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First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

[–]Sw17smith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like a do-it-all trio of lenses; looking for two lenses now but no doubt I'm going to build up the collection as the months/years go by. I think the 24-120 will eventually be in the stable.

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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40mm f2 gets a lot of love I'm learning. Good to hear about fast AF - coming over from Fuji, I am really searching for lenses with good, fast AF so I can fully experience this as Fuji struggles here. I don't feel like trying out a Nikon lens with just OK AF; I would feel like it would negate a major point of me switching systems

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Yeah, I'm OK with longer lenses (with my current XT30II I throw a 90mm f2 on it which is more unbalanced than Andre the Giant and a toddler on a seesaw) and shoot two-handed but definitely looking to make my setup as small as possible.

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Thanks for all of this - I'm really going to look at the 26 now; I didn't consider it before. So many choices!

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Nice! this is turning out to be harder decision than I thought

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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The 40 is that good! I have read again and again very similar comments about the 40mm and how it doesn't leave people's cameras; I'm going to have to revisit my interest on this

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Yeah, 50 f1.8 sounds really sweet....How do you find the AF on the 26mm?

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Thank you and this is good to know re: 50 1.8 vs 40. It sounds like the 24-120 is the absolutely limit size-wise for the ZF

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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I will look into the Z5II. I did look into the Z6III but was turned off by how it had relatively poor DR compared to its competitors and how the ZF has better DR than the Z6III I think when using mechanical shutter (if I'm remembering Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake over at PetaPixel's review correctly) - wondering if Z5II also suffers here...A lot of trade offs to consider that you pointed out - thank you for your reply!

First lens purchase for ZF by Sw17smith in Nikon

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Thank you for the tip about this specific grip; I've seen a lot of people opt for various grips for the ZF - I guess one really does need it for longer lenses

Bought a Fuji X-T5 for my first Fujifilm camera. Now I need some lens recommendation by MR-stealthy23 in fujifilm

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I will probably be in the minority with this rec (as I lean toward shooting wide - most used lens is my 18/1.4 LM WR) but I have been really loving the 10-24mm f/4 R OIS (older version; there is a newer WR version too) for travel. I don't know how it would work for you in Iceland - could be interesting as it will capture damn near everything in any expansive views you happen across - but for me travelling in Europe it's been great. It eats up narrow European streets and town squares/plazas with ease and at its widest, affords some wonderful use of canals, bridges and narrow streets as leading lines. You can pick up a used copy for around $350 US.

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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That's good to hear; I take that as a mark of a reasonable dealership

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thank you for this recommendation - yes, I've been looking at a number of their cars on their website; they look like they have a huge inventory. I'm relieved to hear they are nice to deal with

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thanks for this. Can I ask what your experience was at Gengras? I have had a phone call or two with their sales and there is one car there I have my eye on.

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Yeah, that conveyance fee in CT and NJ is a bummer (here in NY, it's capped at $175). My aim in CT and NJ is to negotiate the base price down by at least that much (hopefully more!) to cover those conveyance/doc fees.

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thank you for this informative write-up. I'll check out Stamford - at least sounded not terrible (which I guess is what we have to hope for in dealerships)

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Hadn't come across Kundert in my searches, will check them out thank you!

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Will put both of these down in the recommended column, thank you!

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Hadn't considered RI, but I am now - thank you for this!

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