Why not the D2X with the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6
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Very good point - maybe I need a slap round the head
I could easily spend nearly a couple of grand getting a miniwide 3
This would get me a D2x - I could put my 14mm on it or save up for a 12
And the D2X is a very cool thing to have in the camera bag - there are million (high Iso decent AF) situations where it would come in very handy - my SLRn is shockingly bad in many ways
And you can see through a D2X (almost) which helps
And I bet the D2x has all sort of (DXO??) sofware to help its performance with wides and suitable Data embedding to help that process
I am incedentally one of those Stigma lense haters - only having owned a 80-200 that wasnt that cheap, and constantly didnt talk to the camera
I only own fast primes and would only use a zoom for a royal visit or some other 'penned' event where the togs cant move - maybe I need to investigate the world of cheap gear like stigma lenses
I think the theory is that a miniwide should be a bargain over a D2x - you are just buying a block of metal and a copal 3 shutter compared to a D2x where you are buying a chip, mirror box AFsystem computer pentaprism etc
The reality of economies of scale is that a 2DX could be cheaper
Probably if a miniwide is half the price of a D2x then it will win and if not then a D2x it will be
Again I am not shirking the cost of kit but would prefer to have not just shelled out for a D2X if a FF Nik comes out
CONVERSLY
I recon and 22mp 16bit chip cropped to 15mp using a 28 PC shif lense will blow the nikon sideways
The real question is probably about shooting style - will I be a better photographer producing beautiful files thethered or a better photographer with the convieniece of the P+S Nikon - if it was 16mpFF there would be no doubt in my mind
OR maybe it is time to go for a 5d a Stigma super wide and a 24 TSE
Even harsher question - if I concentrated with my SLRn - multiple layered exposures and every software trick in the book - I could do that for free !
Someone needs to run a test - Miniwide+14/2.8mm versus D2x/Stigma 12 versus 5D+24TSE
I probably look at a few of my biases like 'if it made of metal it is better' and 'if it is a zoom and not 2.8 at least it is cr*p'
Thanks for the wake up
SMM