Hi all, I've posted in another thread but thought I'd post in here too. I'm off to shoot the northern lights in 2 weeks and am looking at a new lens. I've been dithering between the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 non vc and the sigma 17-70 2.8-4 for days now and just wondered if any D5000 owners had any experience of these lenses in night time conditions such as the lights and lightning shots? I also storm chase in the summer months over in the states so the lens would be used then too.
Any info much appreciated
bl0at3r said:Also just ordered a wired timer remote release - £13.99 off eBay
Nikonite said:Thought i'd pop in here and say hello
One more, just checking in.
Thought i'd pop in here and say hello
I'm using the cheap "Shoot" wireless release off ebay, works just like the official one I had years ago on the D70s
Nikonite said:Thought i'd pop in here and say hello
Don't forget the Nikon cash back offer. I think it is approximately £50 !!!
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Cyprio said:Some lovely shots Thunderbird. I would say you have some better ones on your Flickr set! Love the owl headshot.
Out of interest what lens were you using?
Got mine very quickly. I would say confirmation (that my pics of receipts were OK) within a week and the pre-paid card within two weeks.
Edit: you dont actually get a refund but a pre-paid Citi Visa card with £50 on it. You cant transfer off this as far as i can tell.
Hi Barry, welcome to the forum and the world of the D5000! Things I noticed when I upgraded from a D3000 were the images seemed a lot clearer and less noise in low light. Also, the buffer on the D5000 was quicker, on the D3000 if you used continuous shutter mode the buffer took a while before displaying the images on the rear screen, the D5000 was much quicker. All in all with its additional functions I find the D5000 to be a vast improvement of the D3000. I will probably switch to a D5100 with the year for the extra low light performance from the D5100 sensor as I still find when shooting in low light conditions, sometimes I am just not able to get a fast enough shutter speed for handheld shots to not be shaky.
Anyone using a wide angle lens smaller than the 18-55mm kit? I'm aware of the crop factor so i'm thinking of around 10mm and the price factor as well...any suggestions? anyone using such a little treat right now they can recommend? Happy with my 1.8 35mm and 55-200 but feel the need for a decent wide angle.
Am currently ( this week ) playing with a Nikon 10.5mm fish eye which I have borrowed from my boss - it is very sharp but manual focus only on the d5100
Simmy said:im going for the 8mm samyang fish eye i think next love the 85mm so the 8mm am sure will be just as good,
just looking at upgrading my kit lens at the mo not sure what to get
Simmy said:probs around the £200 mark nothing amazing not fussed about new or second hand.. im probs just gonna end up with a 18-50mm sigma 2.8 as its cheap
Sold my 550D on Friday and bought a brand new D5100! I'm loving it! No regrets!
I am part of the Nikon family now!
I had a go of a 550D in Jessops the other day and was wondering if I preferred it or not, a bit late mind but still,
so how does it compare/better the Canon?
I find the colours more vivid on the Nikon compared to the Canon. I shoot in aperture priority almost all the time but I find some of the effects and HDR really fun to use.
Also as I want to venture into night/club photography I think the AF assist light is way better on the Nikon rather than the strobe of the Canon (which can fool people into thinking the picture has already been taken).
Nikon betters the Canon in performance at higher ISOs
Also the lenses I want to get seem to be of better quality as well as cheaper on the Nikon side. Comparing the Nikon 35mm f1.8G to the Canon 35mm f2, the Nikon lens seems to be better in the sense that it stops down lower, 7 rounded blades (instead of 5), Silent wave motor and cheaper! Similar story comparing the 50mms
I had the 50mm f1.8 on my 550D and while it's sharp as a tack and I loved it to bits, I must admit I did buy it over the 35mm due to price. I'd have preferred the 35mm since I'm using crop sensored cameras.
Although it doesn't really matter at an entry level, I find that Canon are heading in the direction of videography while Nikon seems to be focusing on photography. I didn't want to accumulate a whole bunch of lenses and be limited to upgrading to Canon bodies.
Saying all that, I am a complete amateur (only been shooting for about 4 months) and that's just my humble opinion.