Post your latest purchases.
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Congrats Woody. Does this mean the 200-500 will be up for sale to pay for the new refrigerator
LOL. I still have the economic stimulus money from Covid to pay for the 'fridge.
Dangerspouse
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LOL. I still have the economic stimulus money from Covid to pay for the 'fridge.
Dammit.
Er...I mean...good for you!
TL Robinson
Senior Member
My new toy....
Bikerbrent_RIP
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Sp which lens is it?
TL Robinson
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TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
Went to Nikonusa this morning as my daily routine to check on the status of the 105 f2.8S lens. Been out of stock everywhere since its release, but today there was no box indicating it was backordered. Rushed through the checkout process as fast as I could and got confirmation its on its way to me via 2 day shipping!
Dangerspouse
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Woo hoo! Congrats!!
TL Robinson
Senior Member
I realized quickly after getting the 600mm AFS F4g VR above that my day to day Manfrotto and cheap gimbal were completely inadequate for the lens. So I picked up this combo:
A Wemberley WH-200 II and a Robus RC-5570 Vantage 3 Carbon Fiber tripod - 100% what I was looking for and I feel much better about the setup now...
A Wemberley WH-200 II and a Robus RC-5570 Vantage 3 Carbon Fiber tripod - 100% what I was looking for and I feel much better about the setup now...
Dangerspouse
Senior Member
A Wemberley WH-200 II and a Robus RC-5570 Vantage 3 Carbon Fiber tripod - 100% what I was looking for and I feel much better about the setup now...
What a setup!
Hey Tim, do you still have your website? The link in your signature isn't working for me.
TL Robinson
Senior Member
I evidently don't know how to type my own URL....should be fixed shortly. Also note website is very much a work in progress - still trying to populate galleries and add content...life has me too busy!
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
Damn. Nikon just pulled the rug out from under me. Got the confirmation receipt but no lens. Called customer service last week and they said they'd be looking into this. Today I got an email saying, sorry but someone else already bought the last one - but let us know if there is anything else we can help with.
Nikon, that's a hard pill to swallow with a horrible aftertaste.
Bikerbrent_RIP
Senior Member
Darn!! Nikon is no longer the company it used to be!!
Nikon is no longer the company it used to be!! 
bluzman
Senior Member
Viltrox APS-C Auto Focus 23mm f1.4 for Z 50 & Z fc
If you own a Nikon mirrorless APS-C body (Z 50 or Z fc), you know that, so far, Nikon has yet to release any prime lenses specifically for these bodies. Their latest lens map update finally includes a future 26mm but the "when" is not known. Meanwhile, there are several 3rd party manual focus APS-C Z mount lenses available.
Recently, Viltrox has offered three prime auto focus APS-C Z mounts lenses - 23mm, 33mm & 56mm - all specified at f1.4. In 35mm equivalent terms, the lenses are essentially 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. After watching several YouTube reviews, I decided to try the 23mm version for my Z 50. The lens arrived yesterday afternoon so I haven't taken a lot of shots with it yet. It is all metal including the lens hood. It's not as small or light as the NIKKOR Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 kit lens but it is compact and feels comfortably balanced on the Z 50. As advertised, it has an manual aperture ring that can be used if desired.
Here's the lens.
Here is an image straight out of the camera with no post processing applied. So far I like what I've seen.
If you own a Nikon mirrorless APS-C body (Z 50 or Z fc), you know that, so far, Nikon has yet to release any prime lenses specifically for these bodies. Their latest lens map update finally includes a future 26mm but the "when" is not known. Meanwhile, there are several 3rd party manual focus APS-C Z mount lenses available.
Recently, Viltrox has offered three prime auto focus APS-C Z mounts lenses - 23mm, 33mm & 56mm - all specified at f1.4. In 35mm equivalent terms, the lenses are essentially 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. After watching several YouTube reviews, I decided to try the 23mm version for my Z 50. The lens arrived yesterday afternoon so I haven't taken a lot of shots with it yet. It is all metal including the lens hood. It's not as small or light as the NIKKOR Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 kit lens but it is compact and feels comfortably balanced on the Z 50. As advertised, it has an manual aperture ring that can be used if desired.
Here's the lens.
Here is an image straight out of the camera with no post processing applied. So far I like what I've seen.
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
Damn. Nikon just pulled the rug out from under me. Got the confirmation receipt but no lens. Called customer service last week and they said they'd be looking into this. Today I got an email saying, sorry but someone else already bought the last one - but let us know if there is anything else we can help with.
Nikon, that's a hard pill to swallow with a horrible aftertaste.
Nikon still has not refunded my money! They were finally nice enough to cancel the order, since they sold my lens to someone else after I paid for it and got a confirmation email. Do they think $1089 is theirs to keep? What a nightmare! Probably going to have to dispute the charge and have that money tied up for who knows how long. *sigh
Dangerspouse
Senior Member
That SUCKS. I can't believe they'd do this! Good luck man, I hope you get it resolved quickly.
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
Ya, I cant believe it either. After 2 emails today and a call that included climbing the ladder to talk to their boss, they finally refunded my money. They were literally trying to get me to wait another 7-10 business days before they could "release the funds".
SMH
Lesson learned.