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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 309645" data-attributes="member: 24285">gotta type faster - take too long to compose - system logs me out - lose my post - Arrrg Anyway, .... Broke the piggy bank open and bought me a&nbsp; new D610.&nbsp;&nbsp; My dearly beloved bought me a new 60mm Nikkor Micro for my impending 60th birthday next week, a 60 for my 60th - nice.&nbsp; And I love that lens. I had high hopes that the D610 would give a new lease on life to two old film lenses I have.&nbsp; A&nbsp; Nikkor AF-S 18-55 DX VR Kit lens and Sigma 100-300 zoom.&nbsp; Tried the 300 out on a tripod and it was good.&nbsp; No VR on either of these.&nbsp; Both were from my F60 days.&nbsp; Bought about 2001.&nbsp; BUT yesterday took the 28-80 to an event and shot about 60 images, not at all happy with the result.&nbsp; Half were out of focus.&nbsp; Most were soft.&nbsp; Only a few turned out nicely.&nbsp; I was shooting indoors, no flash, no tripod, ISO 2000, F 10.&nbsp; Is it me? Or do I need a better lens?&nbsp; My photo-budget is very low right now - the D610 took care of that.&nbsp; So I'd like to spend under $200. Obviously older, used, eBay or other source.&nbsp; Considering a &quot;nifty fifty&quot; prime, can be had for under $100 on eBay, lots on offer.&nbsp; OR is that lens too similar to the 60mm micro I just got? I also could just use the DX 17-55 kit lens I have from my D5100.&nbsp; Or my 35mm DX prime.&nbsp; I've tried the prime, works fine, yes vignetting but I can crop that out if I want to.&nbsp; Image quality is good.&nbsp; So is there a good and cheap old film lens that will be a worthwhile addition to my kit bag, or should I save up for a few months and get a better newer lens and just use my DX lenses until then - and take full advantage of all the 60mm Micro has to offer? (ok - copy to clipboard before pressing submit least this board logged me out yet again).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 309645, member: 24285"] [I]gotta type faster - take too long to compose - system logs me out - lose my post - Arrrg [/I] Anyway, .... Broke the piggy bank open and bought me a new D610. My dearly beloved bought me a new 60mm Nikkor Micro for my impending 60th birthday next week, a 60 for my 60th - nice. And I love that lens. I had high hopes that the D610 would give a new lease on life to two old film lenses I have. A Nikkor AF-S 18-55 DX VR Kit lens and Sigma 100-300 zoom. Tried the 300 out on a tripod and it was good. No VR on either of these. Both were from my F60 days. Bought about 2001. BUT yesterday took the 28-80 to an event and shot about 60 images, not at all happy with the result. Half were out of focus. Most were soft. Only a few turned out nicely. I was shooting indoors, no flash, no tripod, ISO 2000, F 10. Is it me? Or do I need a better lens? My photo-budget is very low right now - the D610 took care of that. So I'd like to spend under $200. Obviously older, used, eBay or other source. Considering a "nifty fifty" prime, can be had for under $100 on eBay, lots on offer. OR is that lens too similar to the 60mm micro I just got? I also could just use the DX 17-55 kit lens I have from my D5100. Or my 35mm DX prime. I've tried the prime, works fine, yes vignetting but I can crop that out if I want to. Image quality is good. So is there a good and cheap old film lens that will be a worthwhile addition to my kit bag, or should I save up for a few months and get a better newer lens and just use my DX lenses until then - and take full advantage of all the 60mm Micro has to offer? [I](ok - copy to clipboard before pressing submit least this board logged me out yet again).[/I] [/QUOTE]

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