Friday, March 28, 2008

My Equipment

I love Nikon. I love their handling. I love their ergonomics. It's all very logical to me. Below is a list of the Nikon Cameras I have owned or own at one point or another and what I like the most about them.

1) Nikon F3HP - Whats not to like. Great build, large, bright viewfinder, accurate metering, the sound of the shutter is just intoxicating, just can't get enough of it.
2) Nikon FM2 - A lot like the F3HP, only with a smaller viewfinder but another mechanical marvel.
3) Nikon F100 - Lightning fast AF (faster than my D200), great metering, 5fps
4) Nikon Coolpix 8400 - Great lens, produces great color and contrast.
5) Nikon D70 - Accurate metering, and great resolution for 6MP, printed 60" x 45" great
6) Nikon D200 - The perfect camera, excellent resolution and metering, quick accurate AF, perfect ergonomics, big bright LCD
7) Nikon D80 - a baby D200, smaller, lighter but almost the exact same camera

Lenses:
1) Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AIS
2) Nikon 105mm f/2.5 AIS
3) Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AFD
4) Tokina 12-24mm f/4.0 AF SD ATX PRO
5) Tokina 16-50mm f/2.8 AF SD ATX PRO
6) Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 AFS ED DX
7) Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AFS ED DX
8) Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 AFD EX Asph.
9) Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AFD ED
10) Nikon 200-400mm f/4.0 VR AFS ED

What I wish to have: (its always good to have a wishlist)
1) Nikon D3 -Who doesn't have this on their wish list?
2) Nikon 70-200mm AFS VR ED - Been thinking up excuses to replace the 80-200 hehe
3) Nikon 105mm f/2.5 Macro AFS VR - I've always wanted a dedicated macro lens
4) Nikon 200mm f/2.0 AFS VR - A beast of a lens
5) Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 AF-G ED