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<blockquote data-quote="dt2003au" data-source="post: 25316" data-attributes="member: 6841"><p>Thanks for the welcome!</p><p></p><p>The MF primes I'm using (Nikkor 50mm/1.4 and Sigma 24mm/ 2.8) work fine with D90 - of course, used totally manual, no AF, and no metering. I don't mind the lack of AF, in fact I sometimes turn it off even on the D Nikkor lenses (allows me to focus precisely where I want to, which is particularly important with 50mm/1.4 when wide open.) No metering is a bit tougher, I use the LCD display as a reference, and I manually bracket, but would probably benefit from a light meter (I have one now as a free app on iPhone).</p><p></p><p>Images with these MF lenses turn out very sharp on D90, perhaps as the sensor uses only the middle portion of the entire available image (36x24). I am not sure that there are any other major differences between the MF lens performance on these cameras, but both combinations usually produce a "better" (subjectively) result then the D90s kit zooms (18-55, 55-200), though these win big on the convenience factor.</p><p></p><p>My flickr stream is here:</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dt_au" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dt_au</a></p><p></p><p>(I also use iPhone 4 as a camera here and there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> and some other cameras too... Not all images are from Nikon cameras)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dt2003au, post: 25316, member: 6841"] Thanks for the welcome! The MF primes I'm using (Nikkor 50mm/1.4 and Sigma 24mm/ 2.8) work fine with D90 - of course, used totally manual, no AF, and no metering. I don't mind the lack of AF, in fact I sometimes turn it off even on the D Nikkor lenses (allows me to focus precisely where I want to, which is particularly important with 50mm/1.4 when wide open.) No metering is a bit tougher, I use the LCD display as a reference, and I manually bracket, but would probably benefit from a light meter (I have one now as a free app on iPhone). Images with these MF lenses turn out very sharp on D90, perhaps as the sensor uses only the middle portion of the entire available image (36x24). I am not sure that there are any other major differences between the MF lens performance on these cameras, but both combinations usually produce a "better" (subjectively) result then the D90s kit zooms (18-55, 55-200), though these win big on the convenience factor. My flickr stream is here: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/dt_au[/url] (I also use iPhone 4 as a camera here and there :D and some other cameras too... Not all images are from Nikon cameras) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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