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How cheap is cheap for you? N80/F80 is cheap body for me. New one cost you $324.00. You can get it less for used one. If you already had F100 and AFD glass, certainly you can afford this camera. This camera is cheap enough to be considered "professional".

Seung..yes...I will use photoshop anyway. but D100 price is still so expensive. I said much expensive. may be for you it's inexpensive.

I'll wait for several years (3 yrs max) so they may find a way to improve DLSR. Although D100 is already much cheaper than its predecessor D1. I have confindence that next nikon DLSR will be cheaper with improved tech. I Also hate 1.5x multiplier thing on D100.

As a nature and landscape photography, this situation force me to buy another wideangle lens. let's say 18-35mm which is US$ 499.99? Another expensive invesment.

yeah..photoshop...it's just too much hussle. couple pics woulb be fine. When sorting hundreds of pics........i could die.

I have been wanting D100 since last month. I changed my mind. D100 have a dust problem. I read some threads about it. Some people complained about it. I found dust and other small particle to be major issue in DLSR. When I tried to digitalized all my films with my scanner it seemed that Mr. Dust didn't go away even though I continuously blower-dusted my films. They just keep on coming.

I never detached my Tamron lens from my Nikon F80 body since I bought them three months ago. When I detached it yesterday I found some particles on the mirror. The dust somehow managed to get inside. I can't imagine this problem on D100. Every small particles will be shown. I will be so frustrated. Meanwhile, I'll stick with Fuji Superia and Wal-Mart developing.

D100:

1. no films.

2. no lab processing.

3. quick results.

4. easy to store.

 

drawbacks for right now: expensive but you will start saving after the initial cost recovered. and D100 6.1 megpix can only produce 8x10 quality prints.

 

after good quality DSLR is getting cheaper, I see no reasons to stay with films. In fact, films are gonna die.

Thanks for recommendation guys.

 

Jason:I like to travel, so zoom is perfect for me. My interests are mainly landscape, and architecture. People is secondary,only limitted to family and friends. that's all. I am never interested in wildlife because the equipments are much more expensive (correct?)unless the griz bear comes close and strike a pose.

 

Many of you recommend 24-120 VR or 28-105 IF and 18-35. yeah..I forgot about 1.5x multiplier on D100. It makes me consider 18-35.

The new 24-120 VR is so tempting though. but i still prefer 28-105 IF just because I already have a set of 62 mm filter. the new 24-120 VR is at 72 mm and 18-35D ED IF is at 77 mm. I will need tiffen 62 mm to 72/77 mm step up ring. Has anybody used this step-up rings? How do they affect the lens operation? I'm just afraid it is just creating more vignetting problem in 18-35 mm. If anybody can solve my filters size problem?

 

Jason: I tried to ditch my 28-200 Tamron. But they only priced it for $75. It's a year old and I bought it for 300-something. I'd rather keep it or give it to my relatives or friends.

thank you for your fast response.

 

Ellis, thanks for info. I think my tamron lens is similar to G type.

 

Ed Hopper:"...but the D100 (and S2) are much less demanding of lens optical quality".

 

are you saying that my tamron 28-300 XR will do just fine?

they are outstanding pictures. I have been wanting to go to all NP's for so long but only 8 Np's so far I visited. it really takes time and effort. until I found your website a couple months ago which boost my morale: "it's do-able". your work has inspired me. Thanks.

I'm looking zoom at range 24-120.

and by the way what is different D and G lense type? is there any difference to operate? G lense is cheaper, it that mean D type is better optically?

I am going to get nikon D100 but I haven't decided what kind of lense

(s) to fit it. I have two tamron zooms now 28-200, 28-300, and two

bodies F60, and F80. I surely get 50/1.8 as many of you recommended.

I tend to sell 28-200 and keep that 28-300. although my tamron zoom

can fit D100, I doubt it will give the best result. So I prefer Zoom

Nikkor. What do you think the best nikkor zoom lense under USD 600?

I read some review that lense pretty much affects the result on D100.

Thank you. I'm open to suggestion.

Personally I would choose F70 for body because F70 is much better camera than F60. I own F60 and F80. but the lense? I never heard

Vitacon before. I use Tamron 28-200 and it's pretty all-around lense.

what is the brand for 35-80 lens? If it is Nikon lense, go get that F70.