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<p>24-85 afs 3.5-4.5 -- sharp, fast focus, light weight. Discontinued so check here, eBay or used at adorama, keh, or bh photo.</p>

<p>at least it lists it alongside the M8 in the "Digital rangefinder" category. Nonsense!</p>

<p>The only compromise is the weight. Great to use all the old lenses with.</p>

<p>May I suggest instead of the 24, get the 28/2.8 ais and instead of the 135 get the 105/2.5 ais. I have those with the D700 and am very happy.<br>

I also have the 24-85/ 3.5-4.5 af-g and it works great with the D700, and is light, too.</p>

<p>A canon sd--- But really, for a photojournalism class she'd be better off with a nikon d50 which you can get used or refurbished for 200-300 and plus you're already familiar with it and can lend her a lens</p>

<p>I have two nikon f3's and they are louder than my fe2 and fm3a, even with the mirror up. Hexar af in silent mode is quieter than all of the above, and also quieter than leica m3, mp, m6. My mamiya 7 is the most quiet. The nikonos v is similarly quiet, just FYI.</p>

<p>I get excellent results with the 20/3.5 ais, 28/2.8 ais, 105/2.5 ais, and 80-200/4. (compared to my 20-35/2.8, 35/2 af, 50/1.4 af, 24-85 /3.5-4.5, and 180/2.8 af. Manual focussing has not been a problem.</p>

<p>Take the F6 and get an "upstrap"<br>

http://www.upstrap-pro.com/</p>

<p>You do not have to trim the leader.</p>

<p>About 8 and a half hours running at 5 fps -- but then you can replace the shutter and start again.</p>

<p>I like my 20/3.5 Ais on D700.</p>

<p>I'm very happy with my 20/3.5 ais.</p>

<p>First thing that pops into my mind when I think of long and rugged and asia and isolated and travel are Nikon F3 and 20/3.5 ais, 28/2.8 ais, and 105/2.5 ais.</p>

<p>http://www.nikonlinks.com/~nicke/photo/lenstest/photodo/</p>

<p>Be done with it and get an F6. I have it and an fm3a and if I had to, I 'd pick the F6 -- it is the better machine. Go to the nikon home page and read about the f6 development and the fm3a as well.</p>

<p>Upstrap</p>

<p>I read in the leica manual that came with a recent lens the suggestion to use vaseline, i.e. petroleum jelly</p>

<p>Jose, perhaps you could use selective sharpening and leave the oof areas alone.</p>

<p>the meter in the ttl is easier to use because the arrows are always lit, rather than off below the meter range.</p>

<p>Given that it's an electonically controlled shutter, I don't suggest you wait for it to loosen up (it won't) and instead you should probably return it.</p>

<p>Apply 0.1% Betaderm cream twice a day and take an antihistamine, use cool baths and baby soap; use light fitting cotton clothing and stay away from wool and synthetics. The itch should go away.<br>

But seriously, if you do buy Leica (and I recommend it) and find out you think you don't like it, just put it away for a few months and don't sell -- the itch is guaranteed to return, and you'll just end up rebuying (personal experience). Plan on spending at least three times what you think you'll spend. I had an M7, but suggest an M6 or older to satisfy the itch.</p>

<p>I use gaffers tape on rangefinders.</p>

<p>Kent, a couple of the best lenses are the nikon 28mm ais f/2.8 and nikon 50-200mm f/4.5 ais, both cheap ($200 and $100) used; the larger viewfinder of the D700 allows you to use manual focus lenses with ease.</p>

<p>After the D700, Nikon will cram smaller pixels in the same area, leading to reduced low light sensitivity.<br>

Compared to the D300, I upgraded because of the higher light sensitivity, better rear button, "info" button, bigger viewfinder, and automatic active D-lighting.</p>

<p>ha ha again. Good one. I had the Leica CM but had to return it to what I thought at the time was a defect in the lens retraction here http://www.photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00PTUn. However, I detested the viewfinder and imagine the CM zoom is no better. My nikon 35ti and original contax T have great viewfinders.</p>