New Nikon 28-300mm

I've been away for a few days and hadn't realised how my post was going to be discussed, frankly I own a D3 because anyone who has used one will tell you it's a wonderful camera. I also own a 24-70 f2.8 Nikkor, a 70-200 f2.8 Nikkor, both wonderful lenses but in my opinion not needed on the day ( good light, no particular requirement for shallow dof and nothing moving that fast that the 28-300 couldn't focus on it). This is not a cheap and cheerful lens, I thought the results were pretty good, most of the failures were user error rather than lens related and knowing the range I needed on the day it seemed like the ideal choice. Sorry if I offended anybody but hey ho, its my money I'll spend it on whatever camera I want thanks!
 
In some ways I would love this lens. For airshows or for days out with my son it would be perfect - my arm was hurting after taking the 70-200 round Thomasland earlier in the year!!! However, my shopping list has a 24-70 at the top, and a D700 second - for the £800 or so it costs, I just feel this lens is too much as I would be unlikely to use it for paid work.
 
bigsmiff said:
I've been away for a few days and hadn't realised how my post was going to be discussed, frankly I own a D3 because anyone who has used one will tell you it's a wonderful camera. I also own a 24-70 f2.8 Nikkor, a 70-200 f2.8 Nikkor, both wonderful lenses but in my opinion not needed on the day ( good light, no particular requirement for shallow dof and nothing moving that fast that the 28-300 couldn't focus on it). This is not a cheap and cheerful lens, I thought the results were pretty good, most of the failures were user error rather than lens related and knowing the range I needed on the day it seemed like the ideal choice. Sorry if I offended anybody but hey ho, its my money I'll spend it on whatever camera I want thanks!
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Succint and to the point !!
 
Thank you for posting this.
I had a thread last week asking about this lens and from what i have seen here i am glad i ordered it yesterday and sat here waiting for it today.
I have brought it for my new D700 as a general walk about and travel lens.
 
cambsno said:
Seems fairly sharp and some nice pics... although not on my normal laptop at the moment and display not great but they look fine. Seems like a good walkabout lens, although I am a fan of 2.8 lenses myself.
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Agreed.
Looks sharp on screen. Personally I wouldnt get anything like it, I'm learning from my mistakes of floating apertures and getting decent glass.

Just got myself a 24-70 Nikon 2.8 and it really does amaze me how much different the quality is compared to cheaper glass and I don't think I'll ever go back to floating apertures....
Well I still have one lens to upgrade but it will do for now.
 
I'll deffo be getting one of these as a holiday snapper. Price seems to be dropping according to Camera Price Buster... lowest £824 (inc postage) now.
 
inkiboo said:
Further update. Here are a set of photos from the Taj Mahal that were all shot on the 28-300.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkiboo/sets/72157624945846123/with/5041036296/
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I see its not moving :D

Yes the 28-300 has it's place in the lineup as a general purpose (and pretty good quality) walk about lens. I have an 18-200 on my D300 for that purpose. I just love the 24-70 though and cannot see why the 28-300 is nearer it's price than maybe £600. It sounds a bit pricey (unless I have the price wrong)
 
cowasaki said:
I see its not moving :D

Yes the 28-300 has it's place in the lineup as a general purpose (and pretty good quality) walk about lens. I have an 18-200 on my D300 for that purpose. I just love the 24-70 though and cannot see why the 28-300 is nearer it's price than maybe £600. It sounds a bit pricey (unless I have the price wrong)
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It was always going to be near the 24-70 because the quality is outstanding and it has a range of 28-300. The 18-200 was over £500 when it first came out.

Also the 28-300 has VR which the 24-70 doesn't (and doesn't need it)
 
inkiboo said:
It was always going to be near the 24-70 because the quality is outstanding and it has a range of 28-300. The 18-200 was over £500 when it first came out.

Also the 28-300 has VR which the 24-70 doesn't (and doesn't need it)
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VR doesn't add much to the price look at the 18-55

I would still like to see the 28-300 against the 24-70 in some normal situations.

I am not anti 28-300 I would actually like one to replace the 18-200 but I just feel it is too much.
 
Early adopters will always pay a premium. I reckon it'll stabilise. Expect it to be closer to £650 when it does. I can see me using it for outdoor Summertime Show Jumping.....need to borrow my mates to evaluate it first.
 
trevorbray said:
Early adopters will always pay a premium. I reckon it'll stabilise. Expect it to be closer to £650 when it does. I can see me using it for outdoor Summertime Show Jumping.....need to borrow my mates to evaluate it first.
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Maybe. I would get one and replace the 18-200 with it or alternatively pass the 18-200 on to family and get it. It would be a quite useful lens on the D300. I am trying to get together the money for a D4 though at the moment.... £4K by March/April I recon....
 
cowasaki said:
VR doesn't add much to the price look at the 18-55
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The VR on that lens is VERY different to the 28-300 VR (in the same way that the VR in 300mm is not even remotely similar to the 18-55)
 
inkiboo said:
The VR on that lens is VERY different to the 28-300 VR (in the same way that the VR in 300mm is not even remotely similar to the 18-55)
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Possibly. We'll see what the price does but I would quite like this lens to replace the 18-200 as a walkabout
 
Ozei said:
D4 in March/April - do you know something we don't?
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No unlike the D7000 (Which I basically knew about 4 months before) I don't actually know anything about the D4 at all. I am simply guessing on this occasion. It will be the start of the new financial year and I am hoping that my accountant can show a 20+K loss this year as I bring all my own equipment into the business (with the £100K 1st year capital allowance) and claim my VAT back etc. With this in mind I should have maybe £5-6K to spend on part things before using my "own" money. I am hoping to treat myself to a 70-200 vr2 from overtime over christmas so the D4 should fill the gap with an F6, F5 and maybe 14-24 :D
 
cowasaki said:
No unlike the D7000 (Which I basically knew about 4 months before) I don't actually know anything about the D4 at all. I am simply guessing on this occasion. It will be the start of the new financial year and I am hoping that my accountant can show a 20+K loss this year as I bring all my own equipment into the business (with the £100K 1st year capital allowance) and claim my VAT back etc. With this in mind I should have maybe £5-6K to spend on part things before using my "own" money. I am hoping to treat myself to a 70-200 vr2 from overtime over christmas so the D4 should fill the gap with an F6, F5 and maybe 14-24 :D
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Interesting plan Darren - I hope you accountant can sort it all out for you. :thumbs:

Btw, I've lost track of the current HMRC rules on gear (i.e. capital allowance). If I bought say £15k of gear today, could I split the capital allowance over two years (this tax year and next tax year), or does it all have to be used in the first year?
 
Ozei said:
Interesting plan Darren - I hope you accountant can sort it all out for you. :thumbs:

Btw, I've lost track of the current HMRC rules on gear (i.e. capital allowance). If I bought say £15k of gear today, could I split the capital allowance over two years (this tax year and next tax year), or does it all have to be used in the first year?
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I don't know, I'm not an accountant. All I know is that you CAN use upto £100K in the first year which will be useful for me.
 
cowasaki said:
I don't know, I'm not an accountant. All I know is that you CAN use upto £100K in the first year which will be useful for me.
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Ok, thanks Darren, I'll go and have a snoop at HMRC's site. In the words of someone famous - I may be gone for some time!
 
To update the thread, here are two photos taken with the 28-300

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As an all rounder, I really don't know of a better lens.
 
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