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Pavel wrote:
Which of the two focal lenghts do you find lend itself to being improved by either tilt or shift more often. I mean, which of the two do you use more often and which reacts stronger to the inputs. I'm finding that 45 is great as a focal lenght that I like, but I' wish for more shift than is often possible and I find the effect very mild. But keep in mind that I'm quite inexperienced with it ... so I could be quite off ... or perhaps I haven't found the right subject matter and composition yet.
Keeping in mind that I'm currently using DX format, so the angle of view is narrower and that plays a part in how these lenses would be used. That said, the 24mm benefits more from its shift function while the 45mm benefits more from its tilt function.
I'm having a serious crisis about the 24. I'm quite serious about maybe cancelling the order. It's not the money exactly (though it sure could be put to other things) but somehow I think I'm about done with lenses and should just put the stuff I have to use. I can't decide how the 24 will work out. I have no doubt that it is a superb optic but I wonder just how much I will find the movements applicable. So any thoughts would be appreciated.
The shift function and its excellent optics might well make the 24mm PC-E your most used lens on the D700.
Right now I have a 12-24 tokina which I consider bearable due to the flexibility of having wide .. but the distortions is not trully acceptable to me for what I want to shoot. and of course that I can only use it from 18-24 on the D700. I have the 45 pc-e, the 60 micro and the 100 micro should be here this week. That seems like a pretty good kit for what I want to do. I also have a 200 f 4 ais which is great and unbelievably small, but I now hardly need or use that long a lens and the the 35-70 f 2.8 50 f 1.4 and 85 f 1.8. but I rarely use these. I guess the 35-70, my only zoom now, is like a security blanket. I keep thinking its nice to have a zoom like that for a walk around ... but then why don't I ever walk around with it?
I'm not sure what kind of distortion you are referring to here. Pointing a wide angle up or down or placing a horizon away from the center of the frame cause perspective distortions which is what the shift is for. Focusing on near subjects causes barrel distortion, particularly with wider angle lenses, and I see that with both the 14-24/2.8 and the 24 PC-E.
The 85/2.8 PC-E or PC micro would be my preference for macros; I would skip the 60mm and 100mm micros. I would also get rid of the 35-70/2.8, the 85/1.8, and the 200/4; and I would replace them with the Nikkor 70-200/2.8 VR. In fact, if I were you I would get the 70-200/2.8 VR first and get the 24mm last, but I'm not you and how you shoot and what you shoot will dictate what your choices and priorities should be.
So .. help me out with thinking through the 24 pc-e, will ya? The 25 zeiss would be it's replacement instead if I don't go for it. It's about 50/50 right now. I don't ever post "which lens should I get" ... but I sure can't seem to decide this time around.
If I were you, I would skip either of them for now, especially when you are having so many reservations. That voice in your head is trying to tell you something. I would replace the 12-24 with the Nikkor 14-24/2.8 instead, it has stellar optics, goes wider than what you have, and matches any primes (including Zeiss) at all its focal lengths.
Hey ... more pics .. please! 
D200 IR
14-24/2.8
Converted using Capture One with Sepia effect
The lens lives on my DX cameras.
Kerry Pierce wrote:
The flower shot is excellent and the first shot of the bridge is simply incredible....
I've got to start saving my pennies to get one of these lenses....
Thank you Kerry. Here's one more to potentially whet your NAS (I've shown this one a number of times and I rather like it):
D300
45 PC-E
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