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    upgrading from D70

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    I do also some semipro work and changed from a D70 to a Fuji S5 pro. A perfect camera for portraiture, see the

    reviews. Inside, the sensor technology is Fuji, outside it's a Nikon D200. Dynamik range and high ISO

    performance of the Fuji super CCD are great.You can get the S5 for half of the price of a D300 these days.

    close-up lens for pre-war Rolleicord?

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    I have an old price list from 1938 (the time of your camera) in front of me and can read that Rollei sold a push-on and a bayonet version of the Proxar lenses. According to this list they did not sell a mixed set, but maybe the photo shops did. For parallax correction they sold the push-on prism called "Rolleiparkeil" seperately. I'd say both versions can be used together, there simply is no other option to make close-ups with a Rollei from the late 1930 years. <p>I am not sure if the old Proxars are 100% compatible to the later Rolleinars. The Proxars came as #1 and #2, the Rolleinars were 3 (#1, #2, #3). <p>Proxar #1 = 80-50cm, #2 = 50-33cm. <p>Rolleinar #1 = 100-45cm, #2 = 50-31cm, #3 = 32-24cm. <p>I'd look for the older Proxars in push-on and bay version.

    Stress on D80 mount with heavy lenses

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    When I got my D70 I asked a question like this Nikon. They called me back and explained that the body (D70) is strong enough for such a combo hanging round the neck. But the sevice man also told me that I should avoid fast movements only with my hands at the camera body. He said the inner parts of the body are mostly plastic. D70 & D80 are probably the same in this respect.

    Nikon D70

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    The D70 does not meter with AI/AIS lenses. The camera has no AI-coupling (like D200, D2X) and the lenses no electrical contacts. Yes, an external meter is a way to go. You can also use the back LCD for checking the exposure.

    28-105 3.5-4.5 IF-AF or 18-70 3.5-4.5 DX

    in Nikon

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    Ruben, I do not make scientific comparisions between lenses. IMO you can't go wrong with both. The 18-70 has some distortion and vignetting at the wide end. I can't remember if the the 28-105 looked the same with film, probably not. The 18-70 is great to use on a DSLR because of the fast focussing motor.

    28-105 3.5-4.5 IF-AF or 18-70 3.5-4.5 DX

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    When I got my D70 (+18-70) I sold the 28-105 which was my standard lens in film times. The 28-105 is a great lens and I was always satisfied with it, but, as said above, for the use with a DSLR it's a bit long. Because I have no film Nikon any more keeping the 28-105 did not make sense for me. If you still use film you may be in another situation.

    D70 vs. D80

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    David, maybe, I got my D70 when it came out. I think I know this camera after almost 3 years in use. I consider an upgrade not to come closer to a D2Xs but to get a camera with some features I want today. Another reason to upgrade now is to SAVE money. A D70 in good condition sells more today than in 2 or 3 years. I don't think that the model which follows the D80 will be less expensive.

    D70 vs. D80

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    "I think most people that are upgrading from a D70 to a D80 need the latest and greatest toys. I feel they focus way too much on hardware and not taking photos."

    <p>

    David, "the latest and greatest toys" can be found in another price range.

    D70 vs. D80

    in Nikon

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    I think I will upgrade to the D80 within the next months. Hope for a price drop or cash back perhaps at christmas. 2 days ago I hold the D80 in my hands, to me it feels better than my D70 in every respect. The MP is not the point, I also don't care about the CF cards. Storage cards are rather cheap today. There are some things I always missed or hated on the D70 such as the missing ISO info in the finder, the finder size of course, the CF card door... The fast flash sync is great on the D70/D50 for daylight fill flash, OTOH the D80 goes down to ISO 100. In my personal view the D80 has some improvements I always wanted. That's reason enough for me to upgrade.

    Sigma 55-200 or tokina 24-200

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    My situation was equal. I owned both the Sigma and the Tokina. The Sigma is an old zoom design with rotating front and a noisy and slow AF. I found it annoying and sold the lens after some months to get the Tokina. This lens has internal focus which is an advantage, but mine got focus problems very soon, the shutter of my D70 could not fire. It worked ok after a warranty-service, but I sold it too when the Nikkor 55-200 came out. I got the Nikkor, it's still in use and IMO the best lens for a D70 in this price and zoom range. Another option could be the Nikkor 28-200 (if you don't want to spend the money for a 18-200).

    Rolleiflex 4x4 Baby

    in Medium Format

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    There are different versions. The first Baby (1931...) came with a 2.8 or 3.5 Tessar and a top shutter speed of 1/300s. The 1938 version came with 2.8 Tessar and 1/500s and bay I filter ring (first version took push-on filters). The post war Baby (1957-1962) came with a 3.5 Xenar lens, most in grey, the high serial ## in black. I owned a post war Baby in black, the results were just great. The problem is the 127 film they need, only some are available. All Babies came without built-in meter, but Rollei produced are hood-meter-attachement for bay I called Rolleilux which can be used on the later Babies.
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