Nikon D3
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Review Date: Dec 14, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great camera overall. The autofocus and high ISO performance is out of this world! One hell of a camera!
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Cons:
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Personally, I would have liked a few more pixels squeezed in there somewhere
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Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor
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Review Date: Jun 13, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Light, small, ULTRA sharp, fast ... should I go on
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Cons:
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none
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I havent put the lens through its paces yet but from the little I played with it I am totally blown away. It is a great lens and possibly the sharpest lens I own. This is one lens that will probably start living on my camera body.
You cannot go wrong for the price/performance
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Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX APO IF HSM
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Review Date: Apr 4, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Value for money, fast lens, sharp,
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Cons:
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I love my 70-200 HSM EX lens! I own both this lens as well as the Nikon 80-200 ED and although I am no expert on things like abberation, benefits of things like ED glass, or any of the technical stuff my recommendation of this lens comes purely from the results that I am getting from this lens. This lens is in my opinion just as good as the Nikon and is probably the most used lens in my bag
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Nikon D1X
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Review Date: Apr 1, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $4,200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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A great camera. Rugged build and easy to use. Great software support from Nikon and continued development on the camera (memory upgrade and firmware upgrades)
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Cons:
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rubber grips.... replaced them twice already and they keep peeling off
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I love my D1x !
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Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX Macro 1:1 Lens
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $600.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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very sharp
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Cons:
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slow focussing
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The first EX Sigma lense I ever bought and loved it since the day I got it. Sometimes i find it a bit slow in focussing but I can live with that or in difficult situations I just set it to MF. A great, affordable macro lens that deffinitely gets my vote
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Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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sharp
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Cons:
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slow focussing, VR problems with D1x
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I had this lens for just under a year and hated it from the moment I first bought it. I think that my expectations must have been too high but I found this lens extremely slow and in addition I had compatibility problems with my D1x.
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Nikon 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Incredibly Sharp
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Cons:
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none
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I found my 60mm f/2.8 AF Micro Nikkor at a second hand shop for $20-00 in immaculate condition! This is an incredible macro lens that I use for macro, portrait and product shoots. I would recommend this lens to anyone in the market for an affordable (especially in my case) macro lens.
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Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 EX DG HSM
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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very sharp and fast
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Cons:
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heavy
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I have owned this lens now for a little under two months and only had a chance to put it through its paces in the last few days. I am blown away both the sharpnesss of the photographs as well as by the speed in which it locks into focus. I dont know much about HSM, SLD, EX, APO, ED, Multicoating vignetting, abborations and all those things but can tell you that I am extremely happy with my lens.
I bought this lens (and a 2X converter) to replace my Nikon 80-400 VR and havent looked back. Simply put - Ilove this lens
The weight of the lens does however become prohibitive to carry around with me wherever I go and I would not recommend it unless one uses it with a monopod. (or a tripod when combining it with a Sigma 2X EX adaptor) Thats my 2c worth...
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