Nice Photos.

Thanks Steve...The 24-85 was thrown in for free with the Nikon promotion deal. I'll be craiglisting it to help pay for the D600/16-35 combo. Can't wait to try it out as soon as the battery finishes charging....

ginger has

Originally Posted by Sandy8:

Just back from the store, i'm thinking it's going to be a fun day!

How come the 16-35 lens has a bigger box than the 24-85?

To make you feel better about spending twice the money maybe?  The two lenses are pretty similar in size.

ginger has

Originally Posted by Sandy8:

Just back from the store, i'm thinking it's going to be a fun day!

How come the 16-35 lens has a bigger box than the 24-85?

Because it's a better more manly lens than the 24-85. 

Sandy,

I did wonder how the 24-85 lens came into the equation. I hope you get a good price for it. The 50mm 1.4 is a good quality and value prime lens for your D600 when you don't want to lug a zoom around.

Steve

Steve that's funny because i was thinking the 50mm 1.4 was going to be the next lens i buy to go between the 16-35 and my 70-200 2.8. The sales guy i purchased the D600 from has that exact same lens combo as well.

That's spooky Sandy. 

I have a Nikkor 50/1.4 on my FM2. It's a magnificent lens, one of Nikon's finest ever IMO.

50/1.4 for me too,but AF Minolta.Also had 50/1.2 MD Minolta.50 is beatiful anyway.Compliments for your new camera.

I also have the 16-35, it's great. And I have a 50/1.4, but it's a Sigma. Nice lens, pretty happy with it.

Good idea to unload the 24-85. Even though I already had the 24-70/2.8, I bought one because I thought its VR would be useful, but I sold it after a few months. Colour and sharpness were pretty ordinary.

Steve

You are correct Jamie, it's replacing my old D300. DX to FX hence the new 16-35 wide angle to replace my 12-24 DX lens. Don't really want a mid range zoom so figured once i recover financially i'll just get the 50 mil 1.4 for low light stuff and to have something to cover the gap between the 70-200 and 16-35 that i now have.

I really wanted the 14-24 but it had a few too many drawbacks for me to seriously consider which is why i got the wide angle that i did...

Thanks

I did the same moving from 7D to 5D iii recenlty

It's a re-learning experience, even after all those years of 35mm I feel almost like a newbie, especially when it comes to DoF!

I have the 14-24mm f2.8. What don't you like?

I also have the 50mm f1.4 and an older non-VR 80-200 f2.8, as well as an older 110mm f2.8 macro and a bad-boy 400mm f2.8 VR.

I bought the 50mm f1.4 to cover the gap when I misplaced my mid-range zoom . It's a great option.

Shooting an old D300 but also thinking of going back to full-frame.

I know the 14-24 is pretty much the best wide zoom out there but i'd like to use it mostly for landscapes while backpacking. Main reasons i picked the 16-35 would be filter threads(for my 77 ND) lighter weight, less vulnerable front element, and of course the fact that it less expensive. I can still lust over that 14-24 (and 400 f2.8!) but it's just not practical for me...

Hmmmm..I may have an x100 for sale shortly

http://www.fujifilm.eu/uk/news...ew-fujifilm-x100s-1/

Tree climbing today.

Great image Jamie, real gritty feel to the workforce !

The King is back to his throne.

Excellent pic Fabio

Cheers CBR

Jungle Cat.

Who can't find the way down from the tree...

 ha ha beautiful!

Looks like we are moving into cat porn !