Sorry in advance for the long post...
I currently have a Fuji X100 (and a Bronica) which I predominantly use for landscape photography (examples here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oshrees/).
I've been thinking for a while though and would like a lens that's wider than the 35mm equivalent on the Fuji - maybe somewhere in the region of 20mm. This would mean that I would need to buy a new camera and lens, and I can't decide what to buy. In terms of SLRs I would prefer a Nikon as I have a D40 with kit lens so am familiar with how they work. I should also say that I would be using the camera on a tripod with the lowest ISO setting and would like to use filters. I would also like to be able to print some pictures up to A2 or even bigger.
I could afford around £2,000 and current options I've been considering would include:
- Nikon D700 (quite reasonably priced now) and a 20mm prime - Nikon or Voigtlander, or even perhaps stretch to the Zeiss 21mm?
- Fuji X-Pro 1 once the 14mm lens comes out (though not convinced about this as I would prefer something weatherproof)
- Save up for the D800 and again get a 20mm prime for the time being (though I'm worried that maybe they wouldn't be up to the sensor)
- Get a DX camera like the D7000 with the Nikon 10-24mm - but have read that full frame would give nicer quality images?
What do you think, and are there any other options that I should consider?
Many thanks!
I currently have a Fuji X100 (and a Bronica) which I predominantly use for landscape photography (examples here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oshrees/).
I've been thinking for a while though and would like a lens that's wider than the 35mm equivalent on the Fuji - maybe somewhere in the region of 20mm. This would mean that I would need to buy a new camera and lens, and I can't decide what to buy. In terms of SLRs I would prefer a Nikon as I have a D40 with kit lens so am familiar with how they work. I should also say that I would be using the camera on a tripod with the lowest ISO setting and would like to use filters. I would also like to be able to print some pictures up to A2 or even bigger.
I could afford around £2,000 and current options I've been considering would include:
- Nikon D700 (quite reasonably priced now) and a 20mm prime - Nikon or Voigtlander, or even perhaps stretch to the Zeiss 21mm?
- Fuji X-Pro 1 once the 14mm lens comes out (though not convinced about this as I would prefer something weatherproof)
- Save up for the D800 and again get a 20mm prime for the time being (though I'm worried that maybe they wouldn't be up to the sensor)
- Get a DX camera like the D7000 with the Nikon 10-24mm - but have read that full frame would give nicer quality images?
What do you think, and are there any other options that I should consider?
Many thanks!
