What is the one nikon mount lens you regretted buying?

icarus · 11th May 2005

For me, its the Sigma 24-70/2.8... Great lens, but hardly use it after buying...

ParkertR · 11th May 2005

24-70/2.8 is my main lens man! this baby never leaves my camera body unless wedding or birding!

biggest regreet? 70-300ED... but i've sold that off

jeff3tan · 11th May 2005

70-300 APO
Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well.

icarus · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
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wainism · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later

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ParkertR · 11th May 2005

Quote:

4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )

ahahahahahahahah :P

markccm · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later

)
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
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7)
8)

itisnottheend · 11th May 2005

someone is bound to flame me for this...

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7)
8)

kitkat · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8)

snowspeeder · 11th May 2005

Cannot afford to buy lens now, so there's no room for regrets!

zmwang · 11th May 2005

kikat, 28-70 no good?

I don't have any regret, the only is my wallet is too shallow.

Ding Shan Ben · 11th May 2005

70-300mm.... I found that I am not a tele person

wainism · 11th May 2005

Originally Posted by ParkertR

ahahahahahahahah :P

parkertR

wainism

Helbreath · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)

kongg · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)
9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww)

ironargon · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)
9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww)
10)Nikkor 28-200 (not sharp and poor contrast, guess that's why its cheap)

King Tiger · 11th May 2005

My only regret is why I didn't buy Nikon lens earlier.

Carllim · 11th May 2005

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)
9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww)
10)Nikkor 28-200 (not sharp and poor contrast, guess that's why its cheap)
11)Tokina ATX340 100-300 f4 (Cannot AF properly with D100)

simonw · 11th May 2005

Originally Posted by Carllim

1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying)
2) 70-300ED
3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well)
4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later )
5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4)
6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k)
7) AFS 28-70mm
8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)
9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww)
10)Nikkor 28-200 (not sharp and poor contrast, guess that's why its cheap)
11)Tokina ATX340 100-300 f4 (Cannot AF properly with D100)

12) Tokona 28-80 (have 24, 50, 85 and 105 prime also, end up only brought out 1 time in past 4 years due to its weight)

markccm · 11th May 2005

Originally Posted by King Tiger

My only regret is why I didn't buy Nikon lens earlier.

I agree completely

11th May 2005	#1
icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 3,234	What is the one nikon mount lens you regretted buying? For me, its the Sigma 24-70/2.8... Great lens, but hardly use it after buying... __________________ Ricoh GR Digital, Minolta Hi-matic 7SII

11th May 2005	#2
ParkertR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Singapore/Thailand Posts: 5,804	24-70/2.8 is my main lens man! this baby never leaves my camera body unless wedding or birding! biggest regreet? 70-300ED... but i've sold that off __________________ Budget wedding photographer :)

11th May 2005	#3
jeff3tan Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Far East Of Singapore Posts: 839	70-300 APO Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well. __________________ Tubber :wink: http://tubber.smugmug.com/

11th May 2005	#4
icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 3,234	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) __________________ Ricoh GR Digital, Minolta Hi-matic 7SII

11th May 2005	#17
King Tiger Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: In the heart of SengKang Posts: 4,978	My only regret is why I didn't buy Nikon lens earlier. __________________ War is one of the most regrettable human activities.

11th May 2005	#5
wainism Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Beeshan Posts: 1,817	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) 6) 7) 8)

11th May 2005	#7
markccm Deregistered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Asylum, Ward 4444 Posts: 2,132	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) 7) 8)

11th May 2005	#8
itisnottheend Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 225	someone is bound to flame me for this... 1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) 8)

11th May 2005	#9
kitkat Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 568	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) AFS 28-70mm 8)

11th May 2005	#10
snowspeeder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 35A East Coast Rd Posts: 3,436	Cannot afford to buy lens now, so there's no room for regrets!

11th May 2005	#11
zmwang Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Air-Con country Posts: 2,459	kikat, 28-70 no good? I don't have any regret, the only is my wallet is too shallow.

11th May 2005	#12
Ding Shan Ben New Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 39	70-300mm.... I found that I am not a tele person

11th May 2005	#14
Helbreath Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 856	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) AFS 28-70mm 8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length)

11th May 2005	#15
kongg Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ang Mo Kio outskirts Posts: 784	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) AFS 28-70mm 8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length) 9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww)

11th May 2005	#16
ironargon Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: There Posts: 221	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) AFS 28-70mm 8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length) 9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww) 10)Nikkor 28-200 (not sharp and poor contrast, guess that's why its cheap)

11th May 2005	#18
Carllim Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near Tampines MRT Posts: 840	1) Sigma 24-70/2.8 (Great lens, but hardly use it after buying) 2) 70-300ED 3) 70-300 APO (Super slow, super noisy, very dark at he ends as well) 4) lensbaby (cos the ver2.0 came out 1 week later ) 5) sold all my regrets away (very happy with my 2/3 Trinity & 50mm F1.4) 6) Kit Lens (versatile yes, but lots distortion, not THAT sharp, not that fast, again my personal opinion k) 7) AFS 28-70mm 8) AFD 24 2.8 (already have 3 other lenses with same focal length) 9)80-400 VR (The focusing is ssssssllllooooowwwwwwwwww) 10)Nikkor 28-200 (not sharp and poor contrast, guess that's why its cheap) 11)Tokina ATX340 100-300 f4 (Cannot AF properly with D100)