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amemoryoncelost
Oct 2, 2006, 01:24 AM
Pretty simple. Looking for some lenses to add to my collection. AKA I have one lens and would like something kind of wide 17mm to 20mm. Something macro and something zoom, maybe if someone has a cheaper tamron 70-300 they wanna let go of. Actually kind of looking for a nikkor 50mm 1.8 as well. So yeah, doesn't need to be autofocus or anything, would just love to do something besides the one lens I have (18mm-70mm nikkor) and will work with the D70s and be reasonably priced. PM me or post here with any offers. Will only pay with paypal and within North America!

thanks a ton!

dustin


Silentwave
Oct 2, 2006, 01:37 AM
I'd think you'd want AF though, since the D70S exposure meter requires CPU contacts to function.

Unless you are like I was, and are really into manual everything.
amemoryoncelost
Oct 2, 2006, 03:14 PM
I'd think you'd want AF though, since the D70S exposure meter requires CPU contacts to function.

Unless you are like I was, and are really into manual everything.

I wouldn't say manual everything, but if I could find a good deal on a wide lens, but it's an old guy, no biggie. I can focus a lens, I went to film school and shot 16mm with nothing but prime lenses, but I don't think I'll shoot anything with my d70 requiring a tape measure and a book of focal lengths...

so yeah, open to anything really!
jessica.
Oct 2, 2006, 07:56 PM
I have one for sale actually used on my D70.

http://web.mac.com/iamjessica/iWeb/forsalesite
bossass
Oct 6, 2006, 02:51 AM
Get a tokina 12-24. Greatest lens for the price.
macdaddy121
Oct 6, 2006, 01:02 PM
Get a tokina 12-24. Greatest lens for the price.

I prefer the Sigma 10-20 for even less.
maxi
Oct 6, 2006, 03:50 PM
Just an advice, the D70's viewfinder is not really nice for manual lenses. I use some extensively, but at times you just have to guess and shoot a bunch of pictures and then keep the good one...
ebay should be full of nice manual lenses, just make sure they are Ai or later.
amemoryoncelost
Oct 6, 2006, 06:09 PM
Just an advice, the D70's viewfinder is not really nice for manual lenses. I use some extensively, but at times you just have to guess and shoot a bunch of pictures and then keep the good one...
ebay should be full of nice manual lenses, just make sure they are Ai or later.


ooooh, thanks! I actually bought the 50mm nikkor 1.8D AF, I saw a bunch of the older manual lenses on there, but figured I would spend the extra twenty and get an autofocus version and brand new at that!

Ill keep it in mind though
Silentwave
Oct 7, 2006, 12:30 PM
I'll second what Maxi said. the D70 viewfinder is probably the reason that my right eye went from degenerating in line with my left, to degenerating 3-4x faster than the left one.

It's since gone back to the 1:1 ratio, but only AFTER I got rid of the D70.

I spend a lot of time doing manual focus with the D70, and I think the eyestrain did it. 26,000 photos.

the D200 and D1/D2 series cameras are much better for manual focus, plus they all meter.

with the D70 the green dot is your friend with manual focus :)