Ken_Moffat
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Reged: 01/11/2006
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Loc: Motherwell
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See here
No mention of price though.
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Malcolm_Stewart
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Reged: 11/07/2005
Posts: 2732
Loc: Milton Keynes, UK
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Hmmm.
I'd be interested to try that on my Canon 5D via the AF confirm adapter. I got some impressive results from the now ageing CZ 50 f1.4 in C/Y mount. And Pentax have announced a new DA 50 f1.4 as well, but I'm not sure whether it has an image circle compatible with 24x36mm.
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Zou
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/02/2007
Posts: 2154
Loc: Edinburgh
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I missed that detail in your post in the Pentax forum - the new DA* is actually 55mm, not 50. There is always the perfectly decent FA 50mm f1.4 if you want the 'classic' normal lens.
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El Sid
Going potty
Reged: 14/04/2003
Posts: 9546
Loc: Sussex-by-the-Sea
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Hmmm.
I'd be interested to try that on my Canon 5D via the AF confirm adapter.
Problem is it's a G-type lens without a mechanical aperture ring so no way of adjusting the aperture..........
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A camera in the hand is more fun than one in the cupboard........
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Malcolm_Stewart
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Reged: 11/07/2005
Posts: 2732
Loc: Milton Keynes, UK
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Thanks for the info. It'll stop me wasting my money!
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Rhys
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Reged: 15/01/2004
Posts: 3373
Loc: York (home of the speedbump)
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I'll be sticking with my 50 1.8 AF-D. least I can use it on both my digi and film camera as it keeps it's ring.
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Skyline_kid
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Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 267
Loc: Cardiff innit like
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Read on DP Review it's gonna be £280, Bargain i think
Gonna stick mine on order asap 
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Mark_Norton
Reged: 29/06/2002
Posts: 1197
Loc: London, UK
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Saw it at Photokina, though only behind a glass window. Looks well made, no plastic lens barrel like the AF-D version. Worth a punt at the money, I would say.
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Skyline_kid
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Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 267
Loc: Cardiff innit like
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Tried to put one on pre-order at warehouse express today but they said they cant do it till they list them on the website 
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2466
Loc: Nottingham
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I have and use an AF (not even D version) and see no reason to update. However at £280 list, say £250 in the shops, I would say to any user of a modern Nikon who does not own an older version "Go for it". Of course if they have a full frame camera then they will want an 85 as well. If they have a DX camera then they will want a 24 or 28 as well. Hopefully Nikon will soon oblige.
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Skyline_kid
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Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 267
Loc: Cardiff innit like
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I'm hoping they will update their 30mm prime too. Not that big a deal though as i'll prob update to a D300 after crimbo.
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Mark_Norton
Reged: 29/06/2002
Posts: 1197
Loc: London, UK
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It's good that Nikon realise there's life beyond yet another consumer zoom; it would be good to see revised 28, 35 and 85 primes.
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Garfield
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Reged: 19/12/2007
Posts: 123
Loc: London
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It's good that Nikon realise there's life beyond yet another consumer zoom; it would be good to see revised 28, 35 and 85 primes.
I've often wondered about the 35 - is it actually a useful focal length?
The 28, 50 and 85 I can understand but the 35 I cannot. 
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Brendan
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Reged: 27/01/2006
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Loc: Birmingham UK
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The 28, 50 and 85 I can understand but the 35 I cannot.
35 is a good walk around length for street/environmental portraiture. 28 can sometimes be a bit too wide and 50 too tight. I use a 28mm f1.4 extensively, but admit a 35 f1.4 would probably be more useful. I don't like the bokeh from the 35mm f2.
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huwevans
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Reged: 05/08/2000
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Loc: Dorset, UK
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I've often wondered about the 35 - is it actually a useful focal length?
The 28, 50 and 85 I can understand but the 35 I cannot.
It was one of the most commonly owned and used focal lengths throughout decades of 35mm shooting, at least prior to the age of wall to wall zooms. Lots of people certainly didn't like it, but nevertheless it was a fairly simple lens in design and construction, able to be reasonably distortion-free, compared to shorter focal lengths, and generally quite light, compact, and inexpensive, whilst includuding significantly more of the scene than the standard lens. All in all quite a reasonable compromise.
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Edited by huwevans (27/09/2008 16:10)
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GeoffR
Reged: 31/05/2003
Posts: 3936
Loc: Bucks
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I used a 35 as my only wide angle for many years, only after getting an OM1 did I eventually buy a 28. Later, after switching to Nikon, I had a 35 long before I found a good used 24. I think 35mm is an excellent focal length on 35mm film, the much respected Olympus XA has a 35mm focal length lens too.
I would like to see Nikon produce 24, 35, 85 and 105DC lenses with SW motors, and if I could justify the asking price, a 135DC as well. All I would then need would be an FX body and £5,000 to pay for it all!
As I already have 24, 35, 50, 85 and 105DC lenses I am not looking to buy new versions of any of them but it would be nice to know they were there.
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