back alley

<p>i use the new 40/2.8 micro nikkor lens...i use it as a walk around lens and as a macro...BUT i am not a diehard macro guy and have used it for flowers and more general close up imagery.<br /> it's a great lens and pretty cheap to boot.</p>

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d90/40/2.8 micro nikkor</p>

<p>i much prefer primes for the same reasons that you state. i like smaller and lighter and if they happen to be a bit sharper...well, that's good too.<br>

i bought a used d90 recently with a 28-105 walkaround zoom...and immediately traded the zoom for a near new 50/1.8 af-d lens...much happier now.<br>

i also bought a new 40/2.8 micro and what a great lens it is...and now, i'm waiting on a used nikkor 28/2.8 and a tokina 17/3.5...after that i hope to get a new 85/1.8 g lens and i should be done!<br>

primes force me to think more and move more, always better (for me) as i seem to get the image i want more of the time.<br>

i kid that i'm too much of a slow thinker to use zooms well.</p>

<p>i much prefer primes for the same reasons that you state. i like smaller and lighter and if they happen to be a bit sharper...well, that's good too.<br>

i bought a used d90 recently with a 28-105 walkaround zoom...and immediately traded the zoom for a near new 50/1.8 af-d lens...much happier now.<br>

i also bought a new 40/2.8 micro and what a great lens it is...and now, i'm waiting on a used nikkor 28/2.8 and a tokina 17/3.5...after that i hope to get a new 85/1.8 g lens and i should be done!<br>

primes force me to think more and move more, always better (for me) as i seem to get the image i want more of the time.<br>

i kid that i'm too much of a slow thinker to use zooms well.</p>

<p>d90 and 40/2.8 micro nikkor</p>

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<p>d90 and 40/2.8 micro nikkor</p>

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<p>d90 and 40/2.8 micro nikkor<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6858077343_4976137c81_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="425" /></p>

<p>d90 and 40/2.8 micro nikkor<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6858077343_4976137c81_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="425" /></p>

<p>the latest from stephen...<br>

techs still dealing with server problems<br />we hope to have the site up by tomorow nite.</p>

<p>server failure<br />the techs are working on it</p>

<p>nothing new to report...</p>

<p>drive problems...should be another few hours...</p>

<p>joe</p>

<p>epson is selling the rd1x, only in japan...brand new cameras, same technology...only real change is the lcd panel does not rotate now.<br>

epson also offers a cla, only in japan. you can contact japanexposures (dirk) to act as a broker, cost depends on what is done to the camera. i sent one of my rd1 bodies, it took over a month and cost less than $300 usd, including a new cover and eyepiece. works like new now.<br>

rd1 bodies can often be found for sale at rff.</p>