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<p>I have a Nikon system. I had problems with AI-S lenses at night, very difficult to find focus except with 85mm 1.4. I also bought a Samyang 14 mm 2.8 Manual, never had any problem using exact inifinity for astrophotography (night shots), all shots sharp focus at infinity.</p>

<p>I kept all my Nikon AI-S lenses, from 16 mm right to 300 mm. Use a lot the 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.2, 24mm f/2.0, 85mm f/1.4 and 105 mm Micro f/2.8, night shots, dawn fotos, and so on. Great quality of the pictures and blow up up to 60 x 120 cm very nice.</p>

<p>I have digital from the year 2004, first small cameras with small sensors. with them, I made big posters (up to 60 x 120 cm), Made photographic books of high quality, also used with my hands, for more creativity, HD graduated filters or polarizer, or HD filters with these small cameras (no filter threads), between 6 to 10 Megapixels. As some say, the important is who is behind the camera. Later on, I bought full frame cameras (Nikon) with high quality lenses, yes, it helps for more creativity, Low light photography, wildlife, etc. but just lately I bought a mirrorless of Fujifilm and I am sure it will also help for some creativity for new books. You can make high qualith photos with any camera, with any sensor, small or big. It only depends on you behind the camera.</p>

<p>The mirrorless cameras definitly will replace the smaller sensor cameras, but not the DSRL in a short term. The trend is that people want to get better cameras. I myself started with digital with small sensor cameras in 2004: Canon Powershot G6 and then other ones of Canon, Nikon, Panasonic. Later I moved to a bigger sensor with Panasonic Lumix GF1 (great photos in a trip to Europe), and in paralel I was stilll shooting with film.With the small sensor cameras, it was great digital learning (together with the computer process) to finally move to Digital DSLR (DX and FX) in 2011. I published in 2009 a photograph book about Patagonia with mostly pictures from small sensor cameras, and a few slides with F3T, and the book came out in a very fine quality with great CMYK photos published.<br /> And since the mirrorless cameras with interchangeable lenses have come out with bigger sensor such as Olympus, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Sony and others, many people will change to this kind of cameras systems. I also have a DSLR system, but I think it is a very good idea to also have one of the latest big sensor mirrorless cameras for profesional work for street photography (you cannot walk all the time with a DSLR system), travel and also professional work when you do not want the hassle to take all the weight of a DSLR system with you. Personally I studied the Olympus and the Fujifilm system, and the perfect camera could be the future Fujifilm X-T2. 16 megapixel is enough for book project.</p>

<p>Eric Arnold: 16 mm f/1.4, cannot see it in BH, is it announced?</p>

<p>How was the trip? I am sure nothing happedned. I live in Patagonia, the Chile Side, and hope you had time to visit. All these places are touristic and the bit thieves are more in the big cities.</p>

<p>I used 35 mm f/1.4 AIS manual lens, Made the flight back in 1992 and the helicopter stopped in the air (but still moving the propellers), which is worse, because much more vibrations. Used speed of 1/1000 and 50 ASA Film Fuji Velvia. Also changed lenses in flight, no problems here in Chile. Also used 50 mm f/1.2 and 85 mm f/1.4, all AIS and manual lenses. My flight was high up to take photos of indsutries in the ground such as a coal mine and a Methanol Complex (the biggest one in the world). Also took aerials of Punta Arenas city. I was the only passengers on the flight and both doors were open on my sides. No wind. It cost me quite a bit. Very expensive!</p>

<p>Does anyone having this camera knows if this new camera has bulb for expositions longers than 60 s.? Thank you.</p>

<p>I have more than 10 lenses AIS top of the line, but not the 28 mm. I made many pictures with those lenses with the D800 especially al sunrise and night shots. Absolutely no problems to make prints up to 24" x 50" or even more. Quality is maximum. See my photos, some of them were blown up at home to the size mentioned.</p>

<p>I have a Feisol tripod and while I was taking a night shot some 10 months ago, the tripod colapsed because one leg was a bit lose I found out later. The D800 was on top, with a Vello Shutterboss Remote Timer (with a 10-Pin connection) that was connected at that time. All came down, but D800 stayed on tripod, but 160 cm lower near the soil.<br>

Later on, I found out that the remote timer no longer worked. It was OK and the 10-Pin connection of the camera was not damaged, at least phisically. I bought another remote (the same) and the problem persists.<br>

I live 3000 km from Santiago de Chile, where there is a Nikon Repair Service, but in the past had not good experience with them.<br>

Really do not know what to do so that it works again, as I need to make a lot of pictures with Mirror up, and I need the Remote Timer for that, which is better than a timer of a few seconds with the mirror down.<br>

Thanks </p>

<p>T for Titanium. I also have a few.</p>

<p>I finally decided for the 70-200 F/4. Very good critiques about that lens. In my case, this lens is mostly thought for landscape, to specified places to photograph in Torres del Paine where wildlife is scarce (up the mountains). But you never know some fox or similar which are sometimes very close, the 70-200 F/4 will help high up there. I will also save on weight, as my expeditions last some 5 weeks, priority is food. For real wildlife, further down on the valleys, I have the 120-400 Sigma, which I use with the Nikon 7000 (and very soon with the Nikon 7200). With the money saved, I think I will bjuy the 24 mm F1.4 of Sigma for landscape and night shots of milky way maybe with the Torres del Paine close by. Thanks for all your sugestions. Daniel B.</p>

<p>I only used new memory cards Lexar and Sun disk bought in B&H. But will try the trick to fool the lock. thanks for all your answers folk. Daniel B. </p>

<p>I have a complaint about the SD, SDHC memory cards. These cards have unfortunately a device called, as all know, the Built-in Write-Protect Switch. I have lost several of these cards, up to 16 GB, because the small switch falls off and the card is then unusable. Why these cards do not come without that switch?? It is pretty useless. If you want to protect a photo, you can do it in-camera. If you do not want to erase the cards by error, you can invent a system when you guard them. Compact Flash do not have any kind of protection. I only use San Disk and Lexar Cards and I am very careful when I enter them into the computer or into the camera. The industry should think about that. Thanks.</p>

<p>I have not thought about the 70-200 F/4 , and it is not a bad idea. Started to study the lens and to read the reviews. I do night photography, but I have other lenses for that such as the Samyang, and AIS manual lenses in the range between F/1.2 to F/2.8. Even for wildlife, the 70-200 F/4 might be better than its counterpart of F/2.8 especially for its weight and decent bokeh. Thanks so far for your comments.</p>

<p>I am about to buy a zoom lens for my NIKON DF and D800 bodies in the 70-200 mm range. Should I go for the NIKON 80-200 F/2.8 ED, the NIKON 70-200 F/2.8 ED VRII or the SIGMA 70-200 F/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM? I uses them mostly for Landscape and also Wildlife. I know the 70-200 f/2.8 VRII is considerable more expensive than the other two, but also heard that the Sigma is superior to the 70-200 f/2.8 VRII in sharpnes. But also heard that the NIKON 80-200 F/2.8 ED could be very interesting, although it lacks VR, but with a tripod no problems or more ISO for wildlife. Thanks for your experience. Daniel Bruhin W.</p>

<p>At last. I have seen this early this morning at B&H. Definitly interested to buy it, I have the NIKON D7000 and at 300 ASA and more, much grain. Would be a nice change, above all with my Sigma 120-400 for fauna and landscapes.</p>

<p>I am very happy to to be an owner of a DF, the southernmost in the world maybe (Punta Arenas, Patagonia). The controls are very fast and handy and I love the thread for cable release on the ON button, with Mirror up to take low speed photos on the spot without the hassle of cables and others (All cameras should have that thread back). And also great to work with old AIS lenses.</p>

<p>Yes, Eric is right. I had the same dilem and I did not buy the 17-35 mm /2.8 because there was no refresh for many years for that lens, although in its time it was the best, so I trusted the 16-35 mm was a better option. Indeed I bought the 16-35 mm /4.0, and do not regret it. As for the 14-24 mm, definitly no, because of the filter problem and price, and goes only up to 24 mm. Took more than 1 year to decide. Ups!!! I use the lens mostly for landscapes.</p>

<p>cheap always gets more expensive than regular buys.</p>

<p>I have a DF, not interested in the golden version without any technical change. Really a waist of time.</p>

 

<p>I suggest the 16-35 mm from Nikon and even better the Samyang 14 mm (manual) which is a great lens. I also have the DF with the Samyang 14 mm, and the 16-35 mm is on its way from B&H to Chile. Have a great time.</p>

<p>A good photo?: simple, the one where you wish you would have been there.</p>

<p>Both format FX for landscape and DX for fauna or some landscapes as my sigma 120-400 mm wil transform into a 600 mm. And anyway always good to have 2 or 3 bodies. I have 7000, D800 and DF. Good luck.</p>

<p>I have Nikon lenses from the 80s. I have shot with them until 2006. Kept all of them. And I am happy. All are AIS lenses and I use them with the D800 and the DF (FX both). I have kept some 10 lenses and some are double. Most F/1,2 and F/1,4 apertures, and the others F/2.8. Very good lenses for night photography, but also by day. Buy a digital body and use all your old lenses, with an adapter if necesarry. At least until you have some of these very expensive new digital lenses. I do the same, have not yet bought any new digital Nikon lens. See my night photographies of Patagonia, all shot with old lenses. Good luck.</p>