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The 60mm has a very short focus throw once you get past 1 meter.  It can make manual focusing difficult, and I found it affected autofocus accuracy as well - I tended to have a lot of "misses" when...

I used to live a few miles from Unique Photo.  Excellent shop, although they tend to be overpriced compared to B&H and Adorama, who are just 30 minutes away.  Looks like they are clearing inventory...

Do you need hard plastic, or would a Lowepro nylon/foam lens case work?  The 9x13 fits the 85mm with hood forward.  With hood reversed, you can squeeze it into the 9x9.

Agreed with the above - my B+W polarizer, and all the other cheap polarizers I've somehow acquired over time, all have the same rear and front ring sizes.  I think variable NDs typically will have...

The Dolica you mentioned is perfectly serviceable.  It won't last forever, of course, but as long as you're careful with it, it should work fine with any consumer-level camera and lens.  I wouldn't...

I just use a cheap Vidpro from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/VidPro-Padded-carries-27-Inch-Tripods/dp/B0010CKE7G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364328380&sr=8-2&keywords=vidpro Similar to what you said, I...

Agreed on this - a good tension knob will let you adjust the head easily and precisely before tightening the ball.  But, it needs to have a super-smooth ball - otherwise the movement will be jerky...

I think you answered your own question - traditional PDAF requires a mirror, so you can't do it with mirrorless.  Mirrorless can only do on-sensor PDAF. The closest thing out there is Sony's...

Ditto on the 85/1.8G - I didn't need it, and probably won't use it much (85mm is a bit long for my tastes on DX).  But, for 20% off, and given that I'm considering stepping up to FX at some point,...

So you prefer a Sigma 12-24 DX over a Tokina 12-28 DX?

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Anyway given their success with their past ultra-wides I don't think they have anything to worry about. People choose it over the Nikon...

That would be awesome, but given they just upgraded the 11-16mm last year, I'd be surprised to see it replaced until late 2014 at the earliest.

I'm a big fan of the 11-16, but a longer range would always be appreciated. Still, I don't think the 12-24 was particularly good above 18mm. Hopefully they made this thing uniform across the full...

I'm looking to upgrade the LCD protector on my D7000 to a glass version.  There are apparently three manufacturers that make them - Vello, GGS, and Giottos - and they each have two or more versions...

I'm looking to upgrade the LCD screen protectors on all my cameras.  I've used either hard plastic or thin film in the past, but I probably want to move to the optical glass ones.Seems like there...

The Tokina 16-28 is very well reviewed, and I believe it can work with the same filter kit the 14-24 uses.You could also look at the Zeiss 18mm.  I haven't tried it personally but Zeiss lenses are...

Assuming they don't offer a way of turning the flash off without folding it down, then the old model + adapter might actually be better.  At least there, you can fold it down and take the adapter...

I'm fairly sure that TTL implementations are unique to each manufacturer.  So, a full-featured Canon flash won't work on Nikon in anything other than manual mode, regardless of any adapter, and...

So, random question about backfocus.I find that my D7000 tends to backfocus slightly.  I understand that sample variation happens, so I just set AF Fine Tune to compensate.  I find that for most of...

I use the B+W 10 stop.  It's good, but might have a slight warming cast.  I'd guess Heliopan is better just because it's more expensive, but I've never tried one.B+W 10 stop ND filter (non-MRC...

I've tried several copies (rentals) on multiple occasions and find it's very good, especially for the kit price, but highly subject to sample variation.  Yes, it needs massive software correction,...