Anyone have the new Nikon DX Superzoom? Would love to know how well the new Vibration Resistance works and how well the photos turn out. Hopefully I can save up enough to add it to my D100.
Chip NoVaMac said:I bought the 18-200VR, haven't had a chance to do any real shooting with it yet. But when our Nikon rep brought the lens in to our store, I did some shooting with it. And I can say, wow!
The VR II technology allows me to handhold to at least 1/15 on a regular basis at 200mm. And a lens test by a user at DPR shows that this lens is a very decent performer, even with its extreme zoom range.
Maybe OnTheBrink will post some her shots from SF and MacWorld for us.
On the Brink said:Wow, I can see it's going to take some time to go through all my images! Whew! Just went through a small batch of sixty-odd ones (from the P&S) in Aperture, but haven't yet fully processed them, mainly just viewed and rated them. I like being able to work on images first in Aperture and then going right to PSCS2, fixing them there, and then back to Aperture again. Right now my workflow seems slower and is taking longer than if I were using only PSCS2 but I know that is because I'm still getting accustomed to Aperture. Once I get into a rhythm and figure out exactly what I'm doing, I think it will definitely expedite matters. Ditto for Lightroom, which I've only briefly looked at, haven't really tried using.
OTB
Chip NoVaMac said:OTB, you could do what I did and post "unedited" (meaning the JPG's that you may have captured with the RAW, or do a simple batch conversion of what you think are the best shots.
IMO, there is no problem in letting the "warts" hang out there...
The Hamburger said:Is it worth buying DX lenses when they will be incompatible with the new size censors?
Not to mention the rumoured change in mount?
The Hamburger said:Is it worth buying DX lenses when they will be incompatible with the new size censors?
Not to mention the rumoured change in mount?
On the Brink said:For me right now, yes, it IS worth buying one or two DX lenses, but I know that I also can benefit from using ANY of the previous Nikon lenses on my D200 and allowing for the 1.6x factor.
Wha's this about a "rumoured change in mount" ?? Are you talking about Nikon? I'd be VERY surprised if they did that. I know that Canon has played that game in the past but I don't think Nikon would take the risk of antagonizing and alienating their base of loyal Nikon users who have collected Nikon lenses through the years and who have happily put them on whatever new Nikon camera bodies came along.....
Can you be a little bit more specific about this?
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ScubaDuc said:I am already alienated just by the thought of Nikon changing its mount
AIS lenses also have 1) a little indentation in the stainless steel lens mount to indicate that a lens with a linear action diaphragm was mounted. This feature was originally used on the FA/FG/2020/2000. No current production Nikon camera uses this information. 2) internal modifications to allow AIS lenses faster and more accurate shutter priority and programmed exposures by way of linear aperture movement, i.e. an equal mount of movement anywhere along the linkage results in the same amount of diaphragm action.
If I ever fully switch to digital, when Nikon comes out with a native 24x36 CCD, I want to be able to use my old lenses. I got too much invested already plus I don't see all the excitment with such long range zoom lenses: Zooms have never been as good as their fixed counterparts, even though with the 1.5 factor only the center of the lens is used: This is some of what I have collected through more than 20 yrs of amatour photography....and I LOVE my old Nikkor lenses...How could they even consider thinking about changing the lens mount....
Note that nobody has spoken directly to expand on this rumor. To me that says a lot.
ScubaDuc said:.How could they even consider thinking about changing the lens mount....,
ChrisA said:They already have in effect changed the mount. Try butting a manualllens on a D50.
Yes it mounts but the meter is completley disabled. You need a hand meter
the D100 is different