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A refurbished D800e body @ Nikon USA online is priced as much as a new D810 + extras...such an offer makes no sense for a buyer shopping for an FX DSLR. I'd be happy if Nikon were to discount refurbished D800e then it would interest me. (I have two that I bought new)

<p>Thanks, this is so interesting and nostalgic, oh to have my old issues of Modern Photography ..my first SLR was a used Asahi Pentax with no light meter, bought in 1974. </p> <p> </p>

<p>This opinion might be due to my age but I do find 1.0 easier to navigate - I never had any complaints about the original format.</p>

<p>Here in the US, Canon Online Store sells a refurbished 5DMkiii body for $2099 with a 1 year warranty...only $400 less than new but for us amateurs that savings can be used towards a lens, accessories, etc.</p>

<p>The D800e has been my only camera for the last two years; during this time I have trying to find 3 lenses that cover all my amateur photography needs. With the 60mm G as a normal & close focus lens and the 70-200mm VRii for slightly more distant subjects, I wanted something wider than my 35mm f/1.4 G. I tried a 24mm f/1.8 G, bought mine a month later and sold the 35mm. This new lens seems sharp and I appreciate its low weight/portability.</p>

<p>Shun, this posting disappeared from my computer - I just came across your question today. I am quite happy with the my 50mm & 35mm Sigma ART lenses. The Sigma seems to have lower distortion than the Nikon, nice color & sharpness. </p>

<p>I always kept the lens hood attached to my 50mm f1.4, while shooting and in the camera bag to protect the front part of the lens; my copies were very sharp.</p>

<p>Thanks Mike, that escaped me; just checked photozone's f4VR analysis - as I had imagined that VRii @200mm is a tough act to follow.</p>

<p>Thank you, precisely what I was trying to find; the woodgrain is noticeably more detailed in the 300mm photo.</p>

<p>Dan Brown, forgive this "apples to oranges" question ( posted elsewhere with no replies) about IQ for a particular purpose: I use my D800/ 70-200mm VRii in my kayak for NH/ME coastal and back channel photography, with the lens glued @200mm. If it would be nice to have more reach/less weight without sacrificing resolution, etc. As I have aged, walking up to Bubble Rock in Acadia Park with heavy gear has become more challenging; this 300m might be handy in such situations also. Can you or any other forum member compare this new lens with the zoom@200mm? </p>

<p>For my D800's: Last year I paid $115 for a used Manfrotto 3236 w/Calumet carrying bag (looks like a carbine case) and later paired it with a new Mg Manfrotto ball head when the same store offered a $75 discount for any tripod traded in; (my trade-in was a $5 tripod purchased at a Goodwill Store); the combo weighs about 14lb., total cost was about $200. I like the tripod geared column + the individual leg angle adjustments (like my former Manfrotto I bought 30+ years ago) - I can't get used to the new click stop legs. </p>

<p>Wi-Fi and GPS were the first things I shut off/disabled on my 6D. I would love to slip a CF card into either of these DSLR's and take a few shots with my 100mm f2.8L and the new ultra wide angle zoom.</p>

<p>I have one Canon 6D with a 100mm f2.8 L permanently welded to it for my close-ups and three Nikons DSLR 's for everything else. The big increase in megapixels does not interest me while better DR would but as a just for fun/ amateur photographer, such a high price increase would be a serious deterrent. </p>

<p>If this new 300mm lens is as good as my 70-200mm VRII is @ 200mm/ f5.6 -f8, I will go for it!</p>

<p>After trying a Sigma 50mm f1.4 ART, the next day I bought it and traded my 35mm f1.4 G for a 35mm Sigma ART for my D800e's. I have always purchased Nikon cameras since the mid 1970's until now to use exclusively with Nikkor optics; this was a first for me. </p>

<p>"On the other hand, if I bought a D700 I'd have more options for a good wide angle lens." Do you mean that because of the cost difference between the a new D750 vs used D700, you would have money left to invest in a wide angle lens? You have some nice lenses, in your situation I would opt for a new D750 then sell what you do not use and buy the wide angle lens. I replaced my D700 with a D800 two years ago, with no regrets. If I were starting over though, I would get the D750 and video does not interest me either.</p>

<p>With more landscape photography in mind, I ask users of the 20mm f1.8 G an opinion on distance performance vs this lens' close-up ability. I have seen a Zeiss 25mm lens that shines in the close range more than for distance shots.</p>

<p>Mike Halliwell: mounted on a tripod for northern light shots, my D800e + 35mm f1.4 G with the lens slide in the M position, refocused or unfocused each time I pressed the shutter release. It was cold and windy so I grabbed a second body with a 60mm. The first camera focused manually if I changed the body MF lever but still not with the lens M position. Later I did a reset, started over with my settings and it has manually focused fine since.</p>