Nikon D750 & D780

snerkler said:
Pretty good value if you consider the standalone price photoshop was and the fact you'd probably upgrade every 5-6 years or so.
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Sorry meant to say the photography cc with just Lightroom and PS I only need Lightroom so thinking just buying stand alone since I get get beyond this payment page on cc sub it keep error img
 
anibap said:
Well, I don't love this lens, but like it a lot for getting the job done for most general instances. Took it with me as I was walking around :D

Here's one taken at the Photographer Academy workshop. They set up a vibrant movie kind of look and although the instructor played with a lot of popcorn flying around to capture moods, I got a chance to shoot Zara the model without popcorn popping around. Zara was extremely patient and nice.
The light was setup as direct spot , bit harsh to get that specific look and the vignette was intentional.


Zara by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr
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Again fantastic. That Len could just do me for a cheap walk about. To go with my 50mm 1.8 and 105mm 2.8 VR macro. And may get a 24mm if I get a cheap,zoom like this
 
rookies said:
Sorry meant to say the photography cc with just Lightroom and PS I only need Lightroom so thinking just buying stand alone since I get get beyond this payment page on cc sub it keep error img
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That's what I mean, you get photoshop and Lightroom for £8/month, good value.
 
rookies said:
Again fantastic. That Len could just do me for a cheap walk about. To go with my 50mm 1.8 and 105mm 2.8 VR macro. And may get a 24mm if I get a cheap,zoom like this
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What would you be shooting to need the 24mm for if you already had the 24-85mm or similar?
 
24mm prob be indoor and low light. For 1,8 effect. The zoom just a walk about lens.
 
Climbed this badboy today. It's a brilliant blob of rock, steep, dangerous and very high. The ascent was really tough as i decided to just go vertical instead of following a path. The descent was even worse and i slipped and now i have a paw paw on my knew and hand. :crying: This mornings light was awesome but this afternoons was crapola... Again! Shame i couldn't have made it out earlier. Will definitely return again to smash the other blob. (And maybe Hitter Hill to get a good shot of them both together.)


Parkhouse Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

And the view from the very top


Chrome Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

Excuse the PP, i seem to have got a little carried away. :eek:
 
rookies said:
24mm prob be indoor and low light. For 1,8 effect. The zoom just a walk about lens.
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Fair enough. 24's a bit wide for me for general use but that's all preference obviously.
 
rookies said:
Only if you use photoshop
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Well yes :p But I wouldn't be looking at CC in the first place if all I was interested in was Lightroom ;)
 
minnnt said:
Climbed this badboy today. It's a brilliant blob of rock, steep, dangerous and very high. The ascent was really tough as i decided to just go vertical instead of following a path. The descent was even worse and i slipped and now i have a paw paw on my knew and hand. :crying: This mornings light was awesome but this afternoons was crapola... Again! Shame i couldn't have made it out earlier. Will definitely return again to smash the other blob. (And maybe Hitter Hill to get a good shot of them both together.)


Parkhouse Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

And the view from the very top


Chrome Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

Excuse the PP, i seem to have got a little carried away. :eek:
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Where's this, is it the hills out Longnor way?
 
snerkler said:
Well yes :p But I wouldn't be looking at CC in the first place if all I was interested in was Lightroom ;)
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That is why I am now thinking just buying LR outright. When new one comes out I upgrade pro upgrade every 2 years
 
snerkler said:
£615 for a 24-70, for some reason I thought they were more than that :confused: Maybe I might be able to get one one day after all ;)

Yes I know you're talking used prices but I thought they were more £850. Unless of course you're talking Tamron ;)
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They usually are but i got mine for a decent price so only right to pass that on if i ever did sell it.
 
Been pondering, that 58, seems a lot of us are interested but very few are willing to stump up, I'm very much into my fast primes and have spent lots in the past on a single lens but something about the pricing of this lens holds me back, perhaps it's cos Ive used sigma arts and am used to that vfm now. Perhaps it's because the lens in terms of build looks no better than the miles cheaper 85g 1.8. I think if this lens was around the 650-700 mark there would be a lot more sales. Just a thought.
 
Well I been doing some reading tonight thank you snerkler for you know.

What WB people using are do u use depends what your shooting?? I been playing with it but feel best leave in Auto1 and alter it in processing??
 
minnnt said:
Totally agree. It's not that I'm not willing, i just don't have the funds in the first place. :D
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I have the funds.... but at the price I'm not entirely willing. I kind of expect more at the price point... iq stacks up... could probably be sharper but then it's a trade off against the OOF. I think it's more that I expect better build or something, looks like a 50g 1.8 on roids. Compare it to the high end nikkor zooms and all metal primes of yesteryear it just looks... well... cheap.
 
rookies said:
Well I been doing some reading tonight thank you snerkler for you know.

What WB people using are do u use depends what your shooting?? I been playing with it but feel best leave in Auto1 and alter it in processing??
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Nikon auto wb is seriously good. Change as you feel though. I find my d750 pretty much never leaves auto but my a7 is pretty much always custom indoors and artificial. Nikon does a way better job in that regard.
 
Have found that a few Nikon lens look cheap when some are selling £450 odd.

Sigma Art looks more for their money. Fancy their 24-105 since it £599 but folks says the Nikon 24-120 is the way to go. But I feel the sigma looks more exspensive.
 
I think it look the bees knees personally but it is definately not in the same league as the 'professional' lenses with regards to build quality. I don't smash my stuff about though and the fact it weighs b****r all is another bonus!

I have this mad craving for a Df and 58mm combo. No idea why because 1 lens would never keep me happy. Shame.
 
rookies said:
Have found that a few Nikon lens look cheap when some are selling £450 odd.

Sigma Art looks more for their money. Fancy their 24-105 since it £599 but folks says the Nikon 24-120 is the way to go. But I feel the sigma looks more exspensive.
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Best just trying both, sigma has stepped up big time. I'd go for the 24-120 because ive seen good results but also that little bit extra in terms of zoom. It's a walk about so I don't expect the ultimate iq.
 
Tried the Nikon 24-120 today but they didn't have the sigma
 
What prime you use for a walk about. I been using the 50mm as it the only thing I can use. But nice light and small makes whole camera light to carry.
 
minnnt said:
I think it look the bees knees personally but it is definately not in the same league as the 'professional' lenses with regards to build quality. I don't smash my stuff about though and the fact it weighs b****r all is another bonus!

I have this mad craving for a Df and 58mm combo. No idea why because 1 lens would never keep me happy. Shame.
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The weight thing is attractive, exactly though, it's the top end prime at top end money but it's build isn't top end. So I feel a little cheated. Df, meh, I think Nikon cocked up there. Like a wannabe slr design but it's not much smaller than a dslr with some daft ergonomics... try again.
 
addicknchips said:
Give it 2 weeks, you come back over to Sony :exit:
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Not this time, only way I'm going back to mirrorless is either as a second system, Nikon release something outstanding or a Fuji X100T......

twist said:
Been pondering, that 58, seems a lot of us are interested but very few are willing to stump up, I'm very much into my fast primes and have spent lots in the past on a single lens but something about the pricing of this lens holds me back, perhaps it's cos Ive used sigma arts and am used to that vfm now. Perhaps it's because the lens in terms of build looks no better than the miles cheaper 85g 1.8. I think if this lens was around the 650-700 mark there would be a lot more sales. Just a thought.
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I'm likely going to order one from Panamoz, the price is a bit more palatable that way v the obvious alternative of the Sigma 50 Art (although just noticed the Art is only about £500 at Panamoz....) I tried the Sigma Art and its a brilliant lens but I just can't get over the sheer size and weight of it, the 58mm while not as sheer clinical sharp looks like its got bags of character, it also helps that 50mm seems to be my favourite focal length based on doing some analysis of my shots!
 
rookies said:
What prime you use for a walk about. I been using the 50mm as it the only thing I can use. But nice light and small makes whole camera light to carry.
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Always tended to swap between a 35mm or 50mm for a walkabout prime, did basically an entire trip to Italy with the Sigma 35mm hardly off the camera.
 
minnnt said:
Climbed this badboy today. It's a brilliant blob of rock, steep, dangerous and very high. The ascent was really tough as i decided to just go vertical instead of following a path. The descent was even worse and i slipped and now i have a paw paw on my knew and hand. :crying: This mornings light was awesome but this afternoons was crapola... Again! Shame i couldn't have made it out earlier. Will definitely return again to smash the other blob. (And maybe Hitter Hill to get a good shot of them both together.)


Parkhouse Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

And the view from the very top


Chrome Hill by David Raynham, on Flickr

Excuse the PP, i seem to have got a little carried away. :eek:
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I likey mate ... Parkhouse Hill kinda looks like a fallen dinosaur, half buried ;)
 
rookies said:
What prime you use for a walk about. I been using the 50mm as it the only thing I can use. But nice light and small makes whole camera light to carry.
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35 art ... I never really liked the 50mm focal length for some reason.
 
I've said it in another thread today that the 35mm lens was an excellent all rounder/do it all lens for crop so ~50mm ish on FF would do the same. Having owned the excellent FX 35mm f1.8, i didn't think much to the FL tbh.

24/58 would be pretty nice imo.
 
35 or 50 seems to be a bit like Elvis or The Beetles ... Ya can`t like both ;)
 
minnnt said:
I've said it in another thread today that the 35mm lens was an excellent all rounder/do it all lens for crop so ~50mm ish on FF would do the same. Having owned the excellent FX 35mm f1.8, i didn't think much to the FL tbh.

24/58 would be pretty nice imo.
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I think after realising that 24mp does give plenty of scope to crop if needed the 24/50 or 58 combo would be my preference now too, can always crop the 24mm if needed..
 
minnnt said:
Just found it a bit 'meh' for my tastes. 58mm could be the same.... :LOL:

I also find the Tamron 45mm quite interesting too!
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Hehe.. I like the look of the Tamron primes, if I saw either of them on a good deal I'd probably try them, my experience of Tamron lenses has been better than that of Sigma of late.
 
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