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25 October 2008
Nikon Nikkor 14mm f/2.8D ED AF Lens
3 of 3 found this helpful As you know prime lenses are super sharp and this one is no exception. This lens is fast focusing and super quiet. The fast f/2.8 aperture make this lens exceptional for photographing in low light.
It's an awesome lens for up-close concert photography, landscapes, photo-journalism, architecture, or whatever else you can think of. The ultra-wide lens can give your photos a unique perspective with a 114º picture angle and virtually no barrel distortion.
This lens works great with DX or FX cameras. I use it with both my D700 and my D300 with equally good results, but it really excels on an FX camera. Since this is a D lens there is an aperture ring so you can use this lens with film cameras as well. It works great with my F90X.
The only other lens that comes close to this one is the 14-24mm zoom and that one goes for $1600!!! Everyone one knows that wide-angle zooms are always shot at the widest point anyway, so save yourself some dough (and a hernia), buy a smaller and lighter 14mm prime...
The only thing that keeps this lens from getting an excellent rating is the vignetting wide open and the slight softness in the corners. It's not a big deal to me, but it may be an issue for others.
07 January 2014
Classic. Digital done right.
1 of 1 found this helpful If you're buying an M9-P you know what you're getting into. It's a steep price for a camera that doesn't have any of the bells and whistles of even the cheapest entry-level DSLR. But using a Leica is unlike any digital camera experience you've ever had. These hand-made cameras feel great in your hand and offer you the closest experience to shooting with a film camera as you can get while having immediate access to digital images.
There's not much to say about a Leica that hasn't already been said. It's the classic camera for the ages.
06 May 2013
Great durable camera and a (relatively) cheap entry to the Leica system.
The price to get into a Leica system is steep indeed and after much research I figured I could live with a slight crop and less than a stop difference in performance since the price was less than 1/2 of what a used M9 would be. This way I could buy more lenses.
Being that you can approximate the same focal lengths with wider lenses I don't see that I need the full-frame of the M9. If I need a 35mm I'll use a 28. Not a big deal.
Anyway, for the price you can't beat it. If you want to get into a Leica but can't afford $5-8K plus another huge investment for lenses this is the way to go. It's a solid camera that feels good to use and looks cool too!
There are quirks to using a rangefinder, but that's part of the process. If you complain about it you were never meant to be a rangefinder shooter.
The only thing I HATE about this camera is the unbearably slow write speeds. I mean C'MON. Even a $200 10 year old D70 is a speed demon compared to this. I can understand a frame-rate cap for the shutter system, but 3.5 seconds to write a file is ridiculous for a camera that cost over $5K new. The M9 is no better however.