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nice how are you liking it so far? (now that you've finally got glass to play with)

^^ yeah, other minds want to know as well

I'm going to be blunt and honest here,,I love Nikon SLR cameras..

I've had a long, productive and happy association with Nikon since 1975.. If the newspaper I was working for stayed with Nikon instead of going to Canon digital in 1999, I'd be shooting with Nikon today..

Permagrin wrote in post #9585353
nice how are you liking it so far? (now that you've finally got glass to play with)

joove wrote in post #9585402
^^ yeah, other minds want to know as well

LOVING IT. My time is seriously limited though but first impression is very good. THere's a LOT of menu items and some pieces could be more intuitive, but for the most part they already are.
Example, took half the ride home to figure how to cycle through the different replay options. Can't figure out how to have the onboard flash not fire when in commander mode but this is simple RTFM stuff.

Mr. Clean wrote in post #9585566
LOVING IT. My time is seriously limited though but first impression is very good. THere's a LOT of menu items and some pieces could be more intuitive, but for the most part they already are.
Example, took half the ride home to figure how to cycle through the different replay options. Can't figure out how to have the onboard flash not fire when in commander mode but this is simple RTFM stuff.

Hehehe... I was shooting Canon, 1 series, all L glass, the works, then one day I picked up a fellow photographer's D3 just to play with it for about 2 minutes. I was instantly sold, it just felt right, the viewfinder was great, the AF tracked faster than anything I'd ever seen - I picked one up a few weeks later, sold all of my Canon gear, and really have never looked back. There are some subtle differences in handling, and obviously major differences in how everything's laid out, but you'll figure it all out pretty quickly, it's very intuitive.

Mike, check out pg 6 of this pdf

http://www.nikonusa.co​m …o_WirelessSpeed​lights.pdf

it explains how to shut off the popup in commander mode

Got it...It works, I was expecting it not to fire at all
Damn noobs.

Mr. Clean wrote in post #9586217
Got it...It works, I was expecting it not to fire at all
Damn noobs.

It's gotta send out the preflash pulses to tell the other flashes what to do. It's actually a pretty fascinating communication system. They're doing digital transmission of data using light. That preflash is actually about 50-100 flashes when in commander mode. Canon's system does the same thing.

jacobsen1 wrote in post #9585075
I've already order the 16-35VR (sold my 14-24mm to fund it) and I'm seriously thinking of ditching my 24-70G for a 24mm for now. The 24L is the ONE lens I miss from canon. Nikons is OF COURSE too expensive, but you only live once...

Plus, my 24-70G is basically used for product shots and landscapes. Neither need a lens like that. So I've got a 28-75 tammy coming in the mail this week to see how bad it is and if it's up to what I need. If so the 24-70 will go to fund the 24mm, then eventually I'll trade back up to they 24-70G again if I feel I'm missing it. I'm just not a huge zoom guy anyway, I've just been using the 24-70G as a crutch because I don't like my siggy 24mm.....

I'm excited for both. I've been patiently waiting to see if those rumors were true. I hope adorama gets them in soon.

I thought for sure you'd buy the 24 1.4 first! I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on the 16-35, though I cannot imagine ever getting rid of my 14-24.

That 85/1.4 really is a lovely lens. Rumoured to be a new 35 and 85 1.4 this year and with the new 24 I can believe it. From Xmas:

^ Looks out of focus to me Guy. Lovely shot and bokeh.

:p:p:p

Looks like I'm finally going to give Nikon a shot. Starting with the D3s and 16-35 f/4 VR.

Not a bad starter kit

I'm giving the new 24mm a lot of thought but not at the opening price of £1949. It'll come down to around £1700 or so within 3-4 months like the 70-200 VRII (which is amazing btw).

Yeah. I'll eventually build up the kit. What won me over was the 16-35 f/4 VR. Alot of my shooting is landscapes. And while the 14-24 is an excellent lens, it just doesn't take filters (GNDs). So, with that in mind, I don't have to build a DIY filter holder. Now if I can just find a D3s in stock!