Here’s a list of some new gear I’ve acquired over the past few months during my dry spell on this blog.

A couple of new lenses I picked up are the Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 Fish Eye lense and the Nikon 180mm f/2.8 AF lense both new. These two lenses are really a lot of fun. The Nikon 180mm is a great lense because it is smaller and more compact than the now legendary 70-200mm VR zoom. I find the Nikon 180mm to be an awesome lense for pounding the pavement looking for cool street shots. I’m not an in your face photographer so this is the perfect lense to sit back and look somewhat unnoticed. It’s also reasonably fast and the quality is superb, not to mention the Bokeh as well. I definitely do not find this to be a redundant lense at all to the 70-200mm. The size and weight are just too different. Also, the 180mm has a 72mm diameter versus the 77mm of the 70-200mm VR lense.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the Nikon 10.5mm fish eye is a blast. I highly recommend this lense to anyone and everyone looking for something new and different. The only downside to this lense is the price. It’s a bit pricey and was not easy to buy even though I have all these lenses. However, I find myself not leaving home without the lense and the number of keepers is excellent. I love this lense along with the 180mm. In a way, they both make excellent street lenses.

I also purchased a second Nikon D200 body. The Nikon D70s was great as my former backup, but there something to be said for having two bodies of the same model. I find moving between both bodies to be much easier now. I should also note that I have my wife and a couple of associates who all use my D200’s during shoots, so it’s just plain easier to communicate with one another when we are all using the same camera model. I thought about the Pro Nikon D2Xs, but that’s just too much money at once for me to fork over considering my level of expertise and the fact that for me, I have rather enjoyed my pro lenses a little better than the camera bodies. That’s just me though.

What’s next on my lense lust list?? Why it’s the Nikon 105mm F/2 DC lense of course. :)

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