02-03-2011, 10:18 AM
When you upgrade to FX from DX, the first think that welcomes you is the drop of IQ on the edges/corners, especially when it comes to wide angles. The lovely high quality DX lenses can become "do I know you?" lenses. For example I tried to use my Tokina 11-16mm on my D700 (@16mm of course) but the vignetting was unavoidable (the center resolution was still very good though). Also my FX compatible Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D was awesome on my D90 but on the D700 the corner IQ is not that much satisfying (especially after I've tried the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8).
OTOH, some primes which you pay around 200$ (like the 50mm 1.8D) may perform surprisingly well, maybe because of the way I'm using it (close up portraits @f/2.2 - f/4). The 105mm micro VR is still fantastic, and the 70-300VR is also satisfying between 70-200mm range (especially when I think of the weight of the 70-200mm VR lens).
So, D700 is heavy, you cannot escape from that. But when I think of the change in IQ, I think you will have more motivation for carrying good glasses <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />: 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-300mm (Tamron or Nikon), 50mm 1.4D / 1.8D, 105mm micro VR... Oh, and if you get the new Tokina 16-28mm, please let me know how it performs on D700 (see 1st paragraph)...
Regards,
Serkan
OTOH, some primes which you pay around 200$ (like the 50mm 1.8D) may perform surprisingly well, maybe because of the way I'm using it (close up portraits @f/2.2 - f/4). The 105mm micro VR is still fantastic, and the 70-300VR is also satisfying between 70-200mm range (especially when I think of the weight of the 70-200mm VR lens).
So, D700 is heavy, you cannot escape from that. But when I think of the change in IQ, I think you will have more motivation for carrying good glasses <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />: 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-300mm (Tamron or Nikon), 50mm 1.4D / 1.8D, 105mm micro VR... Oh, and if you get the new Tokina 16-28mm, please let me know how it performs on D700 (see 1st paragraph)...Regards,
Serkan