Official Nikon Club for NAM

[Prost]

I was reading the other post and saw many people using Nikon and that's why I am starting this post. Please post your equipment(s) listing

Nikon N65 SLR
Nikon D70s SLR
Nikon 18-200 mm F/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF DX VR Lens
Nikon 12-24 mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens (soon, probably by the end of this year )
Nikon SB600 AF Speedlight Flash

Prost

[blacknblue]

Originally Posted by Prost

Please post your equipment(s) listing

Digital Cameras: D300, D70, CoolPix S9

Film Cameras: FE, N80

Nikkor Lenses: 18-70mm DX, 70-300mm, 12-24mm DX, 50mm, 105mm Micro VR, 10.5mm DX, 28mm (non-cpu manual), 105mm (non-cpu manual)

Accesories: Speedlight SB800, DR-6 (right-angle viewfinder)

-Juan

[ScottRiqui]

Just the Nikon stuff?

D50

18-200 mm VR
50mm f/1.8
70-300mm
18-55mm

SB-800 Speedlight

[Crashton]

Bodies:

Nikon D 200

Nikon D 40

Nikon FE

Nikon FE2
_______________

Lenses:

50mm 1.4

50mm 1.8 D

60mm 2.8 D Micro

85mm 1.8

18-70 afs

18-200 afs vr

70-200 f2.8 afs vr

1.4 Nikon tele converter

2.0 Nikon tele converter

SB 800 speedlight

[mylittlemini]

I feel so puny compared to you guys with just my (2) D40's with kit lenses.

I am lookin to get a 50mm f/1.8 and a 55-200mm VR pretty soon though.

(sorry for posting this, but if anyone wants a D40, i'm willing to sell one) i can delete this if you wish.

[Crashton]

The D40 is a nice camera. If I didn't already have one I'd buy yours.

[mylittlemini]

Yeah I really like it. Its my first true digital SLR, I was using an old Olympus SLR that was made in the late '70's and it took a beating, hope the D40 can hold up like it could but I'm definitely more careful with the D40.

[carjoy]

Great idea!

I have a D80

Nikon 70-300mm
Sigma 50mm
Two other lens I'll have to look at. Will update my posting later.

[Peters Dad]

I was a photojournalist for fifteen years and a "has been" now for twenty years. I've got an F3T HP "chrome" with motordrive and FM in almost new condition and many AI lenses. I'm thinking that a switch over to digital might inspire me to get back into it (for fun, not money this time) but I just haven't kept up on what's going on. Might be a dumb question but it shows how far "out of it" I am... Can the AI lenses be used on the new digital cameras? I'd sell or trade the camera bodies, of course, for a high end Nikon digital- is that the D80?
Thanks for any comments.

[whiteyanderson]

i'm a professional photo retoucher but, i "dabble" very lightly in photography. i too have the little D 40. great little camera though. i have the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses and the SB 400. suits me well. i get so tired of working on photo retouches all day that it's hard to take my own pictures sometimes. so the little set up i have is perfect for me.

[DaCrema]

edit my Nikon collection to read:

Camera bodies:
D-300 (arrived last night)
D-70S,
D-70,
6006,
FE (black painted brass body, but flooded)

no change in lenes

[Maxicooper]

Another test, by using camera program auto. I let the camera decided what to do with this kind of lighting situation. Hand held (1/10 sec.), shot through the car window with the help of camera optical vibration reduction.

Very impressive indeed.



Saint Louis, MO. Historical Old Courthouse.

[mylittlemini]

Peters Dad -

I don't know if the older AI lenses will work with the D80, I don't think you'll be able to meter with them on the D80. If your looking for higher end Nikon the D300 sounds like it might be a better choice. Did a quick search and seems like it will work the the older AI lenses.

I did a lot of research before getting into the digital SLR realm, and a couple sites helped me. I'd suggest checking them out.

http://www.bythom.com/nikon.htm - lots of info on Nikon stuff

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300/compatibility.htm - This is Ken Rockwell's review of the D300. I guess some people don't like him (atleast thats what I've read on some other sites) but he seems to give honest reviews.

[blacknblue]

Originally Posted by Peters Dad

a high end Nikon digital- is that the D80?
Thanks for any comments.

Originally Posted by mylittlemini

If your looking for higher end Nikon the D300 sounds like it might be a better choice.

While the D300 is a better choice than the D80, the D3 might be the best (if you really want high end). Of course, you'd be paying high end.

[Crashton]

Originally Posted by blacknblue

While the D300 is a better choice than the D80, the D3 might be the best (if you really want high end). Of course, you'd be paying high end.

What is better for one person isn't necessarily best for another. You'll need to do some research & go out & hold a few. How a camera feels is very important, as I'm sure you know.

I love my D200 & I'm sure that a D300 is better in many ways for me it's not worth the cost to upgrade. A lot depends on if you want a full frame DSLR or are content with the aps sized sensor. The D3 is a fine camera & without a doubt Nikon's best at this time, but it's a pro model & as such it is built heavy like a tank. Much heavier that an F3T.

Now that there are new models out some of the previous versions can be had at a pretty good price. I'd look at the D300 or D200 & if that is a bit more than you want check out a D80. Although I do have to say that on the other end of the Nikon spectrum the D40 is a fun little DSLR that travels everywhere with me & it's very inexpensive.

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.nikonians.org/

[cadfael_tex]

If there's not a statute of limitations then I'm in - F2 Photomic with Nikkor 50MM and 200MM lenses.

Originally Posted by mylittlemini

Peters Dad -

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300/compatibility.htm - This is Ken Rockwell's review of the D300. I guess some people don't like him (atleast thats what I've read on some other sites) but he seems to give honest reviews.

I've been looking at his site as I look at getting a D-SLR. He recommends the D40 and getting good lenses (eg 18-200 VR). I notice a few of you use the D40 - do you like it? Would you recommend it?

Other D-SLR users feel free to input too ;)

[toomuchfun]

My Nikon stuff:

D70
18-70mm DX


But I LOVE the Nikon center squeeze lens cap. I use them for all my lenses!!

[tdm156]

D70
N55
CP4300
18-55mm DX
55-200mm DX
70-210mm
28-105mm

[rippymcs]

FE
N8008
Coolpix 5700 (my first digital camera, not counting the Fujifilm DS-7)
D70s

AF 50mm f/1.8 (will replace with f/1.4 eventually)
AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 (my starter lens from 15 yrs ago)
AF 70-210mm 'D' f/4-5.6 (Ken Rockwell likes this lens, but I don't; push-pull zoom is awkward for me)
AF 18-35mm D f/3.5-4.5 (sorta regret buying this lens)

I really don't like the DX format, so I'm hoping Nikon will have FX format for the mid-level camera in a couple of years.

I also have a Mamiya RB67 that I used for weddings. Boy, do I hate weddings.

[jimz68]

Digital Bodies:

D200 w/MB D200
D2Xs
D300 w/ MB D10

Film Bodies:

2 F5's
N90s
FE2
Nikon F
2 Nikon F's with F36 Motor Drives

Lenses: (AF)

300mm f2.8 AF-S
70-200 VR f2.8 AF-S
17-55 f2.8
10-20mm (Sigma)
10.5mm Fisheye

2 TC-14e's
TC-17E
TC-20E (best used as a paperweight!)

MF Lenses

200mm f4
105mm f2.5
50mm f1.8
35mm f2
20mm f2

Speedlights

2 SB-800's
2 SB-80DX's
SB-28

And a bunch of cords, filters etc!!


Jim

[blacknblue]

I also have an SB30 speedlight.

[carjoy]

I would like to get a good wide angle lens for my D80. My camera has an wide angle extension lens that screws on to my 28-70mm lens but I find the pictures to be kinda blurry and grainy compared with a straight wide angle that I borrowed once. Any recommendations from other Nikonites??

[blacknblue]

The 12-24 is pretty nifty. (albeit pricey)

[ScottRiqui]

If it doesn't *have* to be a Nikon lens, the Tokina 12-24mm is rated nearly as well, for a little more than half the price.

[carjoy]

Originally Posted by ScottRiqui

If it doesn't *have* to be a Nikon lens, the Tokina 12-24mm is rated nearly as well, for a little more than half the price.

Doesn't have to be a Nikon lens. My 50mm is not and I love it. Thanks for the suggestion!