Recent content by chickenjames

just to close this off - I ended up with d7200 Nikon 18-105 Nikon 55-300 VR Nikon 50 f1.8G and I'm a happy bunny anyone want to recommend a great case that will hold all of this nicely for me? thanks :-)

LOL, I thought it had to be, I was just wondering if someone might say "I've got one, and it's marvellous" :-)

what's the deal with the incredibly cheap Tamron? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0012UUP02/ref=psdc_1330825031_t1_B003YUBTIA Is it cheap because it's missing VC ?

thanks guys. it's going to be the 55-300. The price on Amazon is wanging around like crazy today, reckon I'll wait until it's back under £200 again :-)

d'oh. I meant to type 7200 not 5200 ! So I'm even happier. Re the lens type, yes, mea culpa, I was assuming that the VR and motor-in-lens went together. How does something like the Nikon 55-300 perform on the 7200 ? quite nicely. I would imagine.

well, thanks for all your help guys. I went for the D5200 with 18-105 VR, and I'm very happy with it. Ability to focus and shoot in lowish light is everything I'd hoped for, and the IQ is excellent. I think the things that combine to make me happy are - good auto ISO up to very high speeds - no...

in combination with the 24-85 bokeh, you get lovely portraits. But the AF is slow, blah, blah. Now then, what about the control dials? In case you hadn't guessed, my main back for a long time was a Dynax 700si, and I miss the two dials. How does that work out on 7200 vs 5500 ?

I would like to shoot a mixture of landscape, architecture, portraits, and sport. My dogs would be in there somewhere as well. Tell me more about mirrorless - friends at work suggested I might want to look at Olympus, and it's an area that I know nothing about. It would be good to be have...

when you say more advanced, do you mean features or performance? or build quality?

thanks for all the great responses guys, much appreciated. I've learned a few things - tell me what I misunderstood - the A77ii is a Good Thing, and most new Sony backs will be a long way ahead of the a100 - Old Sigma lenses might not work properly with new Sony bodies - the lens I'm most...

hello all I have a Sony Alpha a100, and various full frame Minolta lenses: Min 24-85 f3.5-4.5, Min 50mm f1.7, Sigma 70-210 f2.8, Sigma 18mm f3.5 The body is getting fairly tired and I'm itching to upgrade to something modern. I"m nervous that Sony don't seem very committed to the Amount, but...