peter_perry

I have a 35mm 1.8 that works great on my Z50 (with the FTZ of course) whenever I need a bit more light gathering power than what the kit lens gives me.

2020 just FEELS like it has lasted 10 years...

When we sold our house, I had the same thought but my agent greatly discouraged me. I did learn some tricks from the pro however. Each shot he took was a seven exposure HDR, this allowed him to balance the lighting (and he minimized the uglier effects of HDR). Most of the shots were at about 16 mm, and he did use two strobes to fill the darker corners of the rooms. They came out great, and the realtor did use some photos I had taken of our yard in the spring and fall when the gardens are more colorful. The house sold in 24 hours slightly above our asking price, so the photography may not have even been necessary, but I was satisfied.

I am going to offer what has worked well for me. I looked long and hard at super telephoto options for my D7000. The options were all too expensive, too heavy, or too lacking in image quality. I ended up purchasing a Nikon 1 J5 and the Nikon 1 CX 70-300 lens (full frame equivalent of 190-810 mm)and I've been delighted with the results. It is light and the IQ is good, the cost of roughly $1500 US was within my budget. I mount the whole thing on a monopod and get tack sharp images. It fits in my camera bag in the spot that used to carry my Tamron 70-300. My only worry is over the future of the Nikon 1 system, but it really doesn't matter.

<p>Hi Eric:<br> I've never done a firmware upgrade for the FT-1, but I only bought it two months ago. It is working for me, as you note, with the limitiation of the single center focus point. AF is still slow and I usually manually focus to get close and then use the center spot for a finer focus. </p>

<p>I owned a Sigma 135-400 in Olympus E mount several years ago. I could never manage to get it to perform to my satisfaction. It produced very soft images, especially at the 400 end of the scale. I sold it and eventually sold the camera and the rest of the kit and switched to Nikon. I am very happy with my Tamron 70-300 on my D7000, but have recently been experimenting with the Tamron attached to a Nikon 1 J5 and FT-1 adaptor. The reach is amazing and if the bird is perched, the results are pretty nice. No luck at following them in flight though. For that I stick to the D7000.</p><div></div>

<p>Rather than the new lens, buy a good used DX body, or even a Nikon 1 J5 with FT-1 adapter and use your existing 28-300 zoom lens. You will get the reach with a better quality lens and not have to carry as much weight around with you!</p>

<p>I have also been looking for similar information. I am leaning toward the Tamron VC 70-200 2.8, however, my understanding is that the Tamron VC will not work with any teleconverter. Can anyone confirm that?</p>