@megaz Thank you and congratulations on your expanded endeavor. As a fan of photographylife reviews for years, receive email notices, and set my D810 according to your suggestions, etc. but to use this forum, I had to use a new login because my password/email address were not longer recognized. I did not post any links just my list of lenses. Looking forward to using your updated website.
@nightjar The size of the Nikon Z 17-28mm f/2.8 also speaks in favor of the lens. It doesn't take up much space in your backpack and the filter thread is a nice 67mm. So I could finally dust off my old polarizing filter, which I currently have nothing else to screw on.
@libor-vaic In fact, I do have an old 67 mm polarizing filter lying around somewhere! 😀 But admittedly, that is hardly an argument for the lens in my case - I have used filters only very sporadically in my early days of photography, and it's been more than a decade (probably closer to two) since I last used one...
@nightjar Then there is nothing left to do but weigh arguments like f/2.8 vs. f/4, three millimeters at the wide end, minimum focusing distance (19mm vs. 28mm), price, sealing quality (S vs. non-S), size and weight.
I have a Z7ii , D800 and D2 and a few lenses and I'm waiting for a Z8.
I'm now the proud owner of a Z7ii, Z 24-120, Z 20/50/85 1.8 trio. They're currently all sitting at my sister's house until I get back to the US but I can't wait to try them out. If anyone has suggestions for accessories I'm all ears. I have the battery grip and an L bracket, looking for a speedlight now (probably SB-700). I'm brand new to Nikon though so any recommendations would be great.
@formerly-bruto - I had the same problem with getting set up here. Somehow it could not sort out my e-mail address. I almost gave up completely.
I'm a big fan of the optical finder, I do have mirrorless cameras but I prefer to shoot with, and enjoy shooting with, optical finder cameras. Since DSLR's seem to be being phased out, I set myself up with an entire lineup of Nikon DSLR's, and these are my very favorite (I've owned all of the Nikon DSLR's, yes all of them):
D800 (two of them, one with a battery grip)
D810
D3s
Df
D700
D610
D7000, D300s, D90
Not sure I'll keep the D300s and D90, but they are classics. The D7000 is my favorite APS-C Nikon, even more than the D7100/7200 cameras. The D800 is my personal favorite full frame, followed closely by the Df and D3s.
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I have owned quite a few Nikon digital bodies since 2013, as well as a few Canon DSLRs, (notably the 6D and 5D). My favorite Nikon DSLRs are the D3s, the D5, D810, the D500 and the D850. Yep, not just one favorite, but many.
For mirrorless, after shooting the Z7 for a few years, a camera I truly love as well, I upgraded to the Z9 and I have to say it is by far the best digital camera I've ever used. The D6 is a close second, but of course they are different cameras by far.
I enjoy shooting the Z9 more than any other camera I've owned, thus far. Maybe someday I'll go for a Z8 to replace my Z6 II, but not anytime soon.
In the film era I shot Nikon 35mm F2AS, FM and FE2 bodies, as well as Hasselblad 500 C/M and Hasselblad 1000F.
I still like my older dslr cameras. I have tried mirrorless but it’s just too fiddley for me. Going into the menu for things after using dials and buttons is a pain. I still have the small z50 its ok for a walk around camera but when I want to really want to photograph things I reach for the DSLR cameras.
Hi everybody!
In 2016 I bought my first DSLR and this beloved D7200 does still a great job.
On my camera bag there’re these lenses:
Samyang 10mm f2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Nikkor AF-P DX 10–20 mm 1:4,5–5,6G VR
Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105 mm 1:3,5-5,6G ED VR
Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm 1,8G
Nikkor AF-P DX 70–300 mm 1:4,5–6,3 G ED VR
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6,3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary
Maybe there will be added one or two lense(s) but I think I’ve a good line up for my needs. And acutally I’ve no feeling that I have to switch to full frame and/or mirrorless.
@myotis I like the D7100 I have and my wife's D7200, and I suspect the only reason I will be upgrading in the near future is that the D7100 is getting old and wearing out.
If you find a good sample at a reasonable price, I might recommend the 16-80 DX as an eventual replacement for the 18-105. The added width, faster aperture, and super sharpness make this a really nice lens for general use. It's likely to be sharp enough at the long end that you can make up for the lost range by cropping.
One of those little features you don't notice until it appears is also that the large and squarish lens hood has room to reach in fairly easily and rotate a graduated or polarizing filter without taking the hood off. If you regularly use such filters, this is a surprisingly handy feature.
@formerly-bruto Yeah, I’m very happy that I decided for the D7200. My wife has a D5300 and these camera is a bit too small for my hands and I would miss some buttons and the second adjustment wheel. Coming from a Canon PowerShot I was faszinated about the mirror (sound) and the possibility of changing lenses. After some researchs across manufactures and product lines the D7200 seemed to be a good choice. And it was.
I was spoiled by the zoom range of my Canon (20x) so the next thing I bought was the 70-300 and the 10-20. But nowadays I shoot more often long exposures on evening or at nigtand so I wanted to gradually acquire larger apertures. So many thanks for your recommendation! I've read some reviews about the lens and the good challanging with coma at 2,8. In any case I will put them on my list. Thanks for your tip.
My first Nikon was a FG20 and shortly after that a FM2, when they were released new in 1983/84 I think. My first DSLR was the D1 in 2000. Then a D1x and the D2's. After that the D700, which I had for ten years. Then the D810/D850 and now Z6 removed link My favorite viewfinder was always the one on the F3HP. I still use that camera. But the Dx's are great too.
I never thought I would prefer an EVF over an OVF. Until one evening I was leaving the NWR (National Wildlife Refuge), it was about 20 minutes after sunset. Which here in NM means pretty dark. When I looked out of the car window I saw some shadows flying around. First I thought those were bats. I took my Z6 with a Tamron 150-600 on it and pointed at the shadows. It turned out they were Burrowing Owls hunting for insects. One of those owls landed on a bush and I could take a few shots. Manual focus, AF did not work, 1/100sec at ISO 51,200. And thanks to the new NR in LR the image looks pretty clean. I am quite certain that I could never have photographed that image with my D850. That sold me to the EVF.
Cameras: Z6/Z7
Lenses: 50mm f1.8 S, 105mm MC f2.8 S, 24-120mm S and in a day or so the 400mm f4.5 S, which will substitute my Tamron 150-600. No FTZ for me anymore. ;)
Nikon D70 then Nikon D7200
Nikon lenses:
18-55mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6 VR II
18-70mm AF-S f/3.5-4.5
70-200mm AF-S f/2.8 VR
TC-20E
Patiently waiting for a Nikon Z70 action camera : )
I just added the Z 8 to my kit.