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<p>Here's mine for the week, my first attempt at HDR (from a single NEF)...the highlights are blown, but I quite liked it</p>

<p>Just the fact that this is debated on the Nikon forum of this site proves the fact that we are all very brand loyal individuals......Nikon are doing something right with their marketing and design etc......they are good at making us want their products. Most of us have new models. Why will this be any different in another 5 years. We are consumers and we will consume. With digital the ante has been upped. That said it is hard to criticize the D700 even compared to older film media, whereas the D200 really suffered from quite ugly digital noise....I think the images D700 have a more filmly quality (IMO) and in that sense I would be happy using it in 5 yrs from now. It is a more mature product. Image quality will improve but the differences will be smaller and we will be tempted by the new features.....what about in camera HDR, panoramic etc etc</p>

<p>The answer to the original post is yes---the 77mm wide angle adapter fits fine on the 16-35VR...but you have probably already found this out...I got one today</p>

<p>Taken a few weeks back</p><div></div>

<p>I am happy with my new 16-35. Very good sharpness and colours. I personally find the VR useful when I don't always have a tripod with me. I read some negative reviews by pixel peepers but I am very happy with it, but some very good ones also... It is long but not too heavy. There isnt much in the price difference between 16-35 new and a second hand 17-35. There is a good bit of distortion at the extreme wide end, but is correctable pretty easily. I'd be wary about a cheap 17-35...since the 16-35 came on the market there are more used 17-35s floating around so they are cheaper but if it's cheaper than the rest it's for a reason---I was happier to pay a little more than the cheaper second-hand 17-35 for a new 16-35 and have VR.......just my tuppence</p>

<p>I really look forward to wednesdays now and it really spurs me on to think about my photos...<br>

Thanks to Uzay and Eric Blair for your comments-it really encourages!<br>

My favourites this week are:<br>

Gej Jones - run down church, great composition and colour<br>

Martin Z - moodily lit old table and chair<br>

Rick Dohme - great angle and flash/lighting of cactus<br>

Aguinaldo de Paula--brilliant every week<br>

Jeanne Hauschild - interesting snail trek</p>

<p>Taken at the aquarium at La Rochelle, France. </p><div></div>

<p>It happens when just the adapter ring is on between 16-20 mm focal length on 16-35VR--without the holder. so it is clearly caused by the adapter ring not being close enough to the lens. I woud suspect the wideangle adapter ring would be ok-it's closer--but the shop didnt have one in stock</p>

<p>I don't know about this, but I do know the standard (not wide-angle) 77mm adapter causes serious vignette effect from 16-20mm so wouldn't get that one.</p>

<p>I don't know about this, but I do know the standard (not wide-angle) 77mm adapter causes serious vignette effect from 16-20mm so wouldn't get that one.</p>

<p>I like the menacing look on this guy's face......not to mention his buddies.</p><div></div>

<p>Some great pics already today-will look more closely later. Photo taken in France last week with new 16-35 lens which I am having great fun with.</p><div></div>

<p>I got my new Nikon 16-35 VR and this is one of the first pics I took with it. Can't wait to get some time with it. Not inspirational but I like the colours. Lots of wonderful pics..I especially like<br>

Clive Woolls nightscene<br>

Jeannean Bugladys hoverfly<br>

John Kents Apres storm<br>

Wenschu Chens birds<br>

and my favourite this week Martin Z's Dancing Man</p><div></div>

<p>I have lived here all my life but it is only after living abroad for 6 years that I now recognise the real beauty of my home...there have loads of dandelions this year in Ireland...but I havent managed to get a decent so, so here's another landscape from 2 nights ago</p><div></div>

<p>One of my favourite buggy walks with camera in hand--I missed an amazing sunset made better by the Volcanic ash a week ago but revisited an old pic I took some time ago near the same spot --sometimes old pics seem new again!</p><div></div>

<p>Happy St Patrick's Day<br />Here is one from the Parade today in Dublin City Centre--I brought my almost 3 yr old son to his first ever parade. We were lucky enough to watch it from an appartment over looking Dublin's O'Connell Bridge and O'Connell Street. I wanted to encompass some of this central street and some of the great colours. In the background is the statue of Daniel O'Connell himself and the famous GPO. CBS cameramen were also shooting from this appartment and my son and his friends got to be on TV! <br />Hope you enjoy!</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all!<br>

The pics this week are great. I am trying to keep mine to pics taking in the past week which makes it difficult as it's been so grey here. Hopefully that will keep me on the lookout all the time and improve my skills. The colours in this image were great but I liked the grayscale conversion as much. </p><div></div>

<p>I'll try again<br>

Nikon D200 50mm F1.4 </p><div></div>

<p>I really look forward to this forum and hope it will spur me onto better photos</p>

<p>I have followed this every week for months so thought I should join in...</p><div></div>