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Lens Lust

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:11 pm
by photograham
I suffer from lens lust and NAS, (NAS= Nikon Acquisition Syndrome) so Gary gave me special access to Bargains last week. It worked!!!! On Wednesday I ordered and paid for a Nikon 70 - 200 F2.8 VR, and this afternoon it arrived.
What great service. Gary, thank you very much for your assistance, and please also pass my thanks onto Poon.
Only trouble is that this lens will be for my birthday, so I have to wait until the middle of next month to get it into my hands.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:25 pm
by Pa
take her out to dinner,a nice bottle of wine or two.who knows she might let you have it early.
cheers pa

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:35 pm
by Oz_Beachside
Graham, you will love it!!! They look great, feel great in hand, and most importantly, get great results.

I love the fact I can hand hold 200mm at 1/25th!!!!

Enjoy, and happy birthday :D

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:45 pm
by Oscar
You should be able to use the 3 week birthday trial period for this one!! :lol:

Hmmm....my birthday is in September.....

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:59 pm
by bwhinnen
Great stuff Graham! I am awaiting my new purchase as well, except I can't purchase unitl the middle of next month :(

They are a great lens, I had a play with one quickly at a camera shop on the weekend! Hand held at 1/40th @ 200mm with ease! I'm sure as Oz said lower would be as easy.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:49 pm
by photograham
Thanks everyone. Have had a little play. Yum! Yum!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:47 pm
by robw25
photograham wrote:Thanks everyone. Have had a little play. Yum! Yum!


what's next graham.... the 200-400 vr ??? the 70-200 vr is one of the sharpest lenses i own

cheers rob

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:03 am
by photograham
No Rob, the 200 - 400 VR is out of budget. Though I might later on look at selling the 80-400VR and getting the Sigma 170-500 or maybe the Tamron 200-500 for their extra reach. But then there is also the 1.7 converter, and then there is..............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:01 pm
by mark
Oz_Beachside wrote:Graham, you will love it!!! They look great, feel great in hand, and most importantly, get great results.

I love the fact I can hand hold 200mm at 1/25th!!!!

Enjoy, and happy birthday :D


Ditto - It's a great big of gear. Enjoy. :D

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:50 pm
by robw25
photograham wrote: and then there is..............


that's the problem ... and then i'll get ......and then i'll get

looking to take that one shot !!!! ... still looking

cheers rob

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:06 pm
by gstark
photograham wrote:No Rob, the 200 - 400 VR is out of budget. Though I might later on look at selling the 80-400VR and getting the Sigma 170-500 or maybe the Tamron 200-500 for their extra reach.


No .... that is not what you want to do.

Trust me on this.

:)

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:16 pm
by Mal
So good to hear your new toy (lens) arrived. I ordered mine on the Thursday, so here's hoping in the next couple of days...........