shawn_mcfarlane

I already have the 18-70mm and was wondering how the 20mm AF compares to it at

20mm and an equivalent aperture?

I'd like something brighter than the 18-70 and the only other option in my head

is the 17-55 which is rather alot and a lot bigger

I have the 3.5 AI too, lovely lens and very cheap

"It's also a great lens to use reversed with the BR2 and gives a very flat field"

Richard, If i bought a br2a and used my 28mm any ideas what magnification I would get attached to a d80? I can't afford a macro lens at the moment. Would it work particularly well with my 28mm AI rather than my AF 20,35,50 lenses?

Thanks for the replies

I think I will get rid of the zoom and replace it with

20mm f2.8

35mm f2.0

I already have the 50mm f1.4, in my head this seems like the perfect set up, unless Nikon release a 14 or 16mm DX prime then I want one of them too :)

I have always used an FE with either 24 or 28mm / 50mm / 135mm

Recently I got a d80 and to go with it picked up an 18-35mm thinking this

would replace the lenses I use most of the time on film in digital (the 28 and

the 50). While the quality of the lens is good I find I just don't really

like using it and much prefer the feel of the camera with the 50mm AF I just

picked up. I really don't like the variable aperture of the zoom or the fact

that 99% of the time I only use the zoom ring to make sure its back around

18mm!

So I was thinking of replacing the 18-35mm with 20mm and 28mm primes instead.

Is anyone else using a primes set up on dslrs? Am I just a bit zoomphobic?

Should I just get over it as everyone else seems to love zooms?

I'm about to dabble in IR photography, having just got some Kodak HIE. Do I

have to use the whole roll of film pretty quick like or can it stay in the

camera for a month or so while I take a pic here and there?

cheers

Just to clarify - I currently only use a 24mm and a 50mm on my FE 99.9% of the time, so I was thinking 18-35 on a dslr would, almost, give me that. I'd probably add a 50mm af for the other .1% of the time, not really a long lens shooter.

I do however fancy the 18mm end of the zoom for playing around with IR film landscapes.

Ignoring the 36-70mm bit of the 18-70 :) does anyone have experiance

of both of these lenses enough to compare them?

I don't have a dslr yet, but I spose I probably will. I was thinking

of buying the 18-35 now as I can use that on my film Nikon and later

on but I don't think I want to if the 18-70 I could get later as a

kit is significantly better?

cheers

Cork: O'Learys Camera World on Oliver Plunket Street stock some 120

I wouldn't expect a fantastic range though

I used video tape head cleaner on my Nikon since it was the only solvent I had laying around, worked fine

...usual disclaimers apply :)

Does anyone know off hand when they f4 went out of production and

what price they were new?

(just bought one to replace my FE as main body, waiting for it to

turn up in post :)

I had a C33 (makes the c330 seem light) for a few years and loved it, I really got on with it and the images are just so sharp from the 80mm lens. Build quality is really fantastic, indesctructable. In the end however I was tempted to something lighter and sold it to get a nikon.

The tlr lust still burned however so I gave the nikon to the Mrs and got a yashicamat 124, very late one, mint. Somehow I failed to get on with it. Images were very good still but I just didn't like the build....not helped by the fact I had light leak problems at one point. I also missed the ability of the Mamiya to focus closely. It was never to be and within 6 months I had sold my soul to Nikon again.

I still go misty eyed at the sight of Mamiyas.....however they are a pretty conspicuous camera, weigh a tonne, etc. One day I will get another I think.

If you have never had a mamiya then you may well get on with the yashica I spose

Can anyone give me a brief review of HP5+ vs Neopan (400)

characteristics please?

Having mostly used fp4+ I want to try something faster. I'd like

good contrast, and some grain so interested how these compare?

Also interested in how either of these respond to pushing 1 stop

Film is being processed commercially at the moment using Ilford

ID11, until I get sorted....