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Fuji FinePix S2 Pro
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Review Date: Jan 12, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Almost 2 1/4 mage quality. Excellent menu system. Lightweight body. Silent shutter (for my show pictures). Great TTL flash control (Metz).
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Cons:
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Poor viewfinder. No vertical shutter release. Insufficient WB options. Capricious CF usage.
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Just bought my second body (1000$ CAN cheaper than the one bought 12 months ago...). Sold all my Olympus 35mm equipment, one of my 2 Mamiya 645s and my E-10. These Fujis accomplish all that I expect from them. Not even sure I'll look at the S3.
Highly recommended.
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Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
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Review Date: Dec 29, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very very sharp. Color rendition like the rest of my Nikon lenses.
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Cons:
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Screw-in lens shade.
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I use this lens for portraits on Fuji S2s. Very satisfied.
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Nikon 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
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Review Date: Sep 5, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $575.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharpness beyond every other lens I own (mostly zooms : 17-35, 35-70 80-200 Nikons) or have owned ( Olympus, Tamron, Vivitar, Sigma, etc).
Nice finish - a pro lens in every respect.
Good manual focus function.
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Cons:
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A great buy, 90 mm equivalent (35mm terms) on a S2 or D100. Could be used as portrait lens (some gaussian blur needed!).
Used it to photograph alimentary products and obtained crisp and detailed files.
Probably not a good choice for someone who photographs dragonflies or other invertebrates, because lens is too close to subject.
At that price, considering Photodo rating, it's a bargain!
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Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S
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Review Date: Jul 24, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,625.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, distortion free, constant 2.8, solid, possibility to use 77mm filters. I have tried the Tamron 20-40 (very good, but flares easily) and the Sigma 15-30 (very disappointing, possibly due to a bad sample), and decided to go for the Nikon.
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Cons:
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Heavy, power drain because of AFS.
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A marvel.
Costs less than all the fixed lenses that it replaces.
I will buy other digital bodies after the S2, but this lens will remain.
Glad I chose a lens that covers 24 X 36, if I ever get a full frame body, be it Nikon, Fuji or Kodak.
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Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8D AF
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Review Date: Jun 18, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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This is my main lens in the studio. Sharpness unthinkable in a zoom lens. Even macro is very acceptable.
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Cons:
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Slower to focus than AFS.
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This lens is a real bargain.
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Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF
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Review Date: Jun 17, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $500.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Incredible range.
Low price.
Low distortion.
Close focus.
Sharp at 15mm and F11.
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Cons:
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Difficult to focus because of max aperture.
Manual focus sliding barrel a pain.
Soft at 20-30mm (my sample).
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No such great need for a zoom in this range. A step or two will give me the same range with the 17-35mm Nikon I traded it in for.
Plus I'll get a constant 2.8, same color rendition as my other Nikons, greater resale value.
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