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I like his shots and it seems he does also ... but I think that he just got the camera ... in fact no one has had this camera for very long.Mark would you say that Andree's results in this thread are typical of A900's tonal depth and range?
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4915
Reason I asked and this has nothing to with liking or disliking his images and it could be the processing but I simply don't see the superior tonal range and depth, in fact I find the skin and hair tones very flat in these pictures, similar to the D3.I like his shots and it seems he does also ... but I think that he just got the camera ... in fact no one has had this camera for very long.
So, I think with what the A900 has to offer, and the tweaking one can do to the settings, we will see more and more good things in a variety of conditions as time goes on.
Heck, it took me months and months to "adjust" to what my Nikons can do after switching from Canon ... and look how long it took people to get the best out of the M8.
IMHO, unless you are really into manual focus stick with the Nikon fully integrated AF lenses. While I have a number of Zeiss ZFs, I mostly use them on a F6 with a split micro-prism screen to shoot B&W film. If you do go that route, the ZF28/2, 35/2 and 50/2 Macro are the ones to look at. Wanna spend some cash ? ... get the Nikon 200/2VR. The Leica R lenses worth owning and adapting to a D3 are a real slippery slope.Don't want to appear negative about the D3x, it's simply stretching my abilities as a photographer to (and probably beyond) the limit to get images which appear better than the D3.
As for lenses, there's surprising colour fringing from the 28/1.4 on the D3x which is better controlled on the 28-70/2.8 but of course, f1.4 is a stretch. I'm interested in trying Zeiss or Leica R lenses but I fear that would be the start of a slippery slope and you do get used to the lens/camera integration with Nikon's own lenses. Any suggestions as to which Zeiss or Leica R lens to get started with?
Tell me, I have no experience of MF at all but is hand-held MF an option or is it taken as read that a tripod is essential to get the best out of the camera or back?
Mark- Try and get a hold of the Zeiss 50/2 and 100/2 makros. They are both spectacular with the D3, and I suspect will perform very well on the D3x. That 50/2 has become the lens cap on my D3. Sorry for greasing that slope! best....PeterAny suggestions as to which Zeiss or Leica R lens to get started with?