For example, this one costs $1.6k:
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G Wide-Angle Lens 2198 B&H Photo

most still have AF, just no zoom. that's not always true. prices of all lenses just depend on what f-stop (how low) they can go and the quality of glass used. in the canon lineup there are three different 50mm primes. the f/1.8 is only $125, the f/1.4 is $375-ish, the f/1.2 (with L glass) is $1530. for the average buyer, the f/1.4 is a great buy but the f/1.2 is where it's at if you want the best possible image in that lens range.

I was all about primes, 35mm F1.8, 105mm F2.8, 300mm F4. And my Tokina 11-16 F2.8 is basically a short range prime. I recently picked up the 16-85mm Nikkor for a general purpose walk around and.. its ok. Sharpness is good, with my sb700 an VR i do decent with it in low light. I'm just not sure i want to switch out a 24, 35, 50, 85 all day long. I do want a 50 1.2 though. I demo'd one out in the store and liked it :tup: Next lens on my list is the 70-200 VR ii. While the majority love this lens, a few claim its not worth its $2400 price tag. I will soon find out.

If anyone is interested i have added alot of images to my photostream. May want to pass by the recent pet and farm photos.

Flickr: nitex08's Photostream

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/...f187e0f8_b.jpg

^ Taken with a 17-50 2.8 tamron i no longer have hah.

i couldn't live without my 70-200 (it's an f/4 tho, canon ftw!). great shots dude!

I shoot w a 16-85 nikkor. Thats all I have besides my fisheye. Im interested in getting a prime now.

Check out b&h photo used gear. They have some gear there that can be had for cheap.

also you should check nikondigital.org Forums - Forums powered by UBB.threads™ as well for Nikon gear.

a few favorites i took of rc airplanes and cars:
Wheel to wheel racing, and these two didn't wreck each other either!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/...6a3baf56_z.jpg

Low fly-by:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/...7c10fcfc_z.jpg

Planes can hover!:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/...b4064099_z.jpg

Thanks man! Oh yeah, my brothers 60D + 70-200 F4L does fantastic. Would be even better on a Mark II or better yet the rumored mark III :tup:

Alch - Right on, the 16-85 does well for a walk around. Sharp and goes from a decent wide angle to ok on the long end. I still find myself wondering if im better off with a 14-24 (instead of the 11-16) and 24-70 for that range though. Primes are great for macro, long range telephoto (wildlife) and wide for landscape. Also for portraits if thats what your into. But constantly changing lenses can get frustrating. Professional zooms are great for this. The issue with Nikon is they do not offer F4 versions of professional zooms, so the 2.8 versions cost ALOT of money. Canon has the upper hand in this regard.

Skeeter - Cool ill have to check those links. Ive spent some time in the RC world, cool pics!

Yeah, their zooms can be a bit pricey which is why I don't have a fast zoom at the moment. I would like to get one after my next deployment though. I tried to see if our PAO office would let me sign for a lens on the understanding that they would get copies of the photos as well. But they had less lenses than I do.

Shot from my recent shoot with a Lamborghini Aventador last night. Didn't go as well as planned, so many issues. Definitely doing another shoot with it ASAP.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/...175b4e3f_b.jpg
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 by jeremycliff, on Flickr

pretty cool, a little too much flare, not enough car imo. though i don't mind the flare. my main gripe is whatever those white squares are to the left of the car and right above the PS mirror, they need to go away

Thanks for the CC! I've been up an down about the shot since last night when I finished it up. Definitely a lot of flare, which is how most of the shots came out due to my limited 30 minutes with the car and non-working flashes. haha. I'll def work on those little square things, not sure what they are.

i would crop in evenly from the top right, maybe 15-20% off of it. to me, that will give you more car, less flare, while still maintaining the feel of the flare. i'm all about some rule-of-thirds shots (kids, look it up if you don't know), to me, this one feels a tad cramped on the bottom left when there's plenty of room to breathe on the right

Hmm... I'll have to play with it when I get home from work. Thanks man.