.

[cure]

its true, but more expensive. The new 50mm AF-S at f 1.4 is $440 where i think most people could be satisfied with the 50mm f 1.8 at $110 if it were AF-S.

[Osmosis Jones]

Can anybody recommend a wide angle lense which isn't too pricey? I have a 50mm prime and had to sell the rest of my lenses to cover some other stuff.

Looking for something wider than an 18mm.

[kromophobic]

you got a FF or crop? i know canon makes a 10-22 for crop but will only work on EF-S...

[Osmosis Jones]

i have a nikon d90

[mis]

Tokina 11-16

Nikkor 12-24

[aizan]

its true, but more expensive. The new 50mm AF-S at f 1.4 is $440 where i think most people could be satisfied with the 50mm f 1.8 at $110 if it were AF-S.

if we're talking about buying prime lenses for the d40, there's the new 35/1.8 af-s for $200, which is a normal lens on aps-c. i would only recommend the 50/1.4 af-s if you got a d700.

[jcab.]

Without going through all of the pages in this long ass thread, it's safe to assume that post people here shoot Nikon?

[panthermodern]

Can anybody recommend a wide angle lense which isn't too pricey? I have a 50mm prime and had to sell the rest of my lenses to cover some other stuff.

Looking for something wider than an 18mm.

The Nikon 12-24mm is pretty expensive... If I were you I'd check out the Sigma 10-20mm. Popular lens, and pretty sharp if you get a good copy.