Digital Photography?

sygnus21 said:

I'm seriously considering Nikon’s D700. Though I've been shooting since 1982, really since 1980, I had a Canon system which I sold off in 19890 and didn't get back into photography until 2001, when I purchased my current Nikon System. My basic Nikon lenses are....

70-300 AF 70-300 ED
80-200 mm ED 2.8
AF-S 24-85 mm ED 3.5-4.5 G
AF-S 17-35 mm ED 2.8D
AF-S 28-70mm ED 2.8
AF 50mm 1.8D

I mainly shoot B&W now, though I do like experimenting with both color and B&W in Photoshop. It's time to make the digital move now that film is becoming harder to find and get processed, I don't do my own processing for various reasons, and scanning film is very time consuming. In short, it's easier to deal with pure digital files nowadays, especially since digital photography has come a long way.

Now i understand better your choice for a full frame...D700 fit perfectly those AF-s lenses system. Plus those new AF-g lenses are more fragile than ever even if they're made for digital purposes, i rather keep AF-S 17-35 mm ED 2.8D ,AF-S 28-70mm ED 2.8 those as for a beginning.

I've been Nikonist for a long time either. Working mainly with the F90 & the X one...and F100 one...loved my FE-2.
i've used the D80 with the 18-70 AF-s also and my analog AF-d lenses mounted on too.
The result was quite stunning with AF-d short lenses.

I love photography but sometimes in life you have to broke yourself. I did it.
I've sold all my Nikon bodies, lenses and gears last year...

And surely when better times will comes again, will head on for a full frame digital, as D700 's coming an insterresting choice and back too, an F100 body. I better know now which lenses are the one i want to shoot with.

Nice Graphics on your website....!

That's the last shot i did with the D80...

I shoot some sports and models. I get paid but don't do it for a living, yet.

Current Equipment is a Canon 40D and a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. I did own a Canon 50mm f/1.4 and a Canon 28-135IS lenses but sold them since I hardly used them after I got the Tamron. The 50mm was super sharp though, so I do miss having it but if I need one I can borrow my friends copy who lives a couple of blocks away from me.

sygnus21 said:

NoN said:

Nice Graphics on your website....!

That's the last shot i did with the D80...

Thanks. Nice shot there. I like B&W abstract. My avatar is one of my photos :)

My Nikon film bodies are an F100 and F5. I mainly shoot B&W or slide film. Though I haven't updated my site in a while the shutter bug is calling me so I'll be shooting some B&W here soon. Looking to do some abstract stuff so...

Thanks for checking my site.

I've mainly shot either in B&W....since i'd got the digital i was amaze by color.

I'm also graphics & abstracts photography, and street shooting most of the time.

I only own now a pocket sized "Ricoh GR1s Date" (28mm f:2,8) as analog & and a small digital Sony Exmor, 4.3/3.2 frame -10 m/pix.

another D80 shot:

If anyone care here is a link to more of my work with Models.
Absolutely not porn, but not worksafe none the less.

ModelMayhem.com - James Snaps - Photographer - Salinas, US

Thoughts?

amateur
i use a nikon d3000
mainly people,nature i started getting into about 1 year ago
got my slr 3 months ago.