SO..........what are you gonna buy next?

Discussion in 'Digital Cameras & Equipment' started by Tim, Feb 7, 2007.

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  1. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=21592528

    17-55 IS lacks the sealing of the cousin Ls. I have a little dust in the lens but it's not affecting image quality. I try and keep the dust out. Got a HEPA filter for the office plus I'm going to add my IKEA cabinet lights to the storage unit to dehumidify.

    As for QC - Photozone rested the 70-200/2.8 IS.

    Final comments: "At this stage I will not provide a final verdict due a centering problem in the tested samples. Nonetheless I would like to note that the QC issues with image stabilization lenses (Canon or Nikon) are getting worrisome from a testing perspective."

    http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses ... /index.htm
     
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    Roger, Feb 14, 2007
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  2. jann1033

    jann1033 Member

    hmm that is interesting and sure fits my own experience with the 28-135 lemon i got.( less lemon ish till canon "fixed" it but that's a different topic)
     
    jann1033, Feb 15, 2007
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  3. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    why dont you send it back again with a letter of complaint? they messed up one of my lenses awhile back and i sent it back to them and they fixed it quick and overnighted it back to me. no extra charge...
     
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    Tim, Feb 15, 2007
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  4. HW

    HW Member

    just got a nikon D80 with the 18-135mm kit lens and 2 gig sd card. Now the fun begins and the good old lens lust
     
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    HW, Feb 17, 2007
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  5. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    at-a-boy ,howie. 'bout darn time....... even if it is nikon... (yuck) :)
     
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    Tim, Feb 17, 2007
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  6. HW

    HW Member

    haha tim.. remember this aint that other site where brand loyalty is like a cult
     
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    HW, Feb 17, 2007
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  7. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    i am really happy for ya, bud. it's been a long time coming and i know how bad you wanted that bad boy. congrats!
     
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    Tim, Feb 17, 2007
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  8. Jeff Fillmore

    Jeff Fillmore Member

    I guess I lied here before...I went out and bought a 105mm f2.8 VR. I really need to work on my impulse management... ::)
     
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    Jeff Fillmore, Feb 17, 2007
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  9. gary

    gary Member

    howie, that's a good camera, and nikon makes some very sharp lenses, now comes the real expense, building up the full range lens collection, i've been captive to lenslust for awhile
    gary
     
    gary, Feb 17, 2007
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  10. HW

    HW Member

    I got the lust already Gary but the kit lens is good enough for now till I learn how to use the D80. I want to get a 400 or 500mm for bird shooting. Most likely something in the f5.6 range as f 2.8 on them big tellies is way out of my price range.
     
    HW, Feb 19, 2007
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  11. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    here's your lens, howie....

    consistently high reviews on this one....
    SIGMA 50-500
     
    Tim, Feb 20, 2007
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  12. HW

    HW Member

    I will have to check that lens out when the time comes as in when I got the cash for one. Another next is a newer PC. This one is about 5 now and getting a little slow for doing raw workflow. Damn thing crashed on me today and I spent half the day figuring out why and after clean installs and changing hard drives it turned out to be the video card.
     
    HW, Feb 20, 2007
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  13. HW

    HW Member

    I just got another recommend on that lens Tim
     
    HW, Feb 25, 2007
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  14. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    it's gotten consistently good reviews, but i have seen it in the field and it's pretty darn big.
     
    Tim, Feb 25, 2007
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  15. HW

    HW Member

    HW, Feb 25, 2007
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  16. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    thanks, howie.
     
    Tim, Feb 25, 2007
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  17. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    ya know, that bigma might be on my wish list too... :eek:
     
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    Tim, Feb 25, 2007
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  18. HW

    HW Member

    am looking to get that spyder now. I see the prices have really dropped on them. B and H has the basic one for 69 now
     
    HW, Mar 10, 2007
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  19. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    You may also try buy.com. I think they have it for $60.

    They also have the Huey for $67.

    If you haven't used Google checkout yet you can get $10 off.

    I actually just got the express from Buy.com this week!
     
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    Roger, Mar 10, 2007
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  20. HW

    HW Member

    thanx.. will look into buy.com and google checkout
     
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    HW, Mar 10, 2007
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