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Mating a 17 40 and a SL1?

Started Dec 11, 2013 | Discussions thread
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rubicon Senior Member • Posts: 1,630
Mating a 17 40 and a SL1?

Hello, I'm still researching a variety of equipment changes, I shoot Nikon, but i have become interested in the SL1[posted here some time back] still like it handled one at Best Buy, I was out shooting today with a friend and she shoots canon, we were talking she's not real happy with her 17 40, looking at a 16 35 for her 60D, and wants to upgrade to a FF.

So! If I did buy a SL1, must sell my D90 and D200, some old af film lenses, and make the SL1 my day to day "kit" how'd you think a 17 40 would be on that smaller body? I guess you'd call this a maybe "half jump" she also has the kit 18 135 that came with her 60D.

As I have posted on the Nikon site I have made no firm decisions to what of where I'm going with this, but I'm 67 retired, and I'd like a small "kit" and i don't care for any of Nikons current camera line up except the new DF, but its way beyond my means[social security] and my pension.

I just like the idea of that small full on camera, So  how do you like the 17 40? what i've read its a great lens, but she just doesn't care for it.

Rubicon:

 rubicon's gear list:rubicon's gear list
Nikon D90 Nikon D2X Nikon D200 Nikon D700 Nikon AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED +6 more
Canon EOS 60D Canon EOS Rebel SL1 (EOS 100D) Nikon D200 Nikon D90 Nikon Df
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