Nikkor AF lenses qns

[glennyong]

Guys with previous thread as reference

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=129937

I will be testing out the Combo as mentioned, however i have some queries on these lens, and wonder if they can be found in Singapore or these lens ever existed,coz they are kinda old too.

Nikkor AF 300 f/2.8 or f/4 or f/5.6
Nikkor AF 500 f/4 or f/5.6
Nikkor AF 600 f/4 or f/5.6

i wan to know about these lens as they might be next on my buy list on the end of next month or following month.

i hope by the end of this thread we should be abble to derive that these mention lens's price, bulit quality, where can we get it locally, ability to work with nikon's 2x or 1.4x telecon, which model of tc. and effects of tc on the lens and etc etc...

hope u guys can help me out.

Thanks in advance.

[b18]

Originally Posted by glennyong Guys with previous thread as reference http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=129937 I will be testing out the Combo as mentioned, however i have some queries on these lens, and wonder if they can be found in Singapore or these lens ever existed,coz they are kinda old too. Nikkor AF 300 f/2.8 or f/4 or f/5.6 Nikkor AF 500 f/4 or f/5.6 Nikkor AF 600 f/4 or f/5.6 i wan to know about these lens as they might be next on my buy list on the end of next month or following month. i hope by the end of this thread we should be abble to derive that these mention lens's price, bulit quality, where can we get it locally, ability to work with nikon's 2x or 1.4x telecon, which model of tc. and effects of tc on the lens and etc etc... hope u guys can help me out. Thanks in advance.

What will you be shooting ?
I found the MF 600 AI I have is quite easy to use and very sharp for wildlife use.
With not so heavy weight [2.7kg] its still a portable lens.
+ its cheap now.

[glennyong]

My intend of specialisation will be typically wildlife.

i dunno if the AI lens will support matrix or spot metering too.

u mentioned that its cheap, what is the current market price for a 2nd or 3rd hand ones ?

i am not critical on the exterior cosmetics as eventually the entire lens will be gaffered up too.... lol...

what is impt is the sharpness and bokeh..

[b18]

Originally Posted by glennyong My intend of specialisation will be typically wildlife. i dunno if the AI lens will support matrix or spot metering too. u mentioned that its cheap, what is the current market price for a 2nd or 3rd hand ones ? i am not critical on the exterior cosmetics as eventually the entire lens will be gaffered up too.... lol... what is impt is the sharpness and bokeh..

If you have D1/D2 family, you can do CWA and spot metering. Even heard that D2x can do Matrix on AI/s lens.

Or if you use Canon DSLR .. they can meter using Nikon AI/s glass

AIs 600 /5.6 is priced around USD 1500-2000 last time I check. in eBay.com got one Brand new old stock went upto USD 2000 this morning.

In Sydney, there is one 2nd hand shop that has a AF 300 /2.8 for AUD 1500 a while back , so with a 2x TC .. it will cost around AUD 2000.

1 AUD == 1.2 SGD == 0.75 USD

[glennyong]

so the 600mm f/5.6 is around 3k SGD in the states. while the 300mm f/2.8 is 1.8K aus...

with TC on, it will be 600 f/5.6... hmmm.... cost around 2.5k for a 600mm f/5.6 setup .... hmm...