New Toys !!

Ton14

Yeahhh ..... Pistnbroke.

DenverShooter

The Nikon 24mm to 70mm F/2.8 is a monster lens. I have a pair of them.


Denver Shooter

retread

DenverShooter said:

The Nikon 24mm to 70mm F/2.8 is a monster lens. I have a pair of them.


Denver Shooter

I have a 24-70 G use it as a long normal lens on a D7200 a lot. I would like to try the E version but not in the mood to upgrade soon. The Sigma 120-300 is the monster in my bag.

Pistnbroke

28-300 rules

Msmoto

DenverShooter said:

Rx4Photo said:

Now I need new tires on the car, so there goes THAT money : (

I run Michelin summer tires and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 snow tires on my daily drivers. And Michelin M/S LT tires on my Ford Excursion and Michelin Pilot A/S3 on my '89 Porsche 951.

I get exceptional tread life out of the Michelin's (including the relatively soft Pilot's) but I am OCD with maintaining proper tire pressure, suspension alignment and balancing.

Your life depends on your tires. Don't cheap out.

Denver Shooter

Had to comment on this.... the primary reason for good tires, to make certain no tire issues arise when one is carrying things like an 800/5.6, 600/5.6, 400/2.8, 300/2.8.... oh yes, and a 200-400/4.

Yup, need to make certain no breaks downs....

spraynpray

LOL! Yeah, forget the wife and kids, just worry about your Nikon gear. I like it Tommy!

Msmoto

Well, after all, this is a camera forum.... LOL

framer

I bought retreads for my Mustang so I can afford that new mirrorless

DenverShooter

spraynpray said:

LOL! Yeah, forget the wife and kids, just worry about your Nikon gear. I like it Tommy!

LOLROF.

Denver Shooter

DenverShooter

And you don't want to be sitting by the side of the road in the Badlands of South Dakota in 100 degree temps waiting for AAA to show up with a tow truck dispatched out of Rapid City 75 miles away due to a blown tire that you can't get the lug nuts off from.

That will certainly cast a pall over your photo safari.

Denver Shooter

HankB

DenverShooter said:

Denver Shooter

I have a 24-70 G use it as a long normal lens on a D7200 a lot. I would like to try the E version but not in the mood to upgrade soon. The Sigma 120-300 is the monster in my bag.

Why not look into the 16-80 f/2.8-4E if you don't need the extra tonnage of an FX lens? It is half the weight of a 24-70; it is an "E" lens; and it gives you the same wide angle as the 24-70 when used in its intended FX application.

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HankB said:

DenverShooter said:

Denver Shooter

I have a 24-70 G use it as a long normal lens on a D7200 a lot. I would like to try the E version but not in the mood to upgrade soon. The Sigma 120-300 is the monster in my bag.

Why not look into the 16-80 f/2.8-4E if you don't need the extra tonnage of an FX lens? It is half the weight of a 24-70; it is an "E" lens; and it gives you the same wide angle as the 24-70 when used in its intended FX application.

It works great for indoor sports where I need the constant 2.8 and I plan to move to FX in the future. I have two DX lenses to cover the wide end. Both are constant 2.8.

mhedges

I just picked up a 19" LED ringlight from Adorama via eBay (couldn’t resist the $25 off coupon plus I had eBay bucks to use). Seems pretty cool, but I am not sure what to use for a stand. I was planning to use one of my extra tripods, but it doesn't have any kind of tripod adapter - just a hole about 5/8” around.

It’s so big I’m kind of thinking a 1/4” tripod thread isn’t the best idea anyway. What do you folks use? Should I get a dedicated light stand?

pictureted

My camera gear is serving me well. My latest toys are guitars with fewer frets (12) and a wonderful Taylor GS Mini Bass. The big advantage is less strain on arthritic joints and I can play them much longer! Whoopee. Now for that light weight 500/5.6...

sport

I jumped into the action camera arena by getting a GoPro Hero 6. At a recent family reunion a distant cousin really challenged my thinking about technology. At 72 he is teaching other members of his retirement community how to take videos with drones. Pushing himself to learn new things was refreshing.

So, I am now a beginner again in a whole new world.

Symphotic

8-15 mm Nikkor zoom fisheye. Amazing!

Msmoto

This thread said something abut new purchases......

How about mine from Melville?

Replace mount on D4 and TC-20EIII......about $1,000 USD (TC would not come off the D4 body)

Replace mount on 70-200/2.8, both ends of the TC-14EII, and the entire front of the D500..... about $1,400 USD (Dropped the body with lens, TC, attached.)

Oh well....

DenverShooter

This is why I have my gear on my homeowners insurance policy. It covers me dropping expensive things... Cost is 1% of what I paid for it.

Sorry for your "loss".

Denver Shooter

Photobug

Msmoto said:

This thread said something abut new purchases......

How about mine from Melville?

Replace mount on D4 and TC-20EIII......about $1,000 USD (TC would not come off the D4 body)

Replace mount on 70-200/2.8, both ends of the TC-14EII, and the entire front of the D500..... about $1,400 USD (Dropped the body with lens, TC, attached.)

Oh well....

Msmoto - never heard of a converter sticking/locking onto a lens mount. Wow, that was expensive. And then the D500 repair....that should slow you down on buying new gear for a while.

retread

Msmoto said:

This thread said something abut new purchases......

How about mine from Melville?

Replace mount on D4 and TC-20EIII......about $1,000 USD (TC would not come off the D4 body)

Replace mount on 70-200/2.8, both ends of the TC-14EII, and the entire front of the D500..... about $1,400 USD (Dropped the body with lens, TC, attached.)

Oh well....

My D500 fell off a shelf in a holster with a 70-200 2.8 VRII and a 20EIII converter attached. pulled the mount off the D500. If I remember correctly it cost my insurance company $160 to replace the front of the camera.

No damage to the lens or converter.

framer

Ouch! Hurt me even thinking about that.

framer