Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Adam Maas Cotty wrote: Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than asking on DPR, so here goes: A friend has a Nikon D80 - what options are there for a nice wide angle lens on this camera? It can be

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-08 Thread David J Brooks
And he has met some of us. Shudder. :-) Dave On 8/7/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's much more frightening that Cotty knows who you are. David Savage wrote: At 03:20 AM 8/08/2007, Cotty wrote: ...You know who you are :-) I wouldn't be so sure of that. Cheers,

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: And he has met some of us. I was infectious at the time with Foot In Mouth disease. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-08 Thread David J Brooks
I thought it was Spill beer on the Mac's, disease. :-) Dave On 8/8/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/8/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: And he has met some of us. I was infectious at the time with Foot In Mouth disease. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Cotty
Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than asking on DPR, so here goes: A friend has a Nikon D80 - what options are there for a nice wide angle lens on this camera? It can be old, manual focus, or new, Nikon or

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than asking on DPR, so here goes: A friend has a Nikon D80 - what options are there for a nice wide angle lens on this camera? It can be old, manual focus,

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: OT - Lens choice help required Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than asking on DPR, so here goes: A friend has a Nikon D80 - what options

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread David J Brooks
Cotty, i have two lenses i like. I have the Sigma 10-20 and recently picked up the 18-70 Both do a very good job. Dave On 8/7/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread John Whittingham
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:24:51 +0100, Cotty wrote Guys, it's Nikon related, so don't waste your time here ;-) The knowledge of The List i far and away a better repository than asking on DPR, so here goes: A friend has a Nikon D80 - what options are there for a nice wide angle lens on this

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Cotty
Thanks for all the suggestions both on and off list. I made an error in that I wasn't clear enough - when I wrote: It's for landscapes, so assuming a 1.5X crop factor, I would guess something in the 12 to 20mm focal length would be appropriate? I should have asked: a prime lens in the 12 to

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: Thanks for all the suggestions both on and off list. I made an error in that I wasn't clear enough - when I wrote: It's for landscapes, so assuming a 1.5X crop factor, I would guess something in the 12 to 20mm focal length would be appropriate? I should have asked: a

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/07, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: The only good option is the 20mm f2.8 AF. It's quite small, and optically quite good. The 18 is a Manual-focus lens and won't meter on the D80, but in AI/AI-S form it will function otherwise. The 14 is inferior optically on a DSLR to the 12-24

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
I've seen a couple, but nowhere near as complete, and I didn't save either URL as I don't use Nikon's, (anymore). Cotty wrote: Thanks for all the suggestions both on and off list. I made an error in that I wasn't clear enough - when I wrote: It's for landscapes, so assuming a 1.5X crop

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread 272yb
Cotty, the 17-35 AFS F2.8 Nikon is a very very nice lens. I was using one with a D1.That would be my choice.Price range $700.00 to $1200.00 used. This lens can also be used on Film Nikons, F5,F6, F100...Joe -- Original message -- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, the 17-35 AFS F2.8 Nikon is a very very nice lens. I was using one with a D1.That would be my choice.Price range $700.00 to $1200.00 used. This lens can also be used on Film Nikons, F5,F6, F100...Joe 'Lo Joe, yo. -- Cheers,

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: On 7/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, the 17-35 AFS F2.8 Nikon is a very very nice lens. I was using one with a D1.That would be my choice.Price range $700.00 to $1200.00 used. This lens can also be used on Film Nikons, F5,F6, F100...Joe 'Lo Joe,

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread David Savage
At 03:20 AM 8/08/2007, Cotty wrote: ...You know who you are :-) I wouldn't be so sure of that. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - Lens choice help required

2007-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
It's much more frightening that Cotty knows who you are. David Savage wrote: At 03:20 AM 8/08/2007, Cotty wrote: ...You know who you are :-) I wouldn't be so sure of that. Cheers, Dave -- cognoscenti: Those who know cognesnotty: The stringy material that forms in the