Uncle Sam's giving me money ... Hummm what to buy?

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/27/2006 10:15:16 PM · #1

Yup I am getting a refund and I have enough to get a piece
of fast glass.
I have:
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

I am thinking about AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED and getting rid of the 18-70mm, 20mm and apply the funds to the 12-24mm f/4 leaving just a small gap from 60 to 80mm.

Any thoughts?

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

02/27/2006 10:19:32 PM · #2

It probably won't return as much as a no-load mutual fund in a Roth IRA...

Sorry, this post is a proxy for your parents yelling in your ear about responsibility...

I'm not familiar with Nikon stuff, so I'm no help. At least this keeps ya bumped at the top.

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

02/27/2006 10:21:54 PM · #3

Im getting 6 bucks back in tax returns this year. sweet.

Nobody

Pentax K-S2

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Pentax

02/27/2006 10:23:07 PM · #4

Uncle Sam isn't giving you money - you are getting back what's rightfully yours.

02/27/2006 10:23:37 PM · #5

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Geeze just like my parents! (LOL)

I know the sensible thing but dam man I have an addiction I must feed!

Thanks Doc!

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

02/27/2006 10:24:25 PM · #6

Originally posted by northrop3:

Uncle Sam isn't giving you money - you are getting back what's rightfully yours.

Tru Dat!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

02/27/2006 10:24:42 PM · #7

I'm getting a bonus! Sallary-wise! The moment I heard the ammount my mouth watered and I started mumbling LllllllllllllllllllllllllllLllllllllllllLlllllllL

The boss was cofused!

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

02/27/2006 10:25:24 PM · #8

What you mean is that Uncle Sam is finally repaying that interest-free loan you gave him last year and that you loaned him enough for a nice lens?

I think you need to rework your W-4 and have less taken out of your paycheck.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

02/27/2006 10:36:00 PM · #9

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Yes I think your right. But then it would be harder to justify this purchase! I just can't help myself.

Any thoughts on the OP?

Spork99

OM System OM-1

02/27/2006 10:44:44 PM · #10

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

Originally posted by Spazmo99:
What you mean is that Uncle Sam is finally repaying that interest-free loan you gave him last year and that you loaned him enough for a nice lens?

I think you need to rework your W-4 and have less taken out of your paycheck.

Yes I think your right. But then it would be harder to justify this purchase! I just can't help myself.

Any thoughts on the OP?

The 17-55 2.8 would be nice, but I'd keep the 20mm prime. There's just no substitute for fast glass.

Also, if you figure out how much Uncle Sam would have deducted from your check and instead put that in some kind of interest earning account, you might have a few $$ more at the end of the year.

I just realized that I sound like MY parents did. Good Grief.....

yakatme

Lytro Illum Light Field Digital

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

02/27/2006 10:49:27 PM · #11

I've been giving my lense collection some thought, and something along these lines might work:

Keep the 80-200 f2.8.......I'm keeping my 70-200 f2.8VR

Use a TC20e 2x teleconverter with that lense (f2.8 X 2 = f5.6 at 400mm) for the reach.

Get the 12-24 f4 for the wide side.

For everything in between and a great walk around lense get the 18-200 VR.

This is what I'm seriously considering doing on Wednesday when a local store gets in a shipment of D200's in a kit with the 18-200VR for $2399.

How does this sound? Am I on the right track?

Lytro Illum Light Field Digital

02/27/2006 11:00:13 PM · #12

Originally posted by yakatme:

Sounds great. I'm saving the body upgrade for next refund and I think it will be a D2X and keep my D70s for back-up. Plus I'm not getting that much back.

The 18-200VR looks good sounds good but I have become a fast glass junkie! Can't wait to see some pics form your D200 its gonna be nice I bet. The CFO of the company I work for is waiting for his I can't wait to check it out.

Good Luck!

Message edited by author 2006-02-27 23:03:24.

yakatme

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

02/27/2006 11:21:47 PM · #13

Yeah, that was one difference that I noticed about most of your lense selections...speed.

TooCool

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/28/2006 01:27:16 AM · #14

I'm buyin' heat for the winter...

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

02/28/2006 01:31:19 AM · #15

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

Sounds like a good plan to me. That would give you a great set of glass through 200mm. Go for it!

Message edited by author 2006-02-28 01:31:33.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

02/28/2006 03:07:46 AM · #16

What you get really depends on what you shoot, hope to shoot, etc.

eschelar

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

02/28/2006 09:19:48 AM · #17

How about the new 100mm prime macro with VR?

It's a bit expensive, but WOW! NICE!

WOW!

*drool*

Edit. Oh yeah, if you don't know about it yet, go check it out at dpreview.com

Yum.

I might just have to wait until Canon comes out with a similar one.

Of course, that would probably set me back a few bucks.

Message edited by author 2006-02-28 09:21:13.

hokie

Nikon D2X

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

02/28/2006 10:12:56 AM · #18

The 17-55mm 2.8 is great. I consider it the must have, all purpose lens for Nikon digital. Everyone at my studio that has Nikon has one.

From there it is about personal preference. I shoot a lot of products, macros, architecture, and other stuff that just made sense for me to have the 85mm 2.8 PC lens. I can perspective correct for architecture by shifting, I can make great 3 panel panos by shifting, shifting also eliminates reflections when shooting head on into shiny stuff, etc, etc. Tilting allows for DOF control. Its probably the sharpest lens Nikon makes. It is completely manual though so no point and shoots :-/

I know when you look at the 85mm PC you say..."it's manual, it sits in a range covered by other zooms, it's as expensive as hell"... No other lens does what this does and for anything that doesn't require an automatic I usually reach for this lens.

The 10mm is awesome as well but you really better like super wide.

The real question you have to answer honestly. What do you like to shoot, what are you being kept from shooting by your lenses and how do you see your kit building too what purpose.