<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In V4/243, Carlo Guerrero wrote that he had a Nikon wish list. It > included the following: > > > 1. SB-29 - size of the SB-28 but with the heavy duty controls of the > SB-26, with > > compensation memory recall button. > > I'm satisfied with my SB-26. I wish more important thing, shorter recycle > time (similar to SB-23) > > > 2. 50mm f/1.0D AF-S > > Who need such a lens? It will be bulky and expensive. And what can you > shoot with such a shallow DOF at f/1.0 ? I have yet to see sharp lens at > f/1.0 (Canon had 50/0.95 for their rangefinder cameras and it was not > particularly sharp). And last but not least, why AF-S? To add cost? 50mm is > short enough to be fast enough with current "old fashioned" Nikon AF. > > > 3. 300mm f/4.0D AF-S (or VR "Vibration Reduction" lens) > OK. > > > 4. 20-35mm f/2.8D AF-S (or 18-35mm f/2.8D AF-S) > I would rather see 20-35/2.8 without AFS gimmicks for let's say $ 500 > > > 5. 35mm f/1.4D AF-S (or 28mm f/1.4D AF-S) > Again, there is no need for AF-S in such a short focal lenght. Of course AF > 35/1.4 would be nice (like old AIS 35/1.4 was) > > > 6. 85mm f/1.4D AF-S > OK, but not necessary. I would prefer plain 85/1.4D at lower price. > > > 7. Digital back for F5 > I would rather see an advertisment for free of charge service that will > enable my F5 to illuminate focusing sensor in use. > > > 8. MF-30 databack for F100 > not interested in. > > > 9. Final version of Photosecretary II for F100 (I hope it has full access > to both F5 and F100 > custom functions and more.) > I'm not computer guy, just taking pictures. Hence not interested in > software gimmicks. How many rolls you shoot yearly? Do you really need such > an improvement? > > Zeljko > I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion. So here are mine... again. The compensation recall button to shift from -1.7 stops to 0.0 stops flash compensation and back in no time. Good for rapidly changing light. I feel this will help me in my fashion show work. The SD-8 has already given me very good recylng times. So no worries there. AF-S because it allows for instantaneous manual focus override. Something that current mechanical drive AF lenses don't have. Especially for wide lenses when the focus area may still fall under the wrong thing, also allows for variations in selective focusing. The MF-30 so I can tag rolls of film in sequence. (I shoot roll after roll after roll sometimes having no time to label them one by one. The photosertary II so I can set my single servo focus priority mode to single servo release priority mode. So I can set a 1/25 sec. slowest sync mode instead of the default 1/60 sec. sync mode for the F100. I wrote these down because these features have already helped me or I feel will help me in my work. Happy shooting. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
