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Post by MarianMurdoch on Jan 12, 2010 19:34:42 GMT -5
*DANCES*
Just ordered it! Should arrive in a week or so!
*jumps up and down*
PARTY PARTY PARTY!!
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Post by ScottWood on Jan 12, 2010 19:40:10 GMT -5
Nice. I have never used a D90, but I do have the 18-200 as my regular walk around lens. I think you will enjoy it.
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Post by MarianMurdoch on Jan 12, 2010 20:38:33 GMT -5
Thanks, Scott! I'm so excited. It was a hard decision. My Minolta was very good to me, but I felt I needed to switch to a brand that had a more secure future than Sony. I know Sony is really trying to catch up, brand-wise, but they are really slow in getting out new lenses and gear.
So... I'm now part of the Nikon family.
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Post by ScottWood on Jan 12, 2010 20:42:17 GMT -5
I was a Pentax shooter in the film days. When I finally made the move to digital, I was in about the same place.
I knew more people who had Nikon gear that I could try out, and that moved me to the Nikon side of the world.
I have been shooting with a D200 for a long time now, and even though I really love it, I really would like to make the jump to the full frame and very high ISO of the D700.
I was ready last year and had the money set aside, but my puppy/dog broke her leg, it took all my camera savings to pay for the vet bills.
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Post by Saknika on Jan 12, 2010 21:19:19 GMT -5
Congrats Marian! Welcome to the Nikon family! LOL I'm sure you'll create wonderful images with this camera as well.  And Scott, I'm really sorry to hear about the puppy. I hope she's doing all right now. |
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Post by ScottWood on Jan 12, 2010 22:21:17 GMT -5
Congrats Marian! Welcome to the Nikon family! LOL I'm sure you'll create wonderful images with this camera as well. And Scott, I'm really sorry to hear about the puppy. I hope she's doing all right now. It was a year ago, she is find now. I am $4000 poorer, but she is fine. :-) If you go to my blog site, www.myblueheaven.com and click on the Ursa tags, you will get the whole story, including a really scary looking Xray. |
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Post by MarianMurdoch on Jan 23, 2010 15:06:01 GMT -5
I'll start by saying, this lens is heavy! It took a few minutes for me to get used to the additional weight in my hands. The placement of the shutter release is a bit more forward than my Minolta. The on/off switch is located just over the adjustment wheel and I accidentally turned off the camera when trying to adjust the aperture. The focusing is really quiet! Love it. The image/menu selection button is a bit too close to the digital display and when I went to page left, my finger kept hitting the edge of the display. When using Live View, it takes longer to find focus. The beep was annoying, so I turned that off. Aperture Test:  Noise Test: (f/5.6, 200mm, ISO 1600 - straight out of camera)  While some complain about the layout of the menus, I found them easy to navigate and understand. Vibration Reduction test:  So... I'm off to play some more.  |
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Post by Saknika on Jan 23, 2010 15:23:45 GMT -5
Oh awesome Marian! Looks like you're pretty happy with your new toy!
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Post by ScottWood on Jan 23, 2010 15:26:47 GMT -5
As I mentioned, the 18-200 is my staple walk around lens. I have others that I use for specific reasons, but normally the 18-200 is always mounted on my D200. The D90 looks like it has pretty impressing noise performance. That is the one thing I really want, ultra high ISO would fit right in with how and what I like to shoot. My next body will be full frame though.
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Post by enigmarose on Jan 23, 2010 18:05:41 GMT -5
Great news. It also looks like my choice of lens of the "Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS" to go with my Canon EOS 7D when I eventualy can afford to get it would be a wise one.
I chose this for the different situations you might find yourself in when you do not have a budget to have several lenses for any given situation. I would also add to it the Canon Close-Up Lens that fastens to this lens (It is also suitable for Nikon camers) for those macro shots.
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