November 25, 201213 yr I'd throw in a vote for an nex 5 which can be picked up for peanuts these days and a sigma 30mm. Supposedly much sharper than more expensive lenses and reviews mentioning that were written by cicala so I trust them.
November 25, 201213 yr Haj, no budget in mind but the lower the better (as usual). CJ, yeah, I was looking at the 5 but I always get confused since there appears to be multiple versions (regular 5, n, and r).
November 25, 201213 yr 5 is the oldest. Then came n. then r. I am guessing the prices are based on that. Is a viewfinder important to you or can you live with live view? I am not using mine (nex 5) and haven't in a few months because of school. I can ship it over if you want to play with it prior to purchase. But I only have a zeiss 50/2 manual lens so you will need to find an af lens if that is what you plan to use later.
November 25, 201213 yr Nate, If you are interested in a Nex 5, I am plannng to sell mine. FWIW, I bought a 5N at some point and sent it back and went for 5 instead (mostly becuase of some weird noise that the 5N made with video... I assume they fixed this). I bought mine from Jeff a little over a year ago I think.
November 25, 201213 yr We love Fitz, he loves you, so welcome and congratulations. ^This Welcome Noah! ^And this
November 25, 201213 yr Nate, If you are interested in a Nex 5, I am plannng to sell mine. FWIW, I bought a 5N at some point and sent it back and went for 5 instead (mostly becuase of some weird noise that the 5N made with video... I assume they fixed this). I bought mine from Jeff a little over a year ago I think. sure Shelly, PM me some details. I'd love to have it for a trip in two weeks but that's not make or break.
November 25, 201213 yr Author I haven't posted any of my own photos in this thread in bloody ages. I've mentioned on several occasions that I bought and IR-modified 5D. Last week I finally took it out and took some landscape shots. EF 50mm F/1.4 @ F/2, 1/100, ISO 100. EF 17-40L @ 36 mm, 1/60, F/5.6, ISO 100. EF 17-40L @ 26 mm 1/60, F/5.6, ISO 100. EF 17-40L @ 17 mm, 1/100, F/6.3, ISO 100. In late september I worked a party where there was a fire spinning troupe. I spend 2 hours taking photos of them ...and while I was doing that, someone stole my DJ headphones out of my bag. 35mm F/2 @ F/18, 0.8 seconds, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/11, 2.5 sec, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/10, 3.2 sec, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/11, 3.2 sec, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/10, 2 sec, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/10, 3.2 sec, ISO 100. EF 35mm @ F/13, 3.2 sec, ISO 100. Click through for extended EXIF and all that.
November 25, 201213 yr sure Shelly, PM me some details. I'd love to have it for a trip in two weeks but that's not make or break. OK, I'll send some pics by PM. Also, does anyone know what these are going for nowadays? I have the NEX5 + 18-55.
November 26, 201213 yr Who's getting one? **BRENT** I'm holding out for the VR version so I can shoot handheld. Damn, thats hawt On a more serious note, I love my tripod like a fat kid loves cake. And all of my flashes too. I think I may like my flashes more than my tripod, but only just barely. What is more love than how a fat kid loves cake? That is how I feel about my flashes, my feelings for my tripods have not changed.
November 26, 201213 yr I was thinking of getting a new lens but now I am thinking that maybe I should upgrade the D90 to a D7000 (they are $900 until Dec 15th at BH and other places) instead. I currently have D90 and Nikon 35mm f/1.8, Nikon 40mm f/2.8 macro, Nikon 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 VRII for everyday lenses. Here are my options. 1) Upgrade D90 to D7000 2) Get the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 and use this instead of the 35mm f/1.8 as my everyday lens 3) Do nothing and stick with D90 + 35mm as my everyday lens
November 26, 201213 yr Those are beautiful pics, Knucks. My sister ...er... plays with fire. I may have to introduce the two of you, although you are on opposite coasts. You ever get into the Bay area?
November 26, 201213 yr Author No, I've never been to California. I have a number of friends who live out there, but they've all but given up on getting me to visit them.
November 27, 201213 yr Ok Brent, let's pretend we live in an alternative universe where one can pick on one number. Does one pick door number 1 with the D7000 or door number 2 with the Sigma 17-50?
November 27, 201213 yr If it was Canon, I'd have an opinion worth giving. It's not, so, uhmmm... ask Peter and Ari? **BRENT**
November 27, 201213 yr My 2¢ is that the D7000 is a worthy upgrade. The low-light shooting abilities were game changing coming from the D80 (not too far from your D90). The video capabilities are also going to be better along with, well, just about everything else. Sure, nice expensive glass is great but really, are you going to shoot raw, spend hours post-processing extracting every last detail or are you going to chuck a lens on a body, shoot with pretty standard settings and use the in-camera jpg output? I'm in the latter camp. I'd love to have the time to tinker but I don't and I'm slowly getting over the fact that I can't do everything. Slowly. So I'm content with my everyday first gen 18-200 and occasional super-wide-angle 12-24 and get better pictures out of that setup because I actually use the setup. Translation - door #1. The D90 is ancient in tech terms and the D7000 is a crazy good consumer DSLR body and you've got some nice glass from where I sit.
November 27, 201213 yr Spending the evening in Manhattan so I decided to finally try out the Nex7. Fun little camera.
November 27, 201213 yr I like but don't love my D7000. I think it feels the same about me. I find it harder to get consistently great shots with it. I know that says more about the photographer, but something about the AF system irks me.
November 27, 201213 yr What did you have before the D7000? D90? I don't remember (I guess that is obvious since I am asking).
November 27, 201213 yr I had the D50. Much easier to use for me (because I'm a novice), but also much less capable. I think the 7000 is just a little twitchy. It is obviously a very advanced camera, but getting the images you want, at least in my experience, is not a snap. Part of that is because I have advanced in terms of what I want to capture and am still learning, but part of it is that the D7000 seems like it could use a little bit of refinement in its AF system. EDIT: If possible, I strongly recommend renting one to see how you like it.
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