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Great set of images Steve.
Great set of images Steve.
Thank you, I was rather pleased with them
It was my first time out with the Nikon 28-80mm AF-D lens so I had no idea what to expect results wise - not bad for a 20+ year old lens
Is that the plastic fantastic? That and the 28-100 AF-D have a good rep for budget lenses, never mind the age.
Yes, I believe so. It is well named if it is
It certainly has encouraged me to look for some other older glass
I'm using almost entirely older lenses, though whether you consider my images technically good or bad is another matter.
28-105 from the same era as that lens is my holiday/walkabouts zoom, 50 1.8D, manual focus 28 f3.5 and 135 f2.8 are also favourites, and a Sigma 21-35 from the same era is my super-wide. The only contemporary lens I own, a Samyang 84 f1.4, barely gets used now, and although it's super-sharp there is something about the rendering of images from the older primes that I really like.
I was told a long time ago that lenses designed for film cameras focus different to those designed specifically for digital SLRs but I have no idea if that's true. Any ideas?
DSLRs have different focussing aids - no split prism or hatching like a film camera, but many, like the D610, have a focus-assist light in the viewfinder that works well with older MF lenses. I use the camera set to the central focus spot and then the focus assist light, though often one can just see if a scene is sharp or not. TBH sometimes if find using this method more reliable in very low light with AF lenses than allowing the camera to focus electronically.
Manual focussing I find only tricky if you have fast moving subjects and/or very shallow DOF, for everything else it’s a doddle. Live view is so useful for it.
Do make full use of the dioptre adjustment if you're going to try MF.
Cheers Bristolian. Have you looked any further into your sensor spots? Would be interested to see how Nikon reacts to second users at this point in the D600's life. Mine has spots which I will get round to dealing with at some point. But frankly they're easy enough to get rid of with the heal brush.
They may we’ll send you back a new 610 if it’s been really bad before and always needs cleaningI rang Nikon service yesterday and asked about current policy. Was advised to return the camera with a covering letter saying how many times the sensor has required cleaning and the service manager will consider what to do. the guy on the phone said it didn't matter that I wasn't the original purchaser of the camera or that it was out of warranty.
They sent me a link to get a pre-paid label to send it back and I will do that early next week - I need the camera this weekend
Last night I thought I would have a go at cleaning the sensor ready for a day shooting on Saturday - it'll be mired again by Sunday After about 90 minues I managed to get most of the spots off but there are some really stubborn ones that I didn't want to get heavy handed with seeing as it will be going into Nikon next week. I'm not likely to be using anything over f/8 on Saturday and the backgrounds are likely to be quite cluttered/blurred so hopefully the remaining spots won't show up too badly. Fingers crossed
Has any one sent their camera to nikon for free sensor clean recently.. Mine is going for its 3rd visit.. I wonder why the current turn around time is?
You don’t have the lens on and can turn the cam over so dust falls outMight be being a bit thick but where does the dust go if the camera and lens are sealed?
Might be being a bit thick but where does the dust go if the camera and lens are sealed?
You don’t have the lens on and can turn the cam over so dust falls out
Well after an age looking at all the options for an additional body to accompany my D500, I have taken the plunge and ordered the D610. In the end I decided there was no point in getting another DX Body (I may well keep my D300s as well!) and since I have a number of FX friendly lens I've bought over the years (50 f1.8, 70-200, 70-300, 90 macro) I decided I may as well go FF. Rightly or wrongly I decided the IQ wont be much if any different than the D750 (same sensor or not anyone?) and the advantages the 750 offers I have in the D500. To go with it I went for the 24-85 VR lens which Rockwell really rates but in another group a poster reckons it's worse than a milk bottle bottom. I would appreciate some proper views from folks on here!
It looks like the D610 is nearing the end of production and I was able to pick up body and lens for £929 (gray market).
I have ordered screen protector, but in reality is this needed, and any tips to get the pesky things on without dust bubbles (what happened to the GGS screens that had adhesive around the edge?)
If, for example, you had a d500 and dx lenses would you “swap” your m43 set up for a d600 ?
It would be mainly IG stuff where I hanker for shallow DoF. Or, is it more sensible to get another lens for the d500 ? I currently have 16-80 f2.8/f4, 35 f1.8, 50 f1.8 and 70-300 af-p. For m43 I mainly use p20 f1.7 but have a couple of other lenses too
Still umming and erring about venturing into FF. I see a pair of d600s in the classifieds for a long time - is this because of the oil problem ? Or they're pretty old ? Or rubbish ? Or... {insert another answer here}
I was thinking Sony but as I have a Nikon lens that would be ok, it would be cheaper for me to stay Nikon, especially as Sony glass is £££.