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p.1 #1 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

i love using my 70-200..but is too heavy to handle hold for hours...i need lighter lense with the same shallow dof and sharpness

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p.1 #2 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

180 f2.8 ED an awesome lens along with the 135

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p.1 #3 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

I've got a 135mm. Great lens. I've also got an 85mm 1.8. I chose the 135 over the 105, because the 105 seemed a little redundant in my lineup. Very close focal length to the 85mm.

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Oct 21, 2005 at 11:28 PM

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p.1 #4 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

i will second the 180! awesome lens

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Oct 21, 2005 at 11:34 PM

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p.1 #5 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

105DC

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Oct 22, 2005 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #6 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

I have the 105DC, it is an awesome lens. Wish I had the 135DC for "killer" head shots.

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Oct 23, 2005 at 02:48 AM

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p.1 #7 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

not to steal the main topic of this post but what does the "defocus control" do exactly...

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Oct 23, 2005 at 02:51 AM

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p.1 #8 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

I will put down for the 180mm..I traded my 70-200 in for the weight and cost and got a D1X and a 180mm and happy as a clam.

Joshua, Defocus Control allows you to control DOF while keeping different f/stops.

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Oct 23, 2005 at 03:33 AM

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p.1 #9 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

That sounds like a great feature. I could see where that would come in handy, expecially shooting outdoors or something.

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Oct 23, 2005 at 03:44 AM

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p.1 #10 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

I have the 105DC and love it. It's great for full length shots of baby's . I recently picked up a 180 but have not used it much. I borrowed a 70-200 to play with and as you said it was very heavy.

Josh has given a lot of good advice lately on how to decide what lens to buy. "Figure the pictures you want to take and buy the appropiate lens.'

Ken

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Oct 23, 2005 at 11:32 AM

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p.1 #11 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

I recently got the 135DC for the sake of performance/weight ratio. I was really close in getting the 180 which is a really good lens, but I was so intrigued with the DC option that I could not resist. Am I happy? Yes, but I think that the 180 is more what I need focal length wise. Other than that, the 135 is fast, sharp and bulit like a tank!

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Oct 23, 2005 at 09:44 PM

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p.1 #12 · nikkor 105dc or 135dc

can you guys share pictures of the lenses you own?...prefer shooting wide open portraits?

thanks

Oct 24, 2005 at 03:37 AM


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