So I thought I'd start a new thread rather than discussing it in the POTD one.
So this week I finally took delivery of my new camera. I ordered it through work, so got a good price. However that did mean waiting nearly three months!
Back in July I was getting a few errors with my old D750 DSLR and was wondering what to do. I had considered a repair or buying a second hand D780 or whatever but wasn't feeling this was the way to go for a dying format. I tend to keep my gear a while, so it was going to be a decision I would stick with for a while.
So I had a bunch of really good f-mount lenses and I had to face the difficult decision of what to do. My initial idea was to trade the lot and go Z mount all the way. Unfortunately funds didn't really allow for that, and so I had some hard choices to go through.
So I traded the following
10.5mm f2.8 Fish Eye - An easy choice as I never really used it and bought it for less than I sold it for over 10 years ago.
14-24mm f2.8 - An absolute beautiful piece of glass, but one I didn't use all that often. Even when I hike I'd leave it at home rather than lug it up the side of a mountain due to the weight.
24-70mm f2.8 - Again another lovely lens and probably the one that had had the most use. Was getting a bit tired and in need of a good service.
70-200mm f2.8 - Another great piece of glass that had served me well. Often paired with the 2 x TC.
70-300mm f5.6-6.3 - Not a great lens. I bought it as it was a lightweight alternative to better glass when travelling. But it was my slowest focusing lens by miles. Only any good for stationary wildlife!
50mm f1.8 - Bought as a light travelling lens. Only used a couple of times as I'm not much of a prime shooter (well past my prime actually!)
2xTC - Yes it compromised the IQ a bit, but had its place when I didn't want to travel with the 200-500mm.
My original plan was to sell my two favourite lenses as well. The 105mm Macro and the 200-500mm. But after talking to some experts and looking at the funds I had available I was convinced that these would perform very well on my Z6 iii with a FTZ ii. In fact I was told that I would get better performance from them than I currently got with them on my D750.
So this week I finally took delivery of my new camera. I ordered it through work, so got a good price. However that did mean waiting nearly three months!
Back in July I was getting a few errors with my old D750 DSLR and was wondering what to do. I had considered a repair or buying a second hand D780 or whatever but wasn't feeling this was the way to go for a dying format. I tend to keep my gear a while, so it was going to be a decision I would stick with for a while.
So I had a bunch of really good f-mount lenses and I had to face the difficult decision of what to do. My initial idea was to trade the lot and go Z mount all the way. Unfortunately funds didn't really allow for that, and so I had some hard choices to go through.
So I traded the following
10.5mm f2.8 Fish Eye - An easy choice as I never really used it and bought it for less than I sold it for over 10 years ago.
14-24mm f2.8 - An absolute beautiful piece of glass, but one I didn't use all that often. Even when I hike I'd leave it at home rather than lug it up the side of a mountain due to the weight.
24-70mm f2.8 - Again another lovely lens and probably the one that had had the most use. Was getting a bit tired and in need of a good service.
70-200mm f2.8 - Another great piece of glass that had served me well. Often paired with the 2 x TC.
70-300mm f5.6-6.3 - Not a great lens. I bought it as it was a lightweight alternative to better glass when travelling. But it was my slowest focusing lens by miles. Only any good for stationary wildlife!
50mm f1.8 - Bought as a light travelling lens. Only used a couple of times as I'm not much of a prime shooter (well past my prime actually!)
2xTC - Yes it compromised the IQ a bit, but had its place when I didn't want to travel with the 200-500mm.
My original plan was to sell my two favourite lenses as well. The 105mm Macro and the 200-500mm. But after talking to some experts and looking at the funds I had available I was convinced that these would perform very well on my Z6 iii with a FTZ ii. In fact I was told that I would get better performance from them than I currently got with them on my D750.