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Postby gstark on Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:19 pm

my 24-120 VR.

Back-ordered at Maxwells (through Birddog), I'm an impatient bastard, so I called Vanbar, and paid 'em a visit on the way home and relieved that poor lonely, orphan lens ... It's now sitting happily on the D70, and hopefully soon there'll be a whole pixellation of new images to admire.
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Postby Glen on Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:24 pm

Congrats Gary, is it to be your new walkaround lens? Nice range.
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Postby Greg B on Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:26 pm

Congratulations on your new arrival :D
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Postby gstark on Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:30 pm

Thanx y'all.

Glen,

Although it's not as wide as the kit lens - and that does bother me somewhatt - yes, it'll become my walkabout.

I'm eventually going to build up my kit with the 80-400VR (that's next) and then the 12-24.

Maybe that'll be next. :)

As long as I have the 80-400 for the GP ....
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:32 pm

Hope it wasn't a breech birth. Looking foreward to seeing what it can do.
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Postby Killakoala on Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:09 pm

Sweet. Should be excellent for portraits too.

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Postby Glen on Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:18 pm

I think you will really enjoy that lens Gary. I liked Birddog's. You will have to let us know if you miss the extra width (I have surprised myself how often I have used it). I really think that is the ideal lens for the D70 (well maybe 12 - 120 VR would be ideal)
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Postby Flyer on Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:30 pm

Congrats Gary!
Have you picked a name yet? 8)
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:18 pm

The 24-120VR is my best walkabout lens in my bag, I have it more than a year and like it very much even under low light and VR on, it'll do the job.
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Postby Raydar on Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:20 pm

gstark wrote:my 24-120 VR.

Back-ordered at Maxwells (through Birddog), I'm an impatient bastard, so I called Vanbar, and paid 'em a visit on the way home and relieved that poor lonely, orphan lens ... It's now sitting happily on the D70, and hopefully soon there'll be a whole pixellation of new images to admire.


looking forward to see them.

Bring em on!!!!!!!!

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Postby gstark on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:07 am

A collection of pixels

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I like this lens.

Zoom movement is very tight, focus is slower than the kit lens,but the images are pin sharp.
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Nice..

Postby Geoff on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:13 am

Congrats Gary - love it! How happy am I to be a part of this forum? I think if there 'internet aria awards' or something - this would definately win 'best new talent'. :). Hope to see more photos from your new lens gary!

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Postby Raydar on Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:13 pm

Awesome stuff Gary :shock:
Great work :wink:

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Postby Glen on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:00 pm

Gary, very impressive, especially at f8 & 1/60 sec hand held! Looks really good in the low light conditions
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:24 pm

Glen wrote:Gary, very impressive, especially at f8 & 1/60 sec hand held! Looks really good in the low light conditions


Glen,
Are U going to lust one of them soon? tempting isn't it?
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Postby Glen on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:44 pm

I lust one now Birddog and the price is reasonable. :D Love the VR facility. Small feeling in me if I bought one I should sell the kit lens (my only AFS lens) but then I would only have my 20mm 2.8 for wide. I think my next lens will be the Tamron 11- 18 if it is ok when we see it.
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:55 pm

Glen wrote:I lust one now Birddog and the price is reasonable. :D Love the VR facility. Small feeling in me if I bought one I should sell the kit lens (my only AFS lens) but then I would only have my 20mm 2.8 for wide. I think my next lens will be the Tamron 11- 18 if it is ok when we see it.


I met my contact at Maxwell today, they don't think they will have the lens by next Saturday for us to evaluate, perhaps next meet.
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Postby gstark on Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:46 am

Glen wrote:Gary, very impressive, especially at f8 & 1/60 sec hand held! Looks really good in the low light conditions


Look more carefully, Glen. There's also the on-cam flash, dialled back about 1 stop. No PP at all though; just resized for the web.

But yes, it's very nice. I'll drop a few more up here in a few minutes.
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:13 am

Wish Nikon will has VR on the 85mm and 18-70mm, or all next generation lens will come with VR
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Postby gstark on Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:10 am

Birddog,

Yes.

Here's a couple more with the 24-120.

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Postby birddog114 on Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:18 am

Very nice indeed! Amzing with its sharpness!
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Postby Greg B on Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:23 am

:lol: 45 deg :lol:

So sharp, they could slice cheese.
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Postby Glen on Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:16 am

Impressive Gary. PP at all or straight out of the camera? Nice colours and tones on the sandstone. Didn't notice the flash on the last shots, I thought it was VR and your steady hand
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Postby gstark on Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:58 am

Glen,

The only PP thus far has been a contrast adjustment in NE on the one with the statues above the entrance to QVB. The rest were as they came, with resizing only.

The sharpness, especially on that statues shot, is simply wunnerful! I may post a refernce to a full size image of that, so that you can see the level of detail I'm getting. This lens looks to be better than the glass on my 5700, and that is saying something!

The shot of the conga player, in the first set, is also amazingly crisp.

Please let me know if you want access to a couple of the full size images.
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Postby Glen on Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:42 am

Gary,
Very impressive lens especially with no pp.
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:52 am

So win win is the case for 24-120VR here!! Kudos
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