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Lens/flash ideas?



capturedbyjames

capturedbyjames

  Nikon D700
Merry boxing day ya'll.

I've got a slight predicament on my hands.... I'm ridding myself of my Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 (anyone want it?). I should get about £400 for that, plus I will add an extra £400.

So, £800, and I want:

>300mm tele lens
wide angle lens
decent flash - one that I can trigger remotely from my D90
a f2.8 approx 20-80mm lens

I'll probably get rid of the 18-105mm kit lens so there might be a little more to spend.......

Shop for me people, shop....!
 
R

Revels

Well none of the flashes are wireless out hte box. But you can buy triggers fairly cheaply on eBay. I've got a SB600. It's great. - £200

Do you want a fast 300mm? Sigma 70-300mm is good. Cheap. But not the fastest lens in the world. - £150

Wide has to be Sigma 10-20mm. - £350

No idea on the 20-80mm one, but have a look at the Sigma 50-150mm. That's next on my list I think. - About £500 I think.
 
capturedbyjames

capturedbyjames

  Nikon D700
Revels said:
Well none of the flashes are wireless out hte box. But you can buy triggers fairly cheaply on eBay. I've got a SB600. It's great. - £200

Do you want a fast 300mm? Sigma 70-300mm is good. Cheap. But not the fastest lens in the world. - £150

Wide has to be Sigma 10-20mm. - £350

No idea on the 20-80mm one, but have a look at the Sigma 50-150mm. That's next on my list I think. - About £500 I think.
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I thought the SB600 was triggerable from a D90?

300mm doesn't have to be fast, just a cheapish one will do that I can use for my poor attempts at motorsport when I can be arsed.

Is that £350 2nd hand?

I'd want the range to be 20-70 to fill the void in the range.....
 
5parky

5parky

  182
The SB-900 flash is wireless out of the box, just set up your in built flash for commander mode and stick the flash on remote.
 
Ribena

Ribena

  Nimbus 197
I recommend the SB900, I love it! Such a great bit of kit to have in your arsenal (I'm sure the others are too but don't have any of them.) Got mine for £295 at Jessops with online discount.

Sigma 10-20mm seconded for the wide lens. £300ish new iirc.

Can't help with others, sorry!


Riad said:
Is the SB-800 triggerable from the D40?

Oh and sorry to hijack thread!
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No, the D40 doesn't have built in commander mode so you will either need a trigger kit or two flashguns, one with commander capability (SB800 or SB900).
 
B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
mrmahoosive said:
Merry boxing day ya'll.

I've got a slight predicament on my hands.... I'm ridding myself of my Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 (anyone want it?)
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What version is it and price inc RMSD

I have a SB600 and Nikon 28mm f/2.8 both in VGC that I'm looking to get rid of soon.
 
Tigger

Tigger

  "Navy" N17 TWO
I'm upgrading to a D90 soon, already have a SB-600 flash

Will a flashgun with commander mode be useful for multi-flash shots along with the one I already have? :)
 
capturedbyjames

capturedbyjames

  Nikon D700
Billy said:
What version is it and price inc RMSD

I have a SB600 and Nikon 28mm f/2.8 both in VGC that I'm looking to get rid of soon.
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It's 70-200mm 1:2.8 APO DG Macro HSM EX - read into that what you will....

Not sure on price, I think they go for about £400 with RMSD.

I think i'll go for the SB900, and I rarely use my 50mm prime, so wouldn't be bothered by the 28mm.
 
B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
Have you any pics of the lens and 2 pics both at f/2.8 at 70mm and 200mm,

Thanks,
Billy
 
B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
Whats your best price as I'm in talks with a few peeps about the sigma 70-200 on TP inc this one on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sigma-70-200-...es_CameraLensesFilters_JN?hash=item3efb7238fc

It's only just over 30 miles from me and his BIN price is £400.00 so with out the ebay fees at 10% and paypal at 3.5% is £40.00 ebay & £14.00 paypal, he would only get £346.00 off ebay and he said he would take £350.00 collected, but I can't be bothered to drive over Christmas so before I make him a firm offer is there any movement on your price?

Billy
 
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B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
Yes your correct Canon fit (to much beer) I'm after Nikon, well spotted.

Anyway whats your best price inc P&P RMSD?
 
Ribena

Ribena

  Nimbus 197
Tigger said:
I'm upgrading to a D90 soon, already have a SB-600 flash

Will a flashgun with commander mode be useful for multi-flash shots along with the one I already have? :)
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You won't need a flashgun with commander mode if you get a D90 - it has built in commander mode in the popup flash. Unless you want another flashgun on camera of course!
 
B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
mrmahoosive said:
Not that I can notice. But I have just drunk a bottle of red wine.....

I'll check again tomorrow morning....
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+1

Just got up now a little groggy :coffee: if you could post a pic of the glass both sides that would be great as I'm very interested.
 
R

Revels

Can you guys PM each other.. Saves me having to delete all this crap.. We do have a for sale section ;)

How much is the 12-24? I'd rather have the extra at the wide end of the 10-20mm. A few mil that side is really noticeable.
 
B

Billy

  Megane RS 275 Trophy
Yes the on-board flash does trigger the SB600, I know as I've done it on my D80 & D300s
 
capturedbyjames

capturedbyjames

  Nikon D700
Revels said:
Can you guys PM each other.. Saves me having to delete all this crap.. We do have a for sale section ;)

How much is the 12-24? I'd rather have the extra at the wide end of the 10-20mm. A few mil that side is really noticeable.
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Sorry, yeah delete the off-topic crap if you want to Dan.....

No idea the price of the 12-24... haven't looked into that, yet.
 
Tigger

Tigger

  "Navy" N17 TWO
Billy said:
Yes the on-board flash does trigger the SB600, I know as I've done it on my D80 & D300s
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So for multiple flashes, it's not worth getting a SB-900?

I'm thinking of trying out some creative lighting shots sometime :D
 
Tigger

Tigger

  "Navy" N17 TWO
Could get another SB600 then if I wanted "three" flashes then
Or would it be worth getting a 900 for that?
 
capturedbyjames

capturedbyjames

  Nikon D700
Right. Decisions are slowly being made.

i am going for/on the lookout for:

Walkabout lens:
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM

Flash:
Nikon SB600

Wide:
sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG

Zoom:
AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED
or
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG OS

Now, some explaination behind this....

I'm going for the 12-24 as this will work better for full frame, so is compatible with a potential upgrade towards the end of next year.
sb600 will be bought first, then I will look at adding a sb900 to compliment and control this - meaning i'll have on and off camera.

The rest is self explanatory.

Now, where to find this stuff.....ummm
 
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