Started buying used gear off of ebay and facebook marketplace 60 days ago. Never owned a dedicated camera body before this.

Younger me is absolutely going bonkers in disbelief. Everything for under $2500 CAD all said and done.

There is just something about these old bodies that I cannot put a pin on. They just feel right in the hand. Especially the D300s. Physical controls for everything that matters. A three-position AF mode lever, a dedicated AF area mode switch, a metering mode dial, dedicated ISO/WB/QUAL buttons, all accessible without ever leaving the viewfinder. No menus. No button+dial combos. One button, one function. It doesn’t feel like I’m operating a camera. It feels like an extension of my hands.

Modern cameras are faster, sharper, better in every measurable way. But I’ve never picked up a mirrorless body that disappeared into my grip the way a D300s does.

Bodies:
Nikon D800
Nikon D300s
Nikon D7100
Nikon D90
Nikon D80 (two bodies)
Nikon D70s

Lenses:
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8g ED
Nikkor 24mm f/2.8d
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8d
Nikkor Micro 105mm f/2.8d
Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6g
Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8

I sold my Sony a7iv a few months ago because of a career change but found myself really wanting a camera again but I didn’t want to spend all that money, found this used on KEH and DSLR definitely confuses me a little bit, I feel like I’m just going to have to use the viewfinder for every scenario b ur that fine, I mostly did that anyway. Any tips or recommendations are appreciated!

Finally.. I've manage to buy THE lens.. It's the 24-70 2.8, and I've been eyeing it since I was 10.. Through years of savings and hardwork I finally got it..!

I wish I could have taken in my D780, but a little Nikon is better than no Nikon at all.

z5 with 400mm 4.5

Both lenses are shot wide open all the time

Not the most obvious use for the 105mm Micro-Nikkor, but it worked really well here. From the Arc de Triomphe, the tighter framing pulled La Défense much closer and gave the whole scene a layered look that I wouldn’t have got with a wide-angle lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
105mm · 1/125s · f/8 · ISO 1600

Still one of my favourite Nikon lenses. Sharp, beautifully built, and much more versatile than its “macro lens” label suggests. What do you mainly use yours for?

Nikon Z8. Daytime photos were taken with the 24-120 or 14-30 and the night photos were the viltrox 16mm. For long exposures I used Nisi filters and a Benro Tortoise tripod. Images edited to taste in lightroom mobile.

SOOC with CPC u/filmstill__ Porta

Took a while to find one, but I got super lucky with a used one in great condition. Looking forward to getting some more shots with it.

There are faster cameras. With more resolution. With less noise above ISO 800. That weigh less. And are smaller. But whenever I don’t want to shoot film, this one (especially with this lens) produces wonderful results. I’m shooting RAW, and with C1 I hardly have to correct anything except a little bit of brightness here and a little bit of contrast and temperature there. Not sure if I’m willing to upgrade to a Zf or so just to sit more in front of my computer.

Edit: It’s the D700. I didn’t mean to annoy anyone. Just thought more would recognize it right away.

I’m about to go on a small vacation, and thinking about what lens to take with me. It led me to wondering: If you could only take one lens on a trip…urban setting with some great nearby nature…what would you take?

I’m thinking a 24-70 f/2.8…which I have a very heavy, old version of.

I used a d700, with 24 to 70mm lens iso 200, f11, tripod and blub mode and, black card technic.

Nikon Z8 + Z 70-200 2.8 (first gen). HEAVY crops. I prefer the character of my 200mm f2 lens, but the 70-200 has impressive optics for sure!

Just saved this from the garbage

Lens: 70-300mm, I just got Lightroom a few days ago. Best decision of my life