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Nikon 24-70mm

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Old 08-03-09, 22:28
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Congrats Lello. glad you got the lens you were after.

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the big problem with the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 is sample variation - I know a few people who have owned this lens, a couple have been very happy with it but others weren't. One chaps copy was shockingly bad, it was enough to put me of getting one when I was looking for something in this range. I'd recommend anyone going for the Sigma to try the copy they're buying before parting with any money.
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Funnily enough, only the other day I was chatting to a fellow photographer whilst waiting for Kim Marsh to turn up, and got chatting about lenses. Was shown another 24-70mm Sigma for his Canon 1D....I said I was happy with mine in terms of glass, but not 100% happy with the slight resistance at the 28-30mm zoom mark approx. He then fished his out of his kitbag,happy with the glass (and price), looked identical BUT his had an extra MF/AF switch as well as the usual push/pull AF/MF focus ring which he was annoyed about!...and his zoom had some resistance around the 60mm mark!....the lenses looked identical with serial numbers not that far apart.
Definately a weird one.


I think similar happened with Saphire's Tokina wide angle zoom. The first example was a shocker, and got sent back to Warehouse express. The replacement though is a stunner, and very sharp
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Old 08-03-09, 22:38
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Thanks Joe
Been out today playing with it, so far so good, Will have to get used to not having VR.
(We had a lovely sunny morning) so, no VR was not an issue today. will post some images as soon as I get some time.
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Congratulations Lello, I think it is a superb piece of glass - now a big question - is it's perfect companion the 14-24 Nikkor .............??
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Old 10-03-09, 12:07
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Andy, I got the Nikon 24-70mm at the show (I had previously rented it) and it's now my favorite lens - can't beleive just how fast it is to focus.

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Old 10-03-09, 20:00
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Congratulations Lello, I think it is a superb piece of glass - now a big question - is it's perfect companion the 14-24 Nikkor .............??
Thanks for that Andy, that's all I need, more temptation, It's going to have to be a dream for now

Hi Derek I can't see me ever taking the 24-70 off the D300,
I love it
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Old 10-03-09, 20:54
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Lello, Derek, I know you will enjoy it as I do - and yes I have the 14-24 as well. But I kept the 17-35 f2.8 purely because you cannot stick any filters on the 14-24 and it does not have a rear holder for gels. The 24-70 has become my main lens as well.
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Hi, I bought a 24-70mm nikon lens 6months ago. Best lens I have, especially for wedding photography when used with a DŁ camera, very fast and razor sharp.
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Hi. I have just acquired this lens and think it a superb piece of glass. These are first three images taken with it.

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on a D3 body.
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