tbg35c

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FYI, Amazon is selling at the same price. Free shipping too. Congrats on the lens.

BeeAyche

I just picked up the D5000, lovin it, but its my first DSLR. Will be lurking this section now

itsjiggajames

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I'm in a debate between which lens I want; I sort of want the nikkor 10-24, but i also like the usefulness of the nikkor 16-85mm or the 18-200mm. I shoot mostly landscape, cars, and some indoors.. I already have the standard 18-55kit lens and a 35mm f/1.8 for indoors / low light.. what would you guys recommend? btw I have a D40.

tbg35c

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18-200 would be the most well rounded among all your listings above given your shooting requirements. I would say sell your 18-55 and get 18-200. After that you can get wideangle if you feel that you need wider lens.

itsjiggajames

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The thing about the 16-85 which i prefer over the 18-200 is that most people say it is a sharper lens.. which is actually my number one priority, just want to hear inputs on the two lenses here

gerryg2153

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I think that you will find both lenses to be considered very good for what they are. Neither are high end lenses, they are more on the consumer end, but both are very capable of producing excellent photos. I think they are equally sharp. . .

Decide on what focal length works best for your style, decide on a budget and the see what you can do. But remember much of what you see depends more on the person behind the camera than the body and the lens.

Gerry

tbg35c

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^^agree. the difference in sharpness is pretty much negligible I think for these 2 lenses. The 18-200 is a great all around lens and the one to get if you only have one lens. Ive gotten pretty good pictures in my 18-200 that I hardly use my 50mm 1.8 unless I need the low light or very shallow DOF.

jubes

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Ok guys, hope you can help me out...

I just recently re-started using my d40... been a couple of months since I've used her..

Well I using her for a class project when out of nowhere, it wouldn't shoot and I started getting a light meter error.

I switched to Manual, so I could control everything, and it still wouldn't shoot unless I held the AE-L/AF-L button... so I thought may be the settings were screwed up, so I just reset the whole camera... but that didn't even work.

Anybody have a clue to what might be the problem?

jasabeast

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Just picked up a D3000 today.. still learning how to use the thing haha.. Amazing pic quality so far

gerryg2153

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try a different lens, or if you only have one take it off and reinstall . . .
battery fully charged. . .
other than that - I dunno (I dont have the d40 so not much help. . . )

CH@Dbee

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i just sold off....

-Nikon D90
-Nikon 18-55(kit lens from my old D50)
-Nikon 50mm f1.8
-Nikon 35mm f1.8
-Sigma 10-20mm
-Rig…12 ft mild steel emt pole(one piece), Avenger cups and Manfrotto super clamps

and went to....

-Nikon D700
-Nikon 18-35mm f3.5-4.5(full frame ultra wide angle)
-Nikon 50mm f1.8
-Nikon 80-200 f2.8 AF-S
-Rig…14 ft aluminum pole(threaded to break down into three 4.5ft pieces), Avenger cups and Manfrotto super clamps
-Got my 3rd strobe fixed(has been broke for over a year do’h)
-New watermark too(lol)



a few shots of very clean datsun 510 with the new gear....

https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...-jdm-ness.html

jubes

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Thank you.. I'll try this when I get home.

jasabeast

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is there any way to see the picture on the LCD screen or do i always have to look through the eye piece when taking pics? I have the D3000

gerryg2153

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I dont think it offers live view - so nope only option is through the view finder

stealth350

That is correct live view starts with the d5000

JMS71585

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Looking to purchase a tripod for my d3000. i'm a noob in photography and i'm looking to pick up a tripod. Best buy sells some tripods made by Dynex. They seem cheap ($40 for a 60" tripod). Can anyone shed any info on tripods for me? I will most likely use the tripod for outdoor use - scenery, cars, landscapes... things of that nature.

AlvinHuyN

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Amazing upgrade bro! I knew you would do it soon! You must love the new setup! If you could, get a MB-D10 grip for that beauty! It'll help balance out that beastly 80-200mm too.

I'm selling off my 18-35mm and 50mm f1.4 to fund the 24-70mm f2.8. I'm almost tempted to sell my 70-200mm f2.8 VR since I'll use the 24-70mm mostly for studio work. That telephoto is such a beast that I can only use it outdoors. And even then I'm moving to more secluded / harsher terrains and cannot use such long focal length (cliffs, sand dunes, etc). But Nikkor pro telephotos are so sweet I can't bring myself to selling it.

Now if only Nikon releases the D700x so I can get 24.5 megapixels for my fashion work!

JMS71585

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I was doing some research and realized that tripod from best buy is not that good. I was recommended a tripod by Dolica. I have read some reviews and the general consensus is that they make a pretty good tripod. Here is the one i'm considering. It seems to have everything i need, being a beginner. Anyone have any experience with this company?

AlvinHuyN

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^ I swear by Bogen | Manfrotto for any of my tripod, light stands type equipment.

JMS71585

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^ Those seem to be the front runners in tripods. I'll have to check out their line of tripods.