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Why not? Unless you're shooting tight headshots, the 35mm is a good choice for portraits.

Should've been at least a stop faster...

Sounds like a good idea to me! Here's my best one from the past week: Danube river at Rousse, Bulgaria

I'd prefer some dust to soft images (especially at the borders) and so many CAs.

Good luck shooting in low light with this...

MTF chart: http://nikonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Sigma-18-35mm-f1.8-DC-HSM-lens-mtf-chart.gif
Look pretty good except the corners. But they probably improve as you stop down the aperture.

Placed 40^th in the challenge.

I'd buy a Coolpix B if it had a 24mm f/2 lens. The rest could be left unchanged.

If you're shooting JPG, what are your picture control settings? Default ones have a low sharpness value, try increasing it. Try also shooting RAW.

First of all, what does "cheap" mean to you? ;) Second, there are a few lenses you could consider: - Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 - Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 - Tokina 12-24mm f/4 or the Nikkor UWA DX lenses...

Use a lens with quieter AF or buy an external mic.

The lens doesn't matter although wider ones are usually preferred. You need a tripod and, if possible, a remote control. Shoot when it's dark, stop down the aperture (but still don't go too far),...

Sony seem to be on the right direction.
On a personal tone: I'd love them to make a bigger body with a better hand grip. Coming from a mid-sized DSLR all these NEXes feel just too small.

I'm tired of all these D7100 threads. So I though I could show you some pics I took last week on my trip to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. All are taken using my good ol' D90 coupled with my...

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Why didn't I think about this earlier... Seems I'll have to dump my DSLR and 3 lenses - who needs a 17mm-24 (equivalent) lens or a fast f/1.8 aperture for a normal prime?

According to online tests, the Tamron is a bit better at the long end.

Could their next lens be a 10-16mm f/2.8?

Placed 3^rd in the challenge.

Placed 72^nd in the challenge.