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on 24 March 2014 - 05:10 AM
So an update: Nikon New York facility acknowledged receipt on 3/18; I got notice they shipped the camera back Friday 3/21, with delivery expected today. Of course 'adult signature' is required, so I may not get the camera till tomorrow... This is pretty excellent turn around, IMO.
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on 20 March 2014 - 04:43 AM
I decided to take the offer, I'm in NJ and the camera was sent to Nikon's NY repair center. Dropped it off at a UPS Store Saturday. Then had a moment of anxiety: did I actually have any legal proof I'd sent it? LOL. Tuesday I got the email from Nikon saying they're replacing the shutter. I'll update when I get the camera back.
I tried to think positively about the oil problem, and indeed the camera stayed clean for a while, but the spots kept coming back, and yes, very obvious against pale backgrounds. Getting rid of them wasn't too onerous for me, but still annoying enough that I decided to let Nikon fix it.
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on 22 December 2013 - 05:56 AM
Hi, neither of those are portrait lenses on a crop sensor. The 35mm is the better choice for people shots, as it gives you a 52mm full frame view, and a tighter crop for people, but the 50mm f.18 G would be your ideal "portrait" lens on a DX camera. The 28mm is too wide and if you start getting close with it, it can distort people's faces.
That is true... however, as counterpoint, back when Annie Leibowitz was a 'real' photographer for Rolling Stone, she used Nikon F and her favorite portrait lens was the 35mm... she says because that let her include more of the surroundings.
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on 20 December 2013 - 06:54 PM
I have the 28 AF-D, though to my surprise it doesn't have such a great rep with the Nikon aficionados. The 35 (I don't have experience, though I do use a manual focus AiS 35/2, which is wonderful) has a great rep, plus the angle of view may be a bit better for portraits.
You can hunt for a 28, sometimes they can be had very cheaply, and thus get both! 
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on 16 December 2013 - 07:42 AM
I'm really liking this lens, I bought it on special from KEH...
This is a 100% crop, at 70mm, f5, 1/500, ISO 1600
three angels in the snow by Nesster, on Flickr
70mm, f/5.6, 1/160, ISO 1600
Birra Etrusca Bronze by Nesster, on Flickr
Crop, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 1600
deer in a cemetery, snowing by Nesster, on Flickr
Crop, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 1600
deer in a cemetery, snowing by Nesster, on Flickr
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on 13 December 2013 - 08:27 AM
I would love to see an exact match between a budget 10mp camera and a D800E, using same lens and taken at the exact same time....blown up in large format...lets see what the difference is..
I might be able to do something --- a 6 MP K100D Pentax, and a D600 --- the same lens would have to be a Tamron Adaptall 90mm macro. My printer does 13 inches, so I could print them that way, or else print a smaller section at that size. And I could shoot with a film camera and the same lens as well, and see how well a mini lab scan prints (given what's being said generally, you'd think a 1500 pix wide film scan would not look good at 11 inches wide, but I've done this many times and the results look fine)
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on 12 December 2013 - 09:28 AM
Old flashes like the T20 are good and inexpensive. I also have a larger SB28 which works great.
The Nikon SB-400 from the current line up is very functional
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on 12 December 2013 - 09:15 AM
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on 12 December 2013 - 09:12 AM
I thought I'd see a bunch of santas Nice photos, I like the girls in the tree.
(reminds me of a time I went to a bar in Philly, and they had a Santa party, dozens and dozens of Santas getting drunk...)
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on 12 December 2013 - 09:06 AM
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on 12 December 2013 - 05:38 AM
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on 12 December 2013 - 05:25 AM
Excellent post, on a point that needs to be repeated. There are so many (marketing) things about photography that get repeated as absolute truth with very few people actually bothering to check for themselves.
I really feel bad for humanity before 24/36 MP digital, especially when we were dealing with mere film. We must have been visually impaired and/or culturally deprived 
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