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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 616097" data-attributes="member: 24285"><p>__________</p><p></p><p>Keep coming back to that Tamron 15-30; A couple of years ago when I bought the 17-35 Tamron (used), I had gone into the store to look at the then new 15-30mm but didn't have the cash on hand to buy it. As I recall I paid about $350 for the 17-35 and it does the job. .... I expect the Tamron sales team at the Camera show in Edmonton on the 22nd - maybe with a deep discount on the 15-30? One can hope. </p><p></p><p>Your remarks about the "20mm ... smaller plastic lens" with "winners all over that 1.8G series" has me looking at Nikon. The current prices on new 20mm Nikkors, 2.8 - $800, 1.8 - $1,000, 1.4 - $2,500 (all CDN $ - in Calgary) . For comparison the Siggy Art 1.4 is $1,150 - or less than half the Nikon 1.4. One stop of light is a factor but from what I've read the Siggy is better at 1.8 than 1.4 anyway. (As are most lenses if you back off a stop from full open). I already have the Nikon 85 1.8G and I like it - don't use it as much as I should, bought it specifically for portraits. </p><p></p><p>.... I'm still in a muddle - Zoom or Prime. .... how fast does it <em>need</em> to be 1.4, 1.8, 2.8 ... or heaven forbid even a F4. .... and then don't forget - maybe widen my DX options? </p><p></p><p>And then there is the fisheye option.....</p><p></p><p>Options are good. just have to muddle through all of this. </p><p></p><p>. . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 616097, member: 24285"] __________ Keep coming back to that Tamron 15-30; A couple of years ago when I bought the 17-35 Tamron (used), I had gone into the store to look at the then new 15-30mm but didn't have the cash on hand to buy it. As I recall I paid about $350 for the 17-35 and it does the job. .... I expect the Tamron sales team at the Camera show in Edmonton on the 22nd - maybe with a deep discount on the 15-30? One can hope. Your remarks about the "20mm ... smaller plastic lens" with "winners all over that 1.8G series" has me looking at Nikon. The current prices on new 20mm Nikkors, 2.8 - $800, 1.8 - $1,000, 1.4 - $2,500 (all CDN $ - in Calgary) . For comparison the Siggy Art 1.4 is $1,150 - or less than half the Nikon 1.4. One stop of light is a factor but from what I've read the Siggy is better at 1.8 than 1.4 anyway. (As are most lenses if you back off a stop from full open). I already have the Nikon 85 1.8G and I like it - don't use it as much as I should, bought it specifically for portraits. .... I'm still in a muddle - Zoom or Prime. .... how fast does it [I]need[/I] to be 1.4, 1.8, 2.8 ... or heaven forbid even a F4. .... and then don't forget - maybe widen my DX options? And then there is the fisheye option..... Options are good. just have to muddle through all of this. . . . [/QUOTE]
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